Lyle Mayfield is a traditional musician and writer from Greenville, Illinois. He and his wife, Doris have played music together for over sixty years and have passed their appreciation of music on to their children and grandchildren. Lyle and Doris became involved with the Campus Folksong Club after a chance meeting with Archie Green at the print shop where Lyle worked in Urbana. The Mayfields were especially well received at the CFC folksings and developed many great friendships with club members. Their music is featured on the club's second LP Green Fields of Illinois. Lyle describes his involvement with the CFC as a turning point in their lives where they learned what a treasure they possessed in their musical heritage.
Voice Over Artist Malcolm Rockhold came to U of I in the fall of 1969. He talks about his rough transition to campus culture, but credits Jeffrey Roberts and other Project 500 sophomores for helping him find his way. His interview provides insight on the importance of community and mentoring for black college freshmen at Predominantly White Institutions (PWI) in the historical and social context of a post - Martin Luther King Jr. assassination northern United States.
Marcus Goldman was a professor of English at the University of Illinois from 1936 to 1962. He comments on growing up in Ohio, his experiences at the University, his service World War I and World War II, serving as ground operations officer for the first Bikini atomic bomb tests, life as a student at the University of Paris, the Bernbaum-Zeitlin English Department feud, his teaching career at Illinois, his admiration for Irving Babbitt and criticism of Herbert Hoover, and his views on military service and American politics. Following the interview is a recorded section of a radio broadcast by WILL Urbana Champaign on a lecture by Marcus S. Goldman on Wordsworth, dated to 1940.
Marshall Scott (1910-2002) graduated in 1932. He earned a scholarship to the University and studied Agricultural Education. Later, he received a Master's from the U of I and a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. Marshall joined the Theta Phi fraternity and held odd jobs in college.
Martin McFarlane, Director of International Student and Scholar Services at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Oral history conducted for inclusion in the COVID-19 Documentation Project, a collaboration between the University of Illinois Archives and the University of Illinois System.
Mary Anne Reifsteck Barnfield (1912-2006) studied Business and graduated in 1934. She lived on her family's farm during college and found rides to campus. Mary Anne did not notice the Great Depression because her family always had enough to eat.
Mary Kay Hansen Peer (1914-2002) graduated in 1934. She majored in English, but she had an unfulfilled dream of studying Business and managing a hotel. Mary Kay was a typist in high school and college. Also, she worked for a handful of departments across the University. She said the Depression was hard, but she did not suffer too much.
Mary Monahan (1905-2003) was a member of the Class of 1927. She studied Journalism and wrote for the <em>Daily Illini</em>. Mary did not need to have a job when she was in college. She enjoyed watching sports and was active in the Newman Chapel.
