Title
Mrs. W.J. Lee Interview, ca. 1977
Files
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Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Lee Tempte
Interviewee
Mrs. W.J. Lee
Date Recorded
1977
Date Digital
7-29-2020
County
Stevens County
Keywords
Farm life; Agriculture; Horses; Corn--Planting; Corn--Harvesting; Teachers--Iowa; Rural schools--Iowa; Travel; International travel
Description
Mrs W.J. Lee was 85 years old and was born in Iowa. She was living in Morris at the time of the interview. She was educated as a schoolteacher in Iowa and taught for six years in a country school in Iowa. She married and moved to Minnesota in the early 1920s and lived on a farm for 25 years. After retirement, she travelled extensively throughout the world.
In this interview, she reminisces about early farm life and farming methods. She also talks about the travel she did in her life.
Run Time
00:11:55
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
KMRSLee02
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1019
Recommended Citation
Lee, Mrs. W. J., "Mrs. W.J. Lee Interview, ca. 1977" (1977). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 105.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/105
Primo Type
Audio
Notes
The digitization and transcription of this oral history was made possible in part by the people of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Any views, findings, opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical Society, or the Minnesota Historic Resources Advisory Committee.