Ruth OLSON (b. 1906)

Residence: Deary
Occupation(s): Teacher
Family Origin: Parents came from Minnesota and homesteaded (1907)

Interviews

Ruth Olson Interview #1, 6/16/1976

Topics:
With Margaret Olson (sister) Teaching and teachers' authority in small communities. Choice of career and training. Entertainment for young. Play and chores on homestead. Decline of small towns. 6-16-76 1.5 hr
Duration:
1:33:34
Interviewer:
Sam Schrager
Keywords:
homesteads families games sports schools African Americans fires newspapers dances teaching teachers children colleges and universities women rural schools reading schools Great Depression transportation
Locations:
Deary Texas Ridge
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"Ruth OLSON (b. 1906)", Latah County Oral History Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/lcoh/people/olson_ruth.html
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