Barbara Williams Oral History Interview

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Title

Barbara Williams Oral History Interview

Description

Topics include attending school; graduating (1930) from Lawrence College in Appleton, Wis.; her work as a librarian in Calumet, first with the Calumet and Hecla library and later with the Calumet Public Library 1944-1966); the impact of World War I on the Copper Country; the Depression; copper mines and mining; ethnic groups and relations; amusements; the Calumet Theatre; Calumet and Hecla Band; the Fortnightly Club; and her work with the Episcopal Church.

Oral History Item

Interviewer

Puotinen, Arthur

Interviewee

Williams, Barbara -- 1909-1979

Date Recorded

1975-01-01

Citation

“Barbara Williams Oral History Interview,” Michigan Oral History Database, accessed March 14, 2025, http://www.database.michiganoha.org/items/show/1653.

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