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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Helen S. Braun |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' March 15, 1983 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Carloe Wolf |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 45 minutes |
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | ||
| − | + | Early life, | |
| + | Born--1902 in Chicago, | ||
| + | Moved to Colorado in 1908, | ||
| + | Education, | ||
| + | Graduated from Colorado State, | ||
| + | Discussion of women in college, | ||
| + | Reflects on elementary school, | ||
| + | Illness, | ||
| + | Father suffered from asthma, | ||
| + | Moved to Colorado because of it, | ||
| + | Family life, | ||
| + | Description of house, | ||
| + | Family size, | ||
| + | Birth of children, | ||
| + | Left home at an early age, | ||
| + | Church activities, | ||
| + | Involvement in Luther League, | ||
| + | Church socials, | ||
| + | Dating, | ||
| + | Meeting of husband, | ||
| + | Five-year courtship, | ||
| + | Activities for young people, | ||
| + | Grocery Store Career, | ||
| + | Husband worked for Safeway, | ||
| + | Served as district supervisor, | ||
| + | Discussion of differences between supermarkets and local stores, | ||
| + | Farm life, | ||
| + | Father's life as a farmer, | ||
| + | Traded crops for supplies, | ||
| + | Processing of meat, | ||
| + | Teaching career, | ||
| + | Moved to Missouri, | ||
| + | Received certification, | ||
| + | Recollection of students, | ||
| + | Daily life, | ||
| + | Discusses life without washing machine, | ||
| + | Remembers first washing machine, | ||
| + | Parents used coal stove, | ||
| + | Discussion of mother's recipes and preservation of food, | ||
| + | Braun discusses sewing for siblings and children, | ||
| + | Great Depression, | ||
| + | Effects of Depression on grocery stores | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | ||
| − | + | Church, | |
| + | Activities, | ||
| + | Various Lutheran denominations, | ||
| + | Received Lutheran Woman of the Year award, | ||
| + | Teaches Braille to the sighted, | ||
| + | Church's involvement in providing Braille material overseas, | ||
| + | Family history, | ||
| + | Discusses husband's family coming to America | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1902-1983 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1930s-1983 |
Revision as of 18:34, 17 June 2014
Helen Braun reminisces about her early life and family.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Helen S. Braun
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: March 15, 1983
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Carloe Wolf
Length: 45 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Early life,
Born--1902 in Chicago,
Moved to Colorado in 1908,
Education,
Graduated from Colorado State,
Discussion of women in college,
Reflects on elementary school,
Illness,
Father suffered from asthma,
Moved to Colorado because of it,
Family life,
Description of house,
Family size,
Birth of children,
Left home at an early age,
Church activities,
Involvement in Luther League,
Church socials,
Dating,
Meeting of husband,
Five-year courtship,
Activities for young people,
Grocery Store Career,
Husband worked for Safeway,
Served as district supervisor,
Discussion of differences between supermarkets and local stores,
Farm life,
Father's life as a farmer,
Traded crops for supplies,
Processing of meat,
Teaching career,
Moved to Missouri,
Received certification,
Recollection of students,
Daily life,
Discusses life without washing machine,
Remembers first washing machine,
Parents used coal stove,
Discussion of mother's recipes and preservation of food,
Braun discusses sewing for siblings and children,
Great Depression,
Effects of Depression on grocery stores
Tape 1, Side 2:
Church,
Activities,
Various Lutheran denominations,
Received Lutheran Woman of the Year award,
Teaches Braille to the sighted,
Church's involvement in providing Braille material overseas,
Family history,
Discusses husband's family coming to America
Range Dates: 1902-1983
Bulk Dates: 1930s-1983
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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