PERSON

Willa Cummings Carlson Item Info

Born 1896
Interviewers Sam Schrager
Locations Mentioned
Origin Parents came from Missouri (early 1890's)
Residence American Ridge; Troy

Interviews

Willa Cummings Carlson Interview #1, 4/23/1974

April 23, 1974
2:12:35
Sam Schrager

With Mavis Lee Utley (daughter) Disappearance of a buttermaker. A veiled lady. Boarding in Lewiston as a girl. Fortune telling experiences. Prescience. 4-23-74 2.2 hr...

churches education fortune-telling homesteads +8

Willa Cummings Carlson Interview #2, 4/30/1974

April 30, 1974
1:59:48
Sam Schrager

With Mavis Lee Utley Marshall Hays and family. Fannie and Al Roberts. J.P.Vollmer, the millionaire. Schooling and reading as a youngster. 4-30-74 2 hr 38p...

brothels marriage politics railroads +5

Willa Cummings Carlson Interview #3, 1974-05-07

May 07, 1974
1:44:05
Sam Schrager

With Mavis Lee Utley and Helen Johnson (friend) Disappearance of Mae Downing. Last account of Winnie Booth. Moving a grave. Death of children from tuberculosis....

children death granaries +6

Willa Cummings Carlson Interview #4, 5/14/1974

May 14, 1974
2:18:13
Sam Schrager

Social and political views of American Ridgers; racial prejudice and regional divisions. Family adversity: typhoid, house fire, trouble with hired hand. Suspected vigilante hanging. Electioneering....

IWW discrimination farmers fires +7

Willa Cummings Carlson Interview #5, 5/20/1974

May 20, 1974
1:30:27
Sam Schrager

Teacher's responsibilities to the community. Mother-in-law's nursing. Views of cultural groups. American Ridge lore. 5-20-74 1.5 hr 25p

Swedish Americans death holidays midwives +5

Willa Cummings Carlson Interview #6, 1/15/1976

January 15, 1976
1:45:35
Sam Schrager

A country girl at Lewiston Normal: working for keep, sophistication of city elite. Difficult ranching experience. Family prune dryer and cider press. 1-15-76 1.7 hr...

churches education food friendship +7

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