Charlotte Wait Holder' Oral History

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Title

Subject

Charlotte Wait Holder
Betty Turnell
oral history
recording
interview
Decatur, IL
childhood
815 W. Main St.
14-room house
swimming pool
tennis court
barn
horse
wholesale drug and notion store
Wait-Cahill Co.
fashion
high-top shoes
Mary French School
Wood St. School
Roosevelt Junior High School
Decatur High School
Lemonwood School
Summer vacation
Michigan
New York
train
automobile
Florida
Miami, FL
Winter vacation
Ford Model T
New York City
ship
Bermuda
bicycles
cruise ship
send-off
Medira
Jerusalem
Italy
France
England
Spain
Buick
Ohio
road markers
Lincoln Highway
Blue Book
tire blow outs
streetcars
interurbans
Transfer House
interurban station
Fairview Park
Dreamland Park
amusement park
Dreamland Lake
merry-go-round
roller coaster
fishing club
South Side Country Club
swimming
lake
clubhouse
golf course
Decatur Club
Citizens Building
private club
men's club
Arcade Hotel
fire
Lincoln Theatre
stage plays
Ethel Barrymore
Bob Hope
Powers Theatre
Downtown
department stores
Gushard's Store
Gebhart Store
Stewarts Store
Powers Opera House
changes in Decatur
Country Club
Southmoreland
golf

Description

This is the oral history of Charlotte Wait Holder. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on August 10, 1985. The interview includes her childhood and early Decatur.

Creator

Interviewee: Charlotte Wait Holder
Interviewer: Betty Turnell

Source

Charlotte Wait Holder

Publisher

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL

Date

August 10, 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

Wait-Cahill Co.
Lincoln Theatre
Arcade Hotel
Decatur, IL

Format

.mp3

Language

English

Type

oral history

Identifier

OH88

Coverage

oral history, recording, Charlotte Wait Holder, Betty Turnell

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Betty Turnell

Interviewee

Charlotte Wait Holder

Location

Decatur, IL

Transcription

none

Original Format

cassette recording

Duration

31:10

Bit Rate/Frequency

unknown

Time Summary

unknown

Files

Tags

14-room house, 815 W. Main St., Amusement Park, Arcade Hotel, automobile, Barn, Bermuda, Betty Turnell, Bicycle, Blue Book, Bob Hope, Buick, changes in Decatur, Charlotte Wait Holder, childhood, Citizens Building, clubhouse, Country Club, cruise ship, Decatur Club, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, department stores, Downtown, Dreamland Lake, Dreamland Park, England, Ethel Barrymore, Fairview Park, fashion, fire, Fishing Club, Florida, Ford Model T, France, Gebhart Store, golf, golf house, Gushards Store, high-top shoes, horse, Interurban station, interurbans, interview, Italy, Jerusalem, Lemonwood School, Lincoln Highway, Lincoln Theatre, Mary French School, Medira, men's club, merry-go-round, Miami FL, Michigan, New York, New York City, Ohio, oral history, Powers Opera House, Powers Theatre, private club, recording, road markers, roller coaster, Roosevelt Junior High School, ship, South Side Country Club, Southmoreland, Spain, stage plays, Stewarts Store, Streetcars, summer vacation, swimming lake, swimming pool, tennis court, tire blow outs, train, Transfer House, Wait-Cahill Wholesale Company, wholesale drug and notions store, winter vacation, Wood St. School

Collection

Oral Histories

Citation

Interviewee: Charlotte Wait Holder Interviewer: Betty Turnell , “Charlotte Wait Holder' Oral History,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed October 30, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/5009.