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OH 1217

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeHERSH, Authella (b. 1907)
ProfessionsCopper Craftswoman

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1217
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionCopper craftswoman. Her reminiscences and childhood memories of her brothers, the architect O’Neil Ford, and the cabinetmaker Lynn Ford. Childhood games and construction projects; amateur theatrical presentations; design and construction of the Little Chapel in the Woods, Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas, by the National Youth Administration under the direction of O’Neil and Lynn Ford; O'Neil's student days at North Texas State Normal College, Denton, Texas, 1923-24; O'Neil's funeral, 1982.
Interviewer(s)Adelene Martin
Physical Description37 pp.
Terms of UseOpen