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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Oral History of Warren McFarland]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:alternative><![CDATA[Oral History, McFarland]]></dcterms:alternative>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Orlando (Fla.)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[ Avon Park (Fla.)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[ Telegraph]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[ Railroads--Florida]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[An oral history interview of Warren McFarland, a telegrapher, train dispatcher, railroad station agent, grocery clerk, Railroad Safety and Service Agent, Assistant Regional Director and Regional Manager for the Interstate Commerce Commission, and Director of the Office of Compliance and Consumer Assistance. The interview was conducted by Geoffrey Cravero at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, on January 28, 2016. Some of the interview topics covered include McFarland’s early years and formative experiences, his family life, growing up as the son of a railroad station agent and telegrapher in a railroad depot, World War II, railroad work and telegraphy in his time versus his father’s time, his first job as a grocery clerk, the “extra board” and railroad seniority, working for the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, the Morse Telegraph Club, female telegraphers, American Morse Code versus International Morse Code, acquiring a piece of the first transcontinental telegraph line, train dispatching, overcoming communication limits, an explanation of telegrapher’s paralysis, and Guglielmo Marconi’s contributions to wireless telegraphy.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Oral history interview of Warren McFarland Interview conducted by Geoffrey Cravero at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[0:00:00 Introduction<br />0:01:59 Family life<br />0:04:45 Growing up in a railroad depot and World War II<br />0:07:34 Railroad work and telegraphy in father’s time<br />0:09:38 First job as a grocery clerk, the “extra board” and railroad seniority<br />0:11:45 Interstate Commerce Commission<br />0:17:22 Morse Telegraph Club<br />0:26:12 First transcontinental telegraph line<br />0:23:17 Train dispatching and overcoming communication limits<br />0:28:39 Telegraphy demonstration<br />0:35:23 Guglielmo Marconi and wireless telegraphy]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[McFarland, Warren]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[ Cravero, Geoffrey]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[McFarland, Warren. Interviewed by Geoffrey Cravero. Audio/video record available. <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>, Orlando, Florida.]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:created><![CDATA[2016-01-28]]></dcterms:created>
    <dcterms:dateCopyrighted><![CDATA[2016-01-28]]></dcterms:dateCopyrighted>
    <dcterms:hasFormat><![CDATA[Digital transcript of original 35-minute and 41-second oral history: McFarland, Warren. Interviewed by Geoffrey Cravero. Audio/video record available. <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>, Orlando, Florida.]]></dcterms:hasFormat>
    <dcterms:isPartOf><![CDATA[<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/97" target="_blank">Central Florida Railroad Depots Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida.]]></dcterms:isPartOf>
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    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[197 MB]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:medium><![CDATA[35-minute and 41-second audio/video recording]]></dcterms:medium>
    <dcterms:medium><![CDATA[ 14-page digital transcript]]></dcterms:medium>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[eng]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Moving Image]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[Ohio]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[ Avon Park Atlantic Coast Line Train Station, Avon Park, Florida]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[ Ocala Union Station, Ocala, Florida]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[ Chicago, Illinois]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[ Atlanta, Georgia]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[ San Francisco, California]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[ Frances Perkins Building, Washington, D.C.]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[ Golden Spike National Historic Site, Brigham City, Utah]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:accrualMethod><![CDATA[Item Creation]]></dcterms:accrualMethod>
    <dcterms:mediator><![CDATA[History Teacher]]></dcterms:mediator>
    <dcterms:mediator><![CDATA[ Economics Teacher]]></dcterms:mediator>
    <dcterms:provenance><![CDATA[Originally created by Warren McFarland and Geoffrey Cravero and published by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>.]]></dcterms:provenance>
    <dcterms:rightsHolder><![CDATA[<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>]]></dcterms:rightsHolder>
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