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OHB 0024

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeWOLFE, Mabel (b. 1893)
ProfessionsCo-founder
EmployersWolfe’s Nurseries

About this oral history

Interview ID #OHB 0024
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionCo-founder (with husband Ross, deceased 1948) of Wolfe’s Nurseries, Stephenville, Texas. Family backgrounds; education; their move to California; visits with Luther Burbank and his influence in starting pecan nursery business in Texas; Ross’s sales career with other nurseries; founding his own business, early struggles; origins of Burkett Pecan; growth and expansion; Ross’s death and sons running business; sale of business.
Interviewer(s)Floyd Jenkins
Physical Description42 pp.
Terms of UseOpen