Autobiography: Hobert Billingsley, 1980
A Guide to the Collection of Oral History Interviews at
Indiana University Bloomington
Finding aid prepared by the staff of the Center for the Study of History and Memory with a grant from the National Endowment
for the Humanities Division of
Preservation and Access, 2000-2002
Overview of the Collection
Repository
Indiana University Center for Documentary Research and Practice
Indiana University
Franklin Hall 0030B
601 E. Kirkwood Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: 812/855-2856
Fax: 812/855-0002
E-mail: ohrc@indiana.edu
https://cdrp.mediaschool.indiana.edu
Creator
Indiana University Center for the Center for Documentary Research and Practice
TitleAutobiography: Hobert Billingsley, 1980
Project No.
ohrc007
Interviews
1 interview.
Audiotapes, transcripts, and collateral materials.
Physical Location
Interviews are housed in Franklin Hall, Room 0030B. Copies of interview transcripts are also held by the IU Libraries University
Archives.
Contact archives@indiana.edu for more information. For other locations housing the interviews
from this project, please contact the Center for Documentary Research and Practice office.
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
Hobert Billingsley shares his life experiences. He discusses his
childhood, education, and work experiences. He discusses his passion for diving
and recalls those people and places which have made an impact on his life.
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains one interview, lasting sixty minutes. The interview consists of one tape and a typed transcript.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Oral history interviews conducted by the Indiana University Center for the Study of
History and Memory from 1968 to the present, with particular focus on the history of
twentieth-century America and the Midwest.
Usage Restrictions
The archive of the Center for Documentary Research and Practice at Indiana University is open
to the use of researchers. Copies of transcript pages are available only when such copies
are permitted by the deed of gift. Scholars must honor any
restrictions the interviewee placed on the use of the interview. Since some of our earlier
(pre-computer) transcripts do not exist in final form, any editing marks in a transcript
(deletions, additions, corrections) are to be quoted as marked. Audio files may not be copied for
patrons unless the deed of gift permits it, and a transcript is unavailable for that
interview. The same rules of use that apply to a transcript apply to the audio interview.
Interviews may not be reproduced in full for any public use, but excerpted quotes may be
used as long as researchers fully cite the data in their research, including accession
number, interview date, interviewee's and interviewer's name, and page(s).
Preferred Citation
[interviewee first name last name] interview, by [interviewer first name last
name], [interview date(s)], [call number], [project name], Center for Documentary Research and Practice, Indiana University,
Bloomington, [page number(s) or tape
number and side if no transcript; if digital audio and no transcript, cite time when quote occurs].
Interview List
Interviewee
Billingsley, Hobert
April
1980
Call Number
80-026
Physical Description
32 pages; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 60 minutes; no index
Interviewer
Whitcomb, Kyle
Access Status
Restricted; contact the Center for Documentary Research and Practice for more information.
Scope and Content Note
Hobert "Hobie" Billingsley, born on December 2, 1926, shares the
story of his life. He talks about growing up in an impoverished, broken family.
He recalls joining the YMCA at a young age, and through that began diving,
which was a major turning point in his life. He discusses the focus diving put
into his life, and describes the many championships and competitions he was
involved in. He discusses fulfilling his dream to attend Ohio University and
the hardships he endured in order to study there. Billingsley talks about his
time serving in the United States Army Air Corps. He recalls working with his
best friend in their water show before becoming a coach at Indiana
University.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Indiana University
- Ohio State University
- University of Michigan
- United States Army Air Corps
- YMCA
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Family Names
- Silvernagles
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Occupations
- diver
- diving coach
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Personal Names
- Batterman, Charles
- Harlen, Bruce
- Pollockus, Achilles
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Subjects
- coaching
- diving
- employment
- national diving championships
- religion
- water shows
