Henry "Dink" NeSmith interviews his mother, Marjorie NeSmith, about her early life, living in Putney, Georgia, and later in Baker County. Marjorie talks about being in college at Georgia Southwestern State University when the US entered World War II, working for Dupont in Alabama and for the US Maritime Commission during the war, falling in love with her husband, and the birth of her children and growth of her family.

FPP-0005, Marjorie NeSmith interviewed by Dink NeSmith, October 12, 2012, Athens, Ga.

This interview is part of the First Person Project, archived at the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries.

To learn more about the First Person Project and browse other interviews, see bit.ly/1iLKjG0

First Person Project, Marjorie and Dink Nesmith

FPP-0018, Bennie Tillman, Sr., interviewed by Renee Donnell and Laura Duvekot, July 12, 2013, Athens, Ga.

This interview is part of the First Person Project, archived at the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries.

To learn more about the First Person Project and browse other interviews, see bit.ly/1iLKjG0

First Person Project, Bennie Tillman, Sr.

Under pressure (doo doo doo doot doot doo doo)

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First Person Project, Marjorie and Dink Nesmith

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