Omaha Folklore Project: Interview with G. Ruth Harpster, Interview Date: 1977 May 5, Date Digitized: 1/30/2017
Scope and Contents
The oral history interview of G. Ruth Harpster covered business and family life in the 1930s during the Great Depression. The interview was conducted by Craig Vinopal on May 5, 1977. In the interview, Harpster discussed her family's business and how it was affected economically. She also highlighted how she and her neighbors approached aspects of family life during the Great Depression.
Dates
- Interview Date: 1977 May 5
- Date Digitized: 1/30/2017
Creator
- Harpster, G. Ruth (Person)
- Vinopal, Craig (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Users are required to listen the streaming audio available online. Due to their fragile nature, the original audiocassettes may not be played in Archives & Special Collections.
Extent
1 Cassettes
Materials Specific Details
audio
Materials Specific Details
Original format: cassette tape; Digital format: mp3
General
Interviewer: Craig Vinopal
Duration
Runtime: 00:50:00
- Depressions -- 1929 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Omaha (Neb.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- audiocassettes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- oral histories (document genres) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nebraska at Omaha Archives & Special Collections Repository
Archives & Special Collections
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
6001 Dodge St.
Omaha Nebraska 68182-0237 United States
402-554-6046
unoasc@unomaha.edu
