Darlene Young oral history recording

Title

Darlene Young oral history recording

Description

A videorecording of an oral history of Darlene Phelps Young, who lived through the Great Depression in Manson, Washington near Chelan in the 1930s. Topics include: her birth and early life; going to school; her parents' work as farmers; daily life in poverty during the Depression; panic after Orson Welles' 'War of the Worlds' broadcast; rare visits to the movie theater; her father's work at rodeos; and other topics. The interview was created for the Tigard Public Library's Great Depression oral history project in 2010.

Contributor

Hamilton, Lane

Creator

Young, Darlene

Source

Tigard Public Library

Date

2010

Language

English

Identifier

TPL_OH_10

Subject

Chelan County (Wa.) -- History

Depressions -- 1929 -- United States

Rights

In Copyright

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Extent

1 video file (54 min.)

Spatial Coverage

Chelan County (Wa.)

Tigard (Or.)

Type

Moving Image