Mrs. Robert D. (Mary Elizabeth Stookey) Owen's Oral History - Transcription

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Title

Mrs. Robert D. (Mary Elizabeth Stookey) Owen's Oral History - Transcription

Subject

Mrs. Robert D. Owen
Mary Elizabeth Stookey
Betty Turnell
oral history
recording
Millikin University
childhood
Harristown, IL
Miss Edna Childs
piano lessons
conservatory
Decatur High School
University of Illinois scholarship
Great Depression
Purity Baking Company scholarship
Mr. Grover Patton
English Department
Miss Davida McCaslin
English major
teaching
grade school
Miss Charline Wood
Miss Bonnie Blackburn
Dr. Flora Ross
Professor A.T. Mills
blue beanies
the Mill
Fairview Park
Conant Society
Elizabethan Study
President's office
Gorin Library
tennis team
Robert D. Owen
husband
lawyer
Army
World War II
University of Michigan
raising children
alum auditing plan
Dr. Bert C. Bach
English class
Art History
Mrs. Cordulack
Dr. Provan
Dr. Mardock
Dr. Paul-Merritt
students
changes in dress codes and attitude
needlework

Description

This is the transcription of Mrs. Robert D. Owen (Mary Elizabeth Stookey)'s oral history. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell in June 1980. The interview focuses on her time at Millikin University.

Creator

Interviewee: Mrs. Robert D. Owen
Interviewer: Betty Turnell

Source

Mrs. Robert D. Owen

Publisher

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL

Date

June 1980

Contributor

Betty Turnell

Rights

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Relation

sound recording
Millikin University

Format

.pdf

Language

English

Type

oral history

Identifier

OH40

Coverage

oral history, recording, Mrs. Robert D. Owen, Betty Turnell

Text Item Type Metadata

Text

transcription

Original Format

cassette tape
typewritten paper