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Edna Anderson interview
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30 Aug. 1984 (Creation)
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1 audio reel : 9.5 cm/sec, 2 track, mono ; 13 cm
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The item consists of an audio interview with Edna Anderson recorded in New Westminster, B.C. on August 30, 1984.
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Track 1: Edna Anderson was born in New Westminster in 1918 and grew up in Queensborough. Her father was a blacksmith at Fraser Mills. She was an only child. Her mother was didn't work for wages, except during the Depression, when she worked as a domestic. She describes the kitchen as she remembers it when she was a child. They didn't have electricity or running water in their first years at Queensborough. Describes what a typical day was for her mother. Family had a garden and raised chickens for family consumption. Describes laundry production, shopping, canning, etc. She attended the Queensborough Elementary School until grade 4, and grades 5 through 9 were taken at Central School in New Westminster. She didn't attend high school due to the Depression. Took domestic science beginning in grade 6. Describes what they learned in both cooking and sewing.
Track 2: Continues talk on domestic science class. Talks about a girl's role in society. She married at the age of 30, in 1948. Lived in a suite in her parents' home.
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A reference cassette copy is available.
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Copying Restriction: Client copies may be made for private and research purposes.
Copyright Status: Copyright is held by the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
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Accession number(s): T4162
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Previously described as AAAB5876.
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speaker: Edna Anderson, interviewer: Lynn Bueckert