Title
Alma Lee Interview, 1978
Files
Download Alma Lee Interview Transcript (237 KB)
Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Cinda Hennen
Interviewee
Alma Lee
Date Recorded
8-22-1978
Date Digital
6-19-2020
Location Recorded
Lee Residence, Morris, Minnesota
County
Stevens County
Keywords
Restaurants--Minnesota--Morris; Restaurateurs--Minnesota--Morris; Businesspeople--Minnesota--Morris; Prohibition; Depressions--1929; World War, 1939-1945
Description
Alma Lee was born in Vergas, Minnesota in 1900. She moved to Morris in 1936 along with her husband and operated a restaurant until 1958.
In this interview, Alma Lee discusses her career in the restaurant business in Morris from 1936 to 1958. Topics include the effect of prohibition, the depression, and World War II on her business.
Run Time
00:24:44
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
SCLee01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1146
Recommended Citation
Lee, Alma, "Alma Lee Interview, 1978" (1978). Stevens County. 44.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/stevenscounty/44
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.