Hugh Baker's Oral History - Recording

Dublin Core

Title

Subject

Hugh Baker
Betty Turnell
oral history
recording
interview
Decatur Public Library
Decatur, IL
Chatanooga, TN
Mueller Company
family history
farm
South Town Shopping Center
Mueller City
Mueller Pottery Plant
Plant 3
Mueller Family
Mueller Land Improvement Trust
dairy farm
childhood
Mary W. French School
Roosevelt Junior High School
Decatur High School
University of Michigan
Marine Engineering
Naval Architecture
Great Depression
mechanical engineering
family life
milk delivery
World War I
Liberty Bonds
city milk inspector
sanitary conditions
laboratory
building houses
harvest dinners
feeding the hired help
electricity
retirement
civic boards
Decatur Mental Health Center
alcoholism committees
Salvation Army board
hobbies

Description

This is the recording of Hugh Baker's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on June 28, 1985. The interview includes his time working for the Mueller Company, and his father's dairy farm.

Creator

Interviewee: Hugh Baker
Interviewer: Betty Turnell

Source

Hugh Baker

Publisher

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL

Date

June 28, 1985

Contributor

Betty Turnell

Rights

The Decatur Public Library owns and maintains all copyright on materials featured on omeka.decaturlibrary.org. These materials cannot be used without prior consent. Please contact the Local History Room at the Decatur Public Library for more information.

Relation

transcription
Mueller Company

Format

.mp3

Language

English

Type

oral history

Identifier

OH65

Coverage

oral history, recording, Hugh Baker, Betty Turnell

Sound Item Type Metadata

Transcription

see .pdf

Original Format

cassette tape

Duration

44:23

Bit Rate/Frequency

unknown

Files

Tags

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Collection

Oral Histories

Citation

Interviewee: Hugh Baker Interviewer: Betty Turnell , “Hugh Baker's Oral History - Recording,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed November 4, 2025, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/4899.