Mrs. Will McKee's Oral History - Transcription

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Title

Mrs. Will McKee's Oral History - Transcription

Subject

Mrs. Will McKee
Betty Turnell
Anna B. Millikin Home
Northwestern University
Wells College
teacher
junior high school
Powers Block
Linn and Scruggs Department Store
Decatur Drug
Powers Grand Opera House
Orlando Hotel
Lincoln Square Theatre
transportation
trains
Bluebird
The Banner Blue
grocery stores
telephones
White Wings
tramps
"The Knights of the Road"
automobiles
sanitation
oral history
recording

Description

This is the transcription of Mr. Will McKee's oral history. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on January 23, 1978. This interview includes her college years, early Decatur, Powers Building, Powers Opera House, and transportation.

Creator

Interviewee: Mrs. Will McKee
Interviewer: Betty Turnell

Source

Mrs. Will McKee

Publisher

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL

Date

January 23, 1978

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

sound recording

Format

.pdf

Language

English

Type

oral history

Identifier

OH32

Coverage

oral history, recording, Mrs. Will McKee, Betty Turnell

Text Item Type Metadata

Text

transcription

Original Format

cassette tape
typewritten paper

Files

Collection

Oral Histories

Citation

Interviewee: Mrs. Will McKee Interviewer: Betty Turnell, “Mrs. Will McKee's Oral History - Transcription,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed November 14, 2025, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/9303.