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Medical care -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- History

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Faun Ellsworth Fuller, 1980, 2006 March

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Identifier: MSM97-152
Abstract Born in Mesa, Fuller recalls many details of everyday life: children's activities, schools, stores, and economics. She mentions several places people went for recreation including the swimming pool, the state fair, and the opera house. Her mother was a seamstress and her father owned a mercantile store that operated like a trading post for Indians. Fuller's father also served on the city council at one time. She remembers the first Catholic church, the first car of the Stapley family and...
Dates: 1980; Digitization: 2006 March

Oral history interview with Lillian Millett, 1981 October 28, 2006 March

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Identifier: MSM97-219
Abstract Millett moved to Mesa from Los Angeles in 1916. She describes the trip that took her family seven days in a Model T. Ford. She describes the big changes from Los Angeles including having no refrigeration or electricity, and being completely dependent on mesquite wood. She also describes using wet burlap to keep things cool. Millet married Williams Howard Millett, a native of Mesa, and they had six children. Howard was in the first group that went to World War I from Arizona. The Milletts...
Dates: 1981 October 28; Digitization: 2006 March

Oral history of Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd Kent, 1980 April 14, 2006 March

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Identifier: MSM97-174
Abstract Dr. Kent discusses his education and how he decided to come to Mesa in 1931 to practice medicine with Dr. Ralph Palmer. He mentions his musical background and how he and Mrs. Kent have supported the Mesa Fine Arts Association. Mrs. Kent describes Mesa when they arrived: a population of 3500, and one square mile bordered by University and Broadway, and Mesa Drive and Country Club Blvd. She describes the downtown area and mentions several businesses including First National Bank, the Rex...
Dates: 1980 April 14; Digitization: 2006 March