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| Title | Becker, Helen - Interview and Memoir |
| Subject |
Bettie Stuart Institute, Springfield (Ill.) Church Schools Clothing and Dress Family Life Funerals Sacred Heart Academy, Springfield (Ill.) Social Life and Customs Springfield (Ill.)--Race Riot, 1908 Springfield (Ill.)--Social Life World War, 1914-1918--Homefront World War, 1939-1945--Homefront |
| Description | Becker recalls early 20th century life in Springfield: her family and home life; education at Sacred Heart Academy and the Bettie Stuart Institute; funerals; childhood games; neighborhoods; and volunteer activities. She also mentions the homefront during WWI and WWII, the 1908 race riot, and Springfield entertainments. |
| Creator | Becker, Helen Hemmick (1896-1986) |
| Contributing Institution | Oral History Collection, Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield |
| Contributors | MacLean, Kay [interviewer] |
| Date | 1975 |
| Type | text; sound |
| Digital Format | PDF; MP3 |
| Identifier | B388 |
| Language | en |
| Rights | © Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this material, please contact: Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield, One University Plaza, MS BRK 140, Springfield IL 62703-5407. Phone: (217) 206-6520. http://library.uis.edu/archives/index.html |
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| Title | Helen Becker Memoir |
| Rights | © Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this material, please contact: Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield, One University Plaza, MS BRK 140, Springfield IL 62703-5407. Phone: (217) 206-6520. http://library.uis.edu/archives/index.html |