Alma Lee Interview, 1978

Alma Lee Interview, 1978

Authors

Alma Lee

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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

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.

Original Format

Reel-to-Reel

Digital Identifier

SCLee01

Repository

West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)

Local Identifier

1146

Primo Type

Audio

Alma Lee Interview, 1978

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