The 1913 Flood Survivors Oral Histories collection consists of ten videotapes containing interviews with seven survivors of the flood. The participants tell their stories of survival as children during the flood. The interviews were conducted by Jeff Moyer and Mark Lyons in 1995 and 1996. Some of the interview subjects were identified from Allen Eckert’s book titled A Time of Terror: the Great Dayton Flood, while others were found through various means. A few of the stories were directly used in the script of Stuart McDowell’s award winning play, 1913: The Great Dayton Flood, performed at Wright State in 1997. Excerpts from the interviews and the play are included in Mark Lyons’ documentary 1913: The Great Dayton Flood - From Story to Stage.
For more information on this collection, please view the collection finding aid or visit Wright State University Special Collections and Archives.
Please be aware that the videos in this collection are older and at times poor quality.
Submissions from 1996
Mildred Cotterill interview for the 1913 Dayton Flood Survivors Oral Histories Collection, Mildred Cotterill, Jeff Moyer, and Mark R. Lyons
Marceda Huffman interview for the 1913 Dayton Flood Survivors Oral Histories Collection, Marceda Huffman, Jeff Moyer, and Mark R. Lyons
Harry Jeffrey interview for the 1913 Dayton Flood Survivors Oral Histories Collection, Harry Jeffrey, Jeff Moyer, and Mark R. Lyons
Eleanor McCann interview for the 1913 Dayton Flood Survivors Oral Histories Collection, Eleanor McCann, Jeff Moyer, and Mark R. Lyons
Robert Smith interview for the 1913 Dayton Flood Survivors Oral Histories Collection, Robert Smith, Jeff Moyer, and Mark R. Lyons
Ethel Weeks interview for the 1913 Dayton Flood Survivors Oral Histories Collection, Ethel Weeks, Jeff Moyer, and Mark R. Lyons
Submissions from 1995
C. Dale Hopkins interview for the 1913 Dayton Flood Oral Survivors Histories Collection, Dale C. Hopkins, Jeff Moyer, and Mark R. Lyons
