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TRACKl CD Index Interview by Sally Waldburger Interviewing Betty Jean Waldburger March 14, 2005 • 0:00-5:34 Betty's life in Seattle. Discusses her father's transfer to California. Her childhood memories from Kindergarten. And her other memories from grade school, while living in Magnolia. Went to Queen Anne High School, talks about those memories from high school. • 5:34- 9:37 Started work at 14 at Learners Ladies Wear in Seattle. She discusses her jobs in high school such as babysitting. After high school worked at Pier 91 for the Navy. She saved money to attend the University of Washington. Father helped pay for school. Discusses veterans returning from the war on the GI bill at the U of W. Had to compete for grades with the veterans. Continued to work through college. Left school after two years, to work for the King County Medical Insurance office, was a claims processor. • 9:37-14:26 Discusses marriage, and how she and her husband met. Moved to Los Angeles after she was married. Then moved to Portland where she had her first and second child. Then transferred to Seattle. She did not work while the children were young. Had third child in Seattle. Then moved to Mercer Island then Wenatchee, then Aberdeen, then transferred again to Ketchacan Alaska, then back to Seattle. • 14:26-16:30 Youngest child was in 4th grade when she returned to work at the library. Worked nearly full time while children were in school. Then transferred to an Insurance company, where she worked for 2 years then transferred again to Wenatchee, where she did not work. • 16:30- 22:38 She became an intertant librarian bringing the libraries "up-to-speed" in the district. Then the city of Hoquiam asked her to be a librarian despite no degree from college. Then transferred to Alaska. Oldest daughter stayed to finish up her senior year. She lived with the neighbors. In Alaska she began to work for the Alaska Loggers Association, as a secretary. • 22:38-25:54 Transferred back to Seattle, where she got a job at Plants Alive Magazine in Seattle. Eventually began writing book reviews for the magazine. Then they moved to Portland Oregon. She never worked again. Husband retired again, they moved again to Port Townsand, WA. Moved back to Vancouver, WA where they lived for 5 years. Moved to california where they live today. • 25:54-32:22 How her family felt about her leaving college. Talks about role expected of roles of wives and mothers. Women got jobs after the economy went through trouble and through the war. People were expected to finish school. How she feels technology affects her life, then and now. Family had a car in high school, people used the city bus. Family and children are and how they have affected her through her career. Mother air raid captain of the block. Talks about conditions during the war. Mother had a high school education. She was head cashier for a hobby store, never worked after children were born. Track 2 • 00:00- 6:00 Mother worked at supply depot during the war. Talks about expectations for her daughters and college. And when they were expected to work. Talks about Religious roles while growing up. And feelings towards the church in the family, and the tension that it caused in her marriage. Discusses where they were married. • 6:00-10:30 How her family felt about her moving away so young. TV was not in homes until she had graduated from college. Life really changed. Families would listen to the radio or play games in the evenings. People were more involved with programs like campfire, and people would walk everywhere. Mother never drove. Betty didn't get license until she was 35. Fathers and Husbands taught women how to drive, there was no drivers education classes. • 10:30-12:57 Discusses her interest in geology in college, and her fathers response to that. Discusses jobs that were considered proper for women. Talks about fields of studies that she wishes that she had been able to study in college. • 12:57- 15:23 Worked because money was tight. It did not bother her husband. They saw it as her helping out. Remembers being a very busy mom and wife. All her friends were stay at home moms. Was involved in garden club and became president of the club. 15: 23 is the end of interview, last interview is of another student.
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Title | Waldburger, Jean Oral History Interview, 2005 |
Interviewer | Waldburger, Sally |
Date | 2005-04-30 |
Description | 34 minute oral history with Jean Waldburger. conducted for a Women in the West (HIST 398 course at Washington State University). She talks about her early childhood and growing up, primarily in Seattle, Washington. After high school she married her high school sweetheart and attended the University of Washington. They three raised children, moving frequently due to her husbands job. She worked outside the home once her youngest reached fourth grade. The family eventually settled in California. |
Subject | Internal migration; Economic & social conditions; Families |
Coverage | North and Central America--United States--Washington (State)--King County--Seattle |
Type | Sound |
Genre | Interviews |
Publisher | Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
Rights Notes | In copyright. Item is in copyright until 95 years after 2011 publication date. |
Identifier | ua262b10f107 |
Source | Is found in Archives 262, Women in the West Oral Histories https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/ua262.htm at Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc |
Holding Institution | Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries |
Contributors | Digitization and description funded through a National Endowment for the Humanities We the People grant for Washington Womens History to the Washington Womens History Consortium, a part of the Washington State Historical Society. |
Language | English |
Digitization | Original audio cassettes were converted to wav files using Audacity and a USBPre interface. Mp3 files were then created from the wav files for online access. Film clips were created as mpeg-4 files using Adobe Premiere Elements 9 to add selected images to the wav audio files. Print documents were scanned to pdf format using a Xerox Workcentre 5030 copier/scanner. |
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Title | ua262b10f107_Abstract |
Full Text | TRACKl CD Index Interview by Sally Waldburger Interviewing Betty Jean Waldburger March 14, 2005 • 0:00-5:34 Betty's life in Seattle. Discusses her father's transfer to California. Her childhood memories from Kindergarten. And her other memories from grade school, while living in Magnolia. Went to Queen Anne High School, talks about those memories from high school. • 5:34- 9:37 Started work at 14 at Learners Ladies Wear in Seattle. She discusses her jobs in high school such as babysitting. After high school worked at Pier 91 for the Navy. She saved money to attend the University of Washington. Father helped pay for school. Discusses veterans returning from the war on the GI bill at the U of W. Had to compete for grades with the veterans. Continued to work through college. Left school after two years, to work for the King County Medical Insurance office, was a claims processor. • 9:37-14:26 Discusses marriage, and how she and her husband met. Moved to Los Angeles after she was married. Then moved to Portland where she had her first and second child. Then transferred to Seattle. She did not work while the children were young. Had third child in Seattle. Then moved to Mercer Island then Wenatchee, then Aberdeen, then transferred again to Ketchacan Alaska, then back to Seattle. • 14:26-16:30 Youngest child was in 4th grade when she returned to work at the library. Worked nearly full time while children were in school. Then transferred to an Insurance company, where she worked for 2 years then transferred again to Wenatchee, where she did not work. • 16:30- 22:38 She became an intertant librarian bringing the libraries "up-to-speed" in the district. Then the city of Hoquiam asked her to be a librarian despite no degree from college. Then transferred to Alaska. Oldest daughter stayed to finish up her senior year. She lived with the neighbors. In Alaska she began to work for the Alaska Loggers Association, as a secretary. • 22:38-25:54 Transferred back to Seattle, where she got a job at Plants Alive Magazine in Seattle. Eventually began writing book reviews for the magazine. Then they moved to Portland Oregon. She never worked again. Husband retired again, they moved again to Port Townsand, WA. Moved back to Vancouver, WA where they lived for 5 years. Moved to california where they live today. • 25:54-32:22 How her family felt about her leaving college. Talks about role expected of roles of wives and mothers. Women got jobs after the economy went through trouble and through the war. People were expected to finish school. How she feels technology affects her life, then and now. Family had a car in high school, people used the city bus. Family and children are and how they have affected her through her career. Mother air raid captain of the block. Talks about conditions during the war. Mother had a high school education. She was head cashier for a hobby store, never worked after children were born. Track 2 • 00:00- 6:00 Mother worked at supply depot during the war. Talks about expectations for her daughters and college. And when they were expected to work. Talks about Religious roles while growing up. And feelings towards the church in the family, and the tension that it caused in her marriage. Discusses where they were married. • 6:00-10:30 How her family felt about her moving away so young. TV was not in homes until she had graduated from college. Life really changed. Families would listen to the radio or play games in the evenings. People were more involved with programs like campfire, and people would walk everywhere. Mother never drove. Betty didn't get license until she was 35. Fathers and Husbands taught women how to drive, there was no drivers education classes. • 10:30-12:57 Discusses her interest in geology in college, and her fathers response to that. Discusses jobs that were considered proper for women. Talks about fields of studies that she wishes that she had been able to study in college. • 12:57- 15:23 Worked because money was tight. It did not bother her husband. They saw it as her helping out. Remembers being a very busy mom and wife. All her friends were stay at home moms. Was involved in garden club and became president of the club. 15: 23 is the end of interview, last interview is of another student. |
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