Oral history interview with Mary Strauch, 1985, 2006 March
Abstract
Strauch begins by telling of her father's journey to Salt Lake City, Utah, where she grew up. She talks about her brother, who was a successful anthropologist. Strauch tells the story of her husband, Don, traveling through the West to find a place to live with good weather. She tells of following him to Mesa, Arizona, where he started a very successful printing and stationery business. Strauch talks about the family business, which later included a gift shop, and how she balanced work and family. She mentions several people that have been longtime friends of hers. She discusses how Mesa has grown since WWII and the effects of the Williams Field and Falcon Field airports on Mesa's development. She recalls her first ride in an open-cockpit biplane.
Dates
- 1985
- Digitization: 2006 March
Creator
- Rogers, Mona (Interviewer, Person)
Digital Repository
Oral history interview with Mary Strauch
Language of Materials
Materials in English, Spanish, and other languages.
Conditions Governing Access
Use of this oral history is granted for non-commercial and educational purposes only, with the credit line "Courtesy of the Mesa Southwest Museum." No resale use may be made of this material. All other rights reserved.
Extent
1 Items ; 1 hour, 2 minutes, 49 seconds
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Computer hardware: 3 Intel Celeron 1.8 GHz/224 MB RAM PCs manufactured by PowerSpec, each with a Firewire hard drive (2 manufactured by MicroNet, 1 by LaCie); M-Audio Delta Audiophile internal sound card; External Firewire hard drive; Analog to digital converter: Prism Sound Dream ADA-8XR, Prism Sound Dream AD-2; Analog playback equipment: Nakamichi Dragon, Nakamichi cassette deck 1; Operating system: Windows XP; Capture and editing software: Steinberg Wavelab 4.0; Formatting software: Sony Soundforge.
General
Transcript available
Source
- Mesa Historical Society (Organization)
- Heritage Colorado (Organization)
Creator
- Rogers, Mona (Interviewer, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository