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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Name Authority File

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with John and Betty Rhodes, 1996, 2006 March

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Identifier: MHM2005-027-043-1
Abstract

This oral history interview was conducted simultaneously on videotape as raw footage. Selections were made for the video presentation.

Dates: 1996; Digitization: 2006 March

Oral history interview with Lin Werner, 1977 May 18, 2006 March

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Identifier: MSM97-217
Abstract Werner, an important civic leader in Mesa, was born in Harrisonburg, Virginia, in 1901. He came to Mesa in 1925 when the J.C. Penney Company transferred him. Werner talks about his career with Penney's in Mesa and in Burbank, California. He discusses his civic activities in Mesa where he was elected mayor in 1936. He also served on the Chamber of Commerce Board and in Rotary Club. Werner gives detail about the development in Mesa including building parks and recreation venues, improving...
Dates: 1977 May 18; Digitization: 2006 March

Oral history interview with Ray Killian, 2006 March

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Identifier: MHM2005-027-020-1
Abstract Killian recounts his childhood in Concho, Arizona, where his parents owned Concho Mercantile Company. He describes his schooling in Thatcher, Arizona, his successful studies, and the opportunity he was given to train in the banking industry. He talks about his activities in the Mormon Church, including a mission to Hawaii, his experiences as a banker during the Great Depression, and his early married life with his wife, Jesse Ellsworth. Killian tells about moving to Mesa in 1935; he...
Dates: 2006 March

Oral history of Eva Watson Johnson Quist, 1987 April 3, 2006 March

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Identifier: MHM2005-027-031-1
Abstract Johnson gives an account of her family's move to Arizona in 1925 to benefit her mother's health. Her family settled on 10 acres on Broadway Road, near the Mormon Temple, where they farmed and raised chickens. She talks about her father, Charles Watson, who was a talented actor and singer. She also tells the story of her mother, Irene Watson, starting Watson's Flowers, a longtime family-owned business in Mesa. Quist tells of training as a registered nurse, taking care of her mother before she...
Dates: 1987 April 3; Digitization: 2006 March

Oral history of Ralph Openshaw, 1982, 2006 March

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Identifier: MHM2005-027-026-1
Abstract

Openshaw gives an account of life in Mesa, Arizona, where his family moved in 1902. Openshaw was one of the founders of the United Dairymen of Arizona, which helped establish the dairy industry in Arizona. He mentions some of the local businesses, and talks about recreation and the value of a dollar in earlier times. He also describes transportation and freight operations in Mesa in the early 20th century.

Dates: 1982; Digitization: 2006 March