Interviewee | WOLFE, Mabel (b. 1893) |
Professions | Co-founder |
Employers | Wolfe’s Nurseries |
Interview ID # | OHB 0024 |
Date(s) of interview | |
Description | Co-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 Description | 42 pp. |
Terms of Use | Open |