Title
Katie Lupkes Randolph Interview, ca. 1977
Files
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Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Lee Tempte
Interviewee
Catherine Lupkes Randolph
Date Recorded
1977
Date Digital
7-29-2020
County
Traverse County
Keywords
Mothers--Death; Hotels--Employees; Waitresses; Hotelkeepers; Celebrities; Laurel and Hardy; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945; Ball, Lucille, 1911-1989
Description
Katie Randolph was 74 years old and was born in Rushmore, Minnesota. She moved with her family near Wheaton when she was 2 years old.
In this interview, she discusses her mother's death and helping to take care of her younger siblings. She talks about her various jobs working in hotels, as a waitress, and a manager at hotels and motels. She discusses meeting various famous people during her time working in customer service at hotels and restaurants. In particular, she discusses meeting Laurel and Hardy, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lucille Ball.
Run Time
00:11:01
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
KMRSRandolph01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1019
Recommended Citation
Randolph, Catherine Lupkes, "Katie Lupkes Randolph Interview, ca. 1977" (1977). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 57.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/57
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.