Walker, Fay and Sexson, Evelyn 2009-04-22

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This interview features Evelyn Sexton and Fay Waller as they discuss their family lives and backgrounds to a school group. In this interview, both Evelyn and Fay describes living during the dust bowl. Evelyn provides the perspective of a child during the dust bowl, while Fay provides the perspective of a new mother


General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Fay Walker and Evelyn Sexson

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Date: April 22, 2009

Location: Weskan, Kansas

Interviewer: Andy Wilkinson

Length: 01:24:31


Abstract

1950s in Kansas, Colorado; Evelyn’s childhood during the depression, Raising a family; significant changes Evelyn has seen, What affected Evelyn the most in life, Fay’s memories of her childhood, Fay’s memories of the dust bowl, Rabbit drives; Fay’s life after the dust bowl, How politics changed over the years; other questions for Fay


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Transcript: Transcript available in reading room



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