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2.04-6.02 6:03 7:31 7: '.32 : 17 8: 18 11: 21+ Women's Studies 398, ing 1990 Washtn~Hon State Universi Historical Archives ~~c=''-'"''"-~'·=-:cc-"'~=: He1 en D. (,Jensen) Chaussee, born Nov.2, 1900, in San Francisco, CA. The youngest of 7 ct1i l clren. Seattle, mother was determined to in san Francisco. Parents from Schwesig-Holstein, Helen talks abou the S.F earthof 1906;how her mother got them all out of the house. fearing it would slide down the hill onto Delores St Earthquake after effect.s:Helen's sister and her friend sa~ bodies being pulled from a house that had fallen thro a huge fissure. People became refugees. movi nQ to th(~ "hills'', or going north to find relatives. No water available. Helen's oldest brother, Bill, encourages fami l >' to make the move to Seattle while he behind to look after the house for a few weeks. F·antily arrives in Seattle train. Helen describes wooden sidewalks. and talks a little about the Un - versity of Washington's construction. (PAUSE:adjusting tape recorder) Helen dE:•scrit>es her father's t)usiness; The Golden Sheaf • located near P ke st .. just off Boren Ave. Also her first school. the Summit school. attended a majority of immigrant students. cost of food. living conditions. playing "stree car games" with her sister. more U of W construction. this time in more aetail (a lot of the Alaskan Yukon ition build ngs were in its original construction TapE> Summar>. """ Sa Gceenw21I Hist .. 398, S.l990 1 : 25. 1 '3: 00 1(,: 17:19 ] 7: 18.30 Papa ~J i s up t.he s. Bctl';',ry o financial hardsh for Chauncey Wr 9 Famil moved into since movi.ny t PS; fJOE'S CO \c\'Ol'l( s 1909. eel un t. i l J . Hel f!H 'S Fr·emont San tvl1ere Helen t•ecomes Known " i t. 1 e . sh.e on Pa ents pr tv :i r1 Enumc t ( ousin tlH:.~roei '!r::ar is ·~2m ern r shE.' had to be 1 \vi Ln tbe Ti tarde t'i th year 1900> coon1i n21 te and ru"r· Parents ren pr perty. f nnJ:Jouse on EnumcJ aqa i ; ttJ i s t i IT!'? t. •> a one r SLhoolhouse. c nsi inu I rna s 1mm gran . Danish cllllclrf.:'n. HPI.c>n notPs he that s!v: coulc!n' t communicate with o her school ch ldren y welt. because h parc~nt hatl w:=>ver t her tc1 Dan i s.lt, t I.Vfc:re om Denmar She says Uw~ tvant!::"cl tht· "all r} an". H~:-1 en t.a 1 homeland;Schwes g-Ho1ste n. Denma This land was en the German&; DarH~S ~vc~re fore t.o a.ss1m1l Fa her 1.vdS dE.'t !wve to en I s That was hi rnar·k .. I'1oved into Enumc aw 1 anguaq~"~ . no to he C1erman army. 1 eav 1 rJ n Tape Summary. p.3 Sandy GreenvJa 1 t H st. 398. S.1990 18:30 20:40 20: L~O 2.3: 53 23 : 53 24- : !+4 2L~: Lt-c~ 27: 00 27:00-28:34 28:34-32:00 JVIore about Papa· s re•asons for 1 eav 1 ng Denmark Helen· s mother and_ llercousin also moved to AmerJca, but not to follow Helen's father. Her parenL.s had known each onH-.·r in Denmark. but went to the u.s. separately;met up again in California, and later married in 1884. Papa's first job in the u.s paid a dollar a day, working on the t~ai l road. Helen talks about her mother and grancimother;they never saw one another again after Helen's motl1er(Lc~na) moved to U.S. Helen herself tvas always the favorite. the ''tJa of the fam l •· He1 en· s mother· ended her in Por·t Orchard, \vA. Helen's husband's father died in a Colorado mining accident. His family then moved to Puyallup. then Enumclaw to farm;that's how and where he and Helen met. Helen points out a book recently given to her on Enumclaw's history. Shows picture of herself in her high school science cJass;a complete snrprise to Helen. TaUzs atwut her neighbor in Care Center. who is also from Enumclaw, but has Alzheimer's d sease. very quiet here. Helen gets Discussion on how mother 1 daughter relationships of Helen's differ from today's. Discusses relationstdt:' \vith father· and rest of family. ReflecLs on her oldest. brotlH:."' Bill, and llet· s (again) as the bakery gir Older sister encour Helen's itude for sketching, paint ng. Helen and 1 talK about some of her works she has i her room. Tape Sumrnary,p. sa Greenwalt Hi st. :398. s. 1990 SlDE 2 32:0033:50 33:50 3 :1 35:15 36:44 '36: 4lt. '39: 04 39.04-1~1:00 He en eli scnsses her· grancl, gre2d and gr , great ch l cirE:n her . Discussion on types of chores the children had to do. Helen sounds f irly pa~pered. since she IA?as the youngest. Helen is 16 or 17 years ol , decided to quit school she was t red of the mile wal Moved t Seattle. sta with her sister Helen contracted Scar E:•t Fever: sent to a sanita urn. then back to her mother's house Both future husband and brother we f i i ng in Wo l war , ancl bot fi returned. Helen married at age 19. moved to racoma, nen back to seattle. ion ldts. PriCE'! of a nf7W home in West Seattle was Husband out of worh (he was an lsterer). H~d to trade in new ror olci tn1c , and house to o der brother. who was abl to make paymen Moved 1: o Enume 1 aw. on cb i cken J'ancl1. Then moved to Manette Cnow E. Bremerton>. for 1 or 2 :YTS. Hustmnd wockc:d for road in Brmvnsv i J l e . Father dies. Parent had been separated before he cl i ed, and had divided their acrE:3ge. Helen and husband move back o Enumclaw; lived in father' o a house. Husband buys an Istery shop, wll h later went under. Mother suppl ed them with food from her next door farm. Helen and her husband .::.:tlr had two s at lh s time. then two girls were born while still in Enumclaw. Tape Surnmary, J:l. 5 Greenwalt Hist . .-398, s. 1990 41:00-4.6:55 HusbancJ !Je s another u ol stery job in Seattle;they move back. Then husband IS called to work at the Sound Naval Shi in Bremerton. I tHJ t a house i Por OrchEH'(l. T~i ll~s abo Helen always encou to educate themselves; graduated from the U of W at age 20. Other daug!Jt er weut to nurs i n~J school. and later married a doctor. one son dies. Family eiationsh ps very close, warm. HeJen's husband contracts TB; his ri arm is paral Helen must go to work;sells her paintings and ~lives painting lessons. Helen sold over 300 of her works.
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Title | Chaussee, Helen D. Oral History Interview, 1990 |
Interviewer | Greenwalt, Sandy |
Date | 1990-03-21 |
Description | 47 minute oral history with Helen D. Chaussee, conducted for a Women in the West (HST 398) course at Washington State University. Discusses her family moving around the West coast, all the bakery work her family did, and education in a one room school. She discusses the great Depression and its effects on every part of her family. She discusses her marriage and her children, always encouraging them to be educated. |
Subject | Internal migration; Housewives |
Coverage | North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco County--San Francisco; North and Central America--United States--Washington (State)--King County--Seattle; North and Central America--United States--Washington (State)--King County--Enumclaw |
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 | ua220b04f23 |
Source | Is found in Archives 220, Women in the West Oral Histories https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/ua220.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 |
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Title | ua220b04f23_Abstract |
Full Text | 2.04-6.02 6:03 7:31 7: '.32 : 17 8: 18 11: 21+ Women's Studies 398, ing 1990 Washtn~Hon State Universi Historical Archives ~~c=''-'"''"-~'·=-:cc-"'~=: He1 en D. (,Jensen) Chaussee, born Nov.2, 1900, in San Francisco, CA. The youngest of 7 ct1i l clren. Seattle, mother was determined to in san Francisco. Parents from Schwesig-Holstein, Helen talks abou the S.F earthof 1906;how her mother got them all out of the house. fearing it would slide down the hill onto Delores St Earthquake after effect.s:Helen's sister and her friend sa~ bodies being pulled from a house that had fallen thro a huge fissure. People became refugees. movi nQ to th(~ "hills'', or going north to find relatives. No water available. Helen's oldest brother, Bill, encourages fami l >' to make the move to Seattle while he behind to look after the house for a few weeks. F·antily arrives in Seattle train. Helen describes wooden sidewalks. and talks a little about the Un - versity of Washington's construction. (PAUSE:adjusting tape recorder) Helen dE:•scrit>es her father's t)usiness; The Golden Sheaf • located near P ke st .. just off Boren Ave. Also her first school. the Summit school. attended a majority of immigrant students. cost of food. living conditions. playing "stree car games" with her sister. more U of W construction. this time in more aetail (a lot of the Alaskan Yukon ition build ngs were in its original construction TapE> Summar>. """ Sa Gceenw21I Hist .. 398, S.l990 1 : 25. 1 '3: 00 1(,: 17:19 ] 7: 18.30 Papa ~J i s up t.he s. Bctl';',ry o financial hardsh for Chauncey Wr 9 Famil moved into since movi.ny t PS; fJOE'S CO \c\'Ol'l( s 1909. eel un t. i l J . Hel f!H 'S Fr·emont San tvl1ere Helen t•ecomes Known " i t. 1 e . sh.e on Pa ents pr tv :i r1 Enumc t ( ousin tlH:.~roei '!r::ar is ·~2m ern r shE.' had to be 1 \vi Ln tbe Ti tarde t'i th year 1900> coon1i n21 te and ru"r· Parents ren pr perty. f nnJ:Jouse on EnumcJ aqa i ; ttJ i s t i IT!'? t. •> a one r SLhoolhouse. c nsi inu I rna s 1mm gran . Danish cllllclrf.:'n. HPI.c>n notPs he that s!v: coulc!n' t communicate with o her school ch ldren y welt. because h parc~nt hatl w:=>ver t her tc1 Dan i s.lt, t I.Vfc:re om Denmar She says Uw~ tvant!::"cl tht· "all r} an". H~:-1 en t.a 1 homeland;Schwes g-Ho1ste n. Denma This land was en the German&; DarH~S ~vc~re fore t.o a.ss1m1l Fa her 1.vdS dE.'t !wve to en I s That was hi rnar·k .. I'1oved into Enumc aw 1 anguaq~"~ . no to he C1erman army. 1 eav 1 rJ n Tape Summary. p.3 Sandy GreenvJa 1 t H st. 398. S.1990 18:30 20:40 20: L~O 2.3: 53 23 : 53 24- : !+4 2L~: Lt-c~ 27: 00 27:00-28:34 28:34-32:00 JVIore about Papa· s re•asons for 1 eav 1 ng Denmark Helen· s mother and_ llercousin also moved to AmerJca, but not to follow Helen's father. Her parenL.s had known each onH-.·r in Denmark. but went to the u.s. separately;met up again in California, and later married in 1884. Papa's first job in the u.s paid a dollar a day, working on the t~ai l road. Helen talks about her mother and grancimother;they never saw one another again after Helen's motl1er(Lc~na) moved to U.S. Helen herself tvas always the favorite. the ''tJa of the fam l •· He1 en· s mother· ended her in Por·t Orchard, \vA. Helen's husband's father died in a Colorado mining accident. His family then moved to Puyallup. then Enumclaw to farm;that's how and where he and Helen met. Helen points out a book recently given to her on Enumclaw's history. Shows picture of herself in her high school science cJass;a complete snrprise to Helen. TaUzs atwut her neighbor in Care Center. who is also from Enumclaw, but has Alzheimer's d sease. very quiet here. Helen gets Discussion on how mother 1 daughter relationships of Helen's differ from today's. Discusses relationstdt:' \vith father· and rest of family. ReflecLs on her oldest. brotlH:."' Bill, and llet· s (again) as the bakery gir Older sister encour Helen's itude for sketching, paint ng. Helen and 1 talK about some of her works she has i her room. Tape Sumrnary,p. sa Greenwalt Hi st. :398. s. 1990 SlDE 2 32:0033:50 33:50 3 :1 35:15 36:44 '36: 4lt. '39: 04 39.04-1~1:00 He en eli scnsses her· grancl, gre2d and gr , great ch l cirE:n her . Discussion on types of chores the children had to do. Helen sounds f irly pa~pered. since she IA?as the youngest. Helen is 16 or 17 years ol , decided to quit school she was t red of the mile wal Moved t Seattle. sta with her sister Helen contracted Scar E:•t Fever: sent to a sanita urn. then back to her mother's house Both future husband and brother we f i i ng in Wo l war , ancl bot fi returned. Helen married at age 19. moved to racoma, nen back to seattle. ion ldts. PriCE'! of a nf7W home in West Seattle was Husband out of worh (he was an lsterer). H~d to trade in new ror olci tn1c , and house to o der brother. who was abl to make paymen Moved 1: o Enume 1 aw. on cb i cken J'ancl1. Then moved to Manette Cnow E. Bremerton>. for 1 or 2 :YTS. Hustmnd wockc:d for road in Brmvnsv i J l e . Father dies. Parent had been separated before he cl i ed, and had divided their acrE:3ge. Helen and husband move back o Enumclaw; lived in father' o a house. Husband buys an Istery shop, wll h later went under. Mother suppl ed them with food from her next door farm. Helen and her husband .::.:tlr had two s at lh s time. then two girls were born while still in Enumclaw. Tape Surnmary, J:l. 5 Greenwalt Hist . .-398, s. 1990 41:00-4.6:55 HusbancJ !Je s another u ol stery job in Seattle;they move back. Then husband IS called to work at the Sound Naval Shi in Bremerton. I tHJ t a house i Por OrchEH'(l. T~i ll~s abo Helen always encou to educate themselves; graduated from the U of W at age 20. Other daug!Jt er weut to nurs i n~J school. and later married a doctor. one son dies. Family eiationsh ps very close, warm. HeJen's husband contracts TB; his ri arm is paral Helen must go to work;sells her paintings and ~lives painting lessons. Helen sold over 300 of her works. |
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