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Michelle Jenner 5/4/92 Tape 1 10 Louise Claret Thomson interviewed by Michelle Jenner SIDE 1 0-4 4-14 14-22 22-39 39-42 42-53 53-63!z 63!z-73 73-83!z 96~-103 103-109 109-120 Introduction Grandmother's father was a logger. Elegable for a plot of land in Idaho. It failed, and he moved to Spokane Grandmother's father met her mother in Spokane. He worked for her mother's father. They lived in Railroad cars. The only way to get from camp to camp was by rail. Grandma was born in Goldendale because it was the closest town with a doctor. Robin story. Indians. Life in a logging camp. Grandmother's mother different than the other logger's wives. She was lonely and beautiful. Started school in Spokane. Her father went back to school to become a CPA. Her mother worked which was a disgrace to the family. She was 6 years old. Grandmother's parents split and divorces. My grandmother and her sister were left with their father. 7 Years old. left with babysitters. Never abused. Parents remarried. They moved to Tillamook Oregon. Father logged with tractors. They lived in a motel. Mother left again. She was left with her father. Later her and her sister moved in with their mother who was living in an apartment in Tillamook. Depression. She was 8 years old. The family couldn't pay rent on apartment so collection people came and took all of their stuff. Her father's sister picked them up and the whole family, including her father who had reconciled with her mother, moved to Twin Lakes Idaho. The family moved to Cour de Lain Idaho. My grandmother and her sister received piano lessons. Her mother was very social, sometimes too social. This bothered Grandma. Father came home one weekend, he was working away on a construction company, her mother had become too friendly with a man and he packed up his children and moved them to Walla Walla. She was 10 years old. 120-131 131-134 134-151 151-158~ 158!z-169!z 169~-172 172-177 177-194 194-202 202-205 205-212 212-220~ 220~-236 236-240 240-248~ 248~-260 260-274~ 274~-280 11 Went to school in Spokane. Lived with her aunt. She was a good student. Was in her first play. Would spend summers with her father. Her mother never came to see her. High School. Graduated when she was 15~. She and her sister lived in a cabin all alone through high school. Summers were great. They were self-sufficient. Hard growing up without a mother. People just didn't have divorced parents then. Aunt Alice remodels a room for the sisters to live in. They fight all of the time. Went to a small school. played in the band. Father very loving. Cared for the girls well even though he didn't live with them. After graduation she went to business school. Only completed half of it. Moved to Coulville Washington to work on a newspaper at father's request. Learned about human nature and people. No future. Went to school to be a teacher. Talked about dating. Teacher's college, Lewiston State Normal. My grandmother met my grandfather. They got married and moved to Seattle to finish school and the University of Washington. War declared. Grandmother signed up for Waves. Grandfather for Marine Corps. They moved to Libby Montana to wait for the call to duty. Grandfather was called into duty. My grandmother got the call from Waves after my grandfather left for Boot camp. She couldn't enter the army because she was pregnant. She moved back to Spokane to work. Her father had remarried and she moved in with his new family. These weren't good times. She had her baby while living there. Baby boy - Robert. Moved to Camp Lajune where her husband was stationed. It was hard to find housing. Grandfather sent overseas. She moved back to Spokane. 280-290 290-318 318-340 340-351~ 351~-387~' 387~-415~ 415~-428 428-450 450-476 476-531~ 531~-542~ 542~-547~ SIDE II 0-25~ 25~-56~ 56~-70 12 My grandfather returned home two years later. What to do with their lives? Grandfather became a county engineer and fo1md a job in Douglas county in Waterville. The family moved. A new addition to the family was born, my mother, Toni . After looking for a house for a long time, they found a large house. My aunt, Jeri, was born 10 months after my mom. These were very happy times. The kids grew up. They were very involved with community, church and school. House keeping was very hard. They finally got an automatic washing machine, it was like heaven. My grandmother never worked while her children were growing up. She didn't want them to have a childhood like her's. The family moved to East Wenatchee. Grandfather got a better job. They built a house. It felt like they moved back to civilization. There was better education there. They family went to Lake Chelan every Sunday after church. These were good times. The 3 older kiss were getting ready to go to college. Grandpa found a better job in Franklin county. He moved to Pasco to find a house. The rest of the family stayed in East Wenatchee. Grandpa found a house in Pasco. including a new baby boy, Mark. church. The whole family moved, They were active in They had a friend in the black community. This was strange during this time period. It was my Grandmother's first real experience with race. A good experience for the family. My oldest uncle,Bob, attending University of Washington 1965 Vietnam War. Bob wanted to inlist. Became a private. Bob went back East and was accepted to Office's Training School. He became a 1st luteanate, and was sent to Vietnam. These were not good times. The two girls were in college. Youngest son in grade school. He was distressed about his brother in Vietnam. The family received infrequent letters from Bob. Story of his arrival home. He came home well. Bob had taken bar exams while in Vietnam and was accepted at Georgetown University. 70-96 96-106~ 106~-110 110-116~ 116~-122 122-126~ 126~-131 131-180 180-209 209-222~ 222~-231~ 231~-240 240-287~ 287~-301 301-313 313- There were 3 kids in school and not enough money. They all had to work. Grandma had to work but she was home when her youngest son got home from school. She was busy. 13 Story of the reason Toni, her eldest daughter went to Western. They somehow found the money to send all of the kids to school. It wasn't easy. All of the kids needed to work and learn the value of money. The y needed to learn the value of money. Grandpa began travelling with his company and my grandma would go with him when she could. My grandparents divorced. He had been seeing a women for a long time. Grandma knew, however, she didn't want to break up her family. Grandpa would come home on weekends and that bo';,,hHn~d her. Grandpa got involved with a company that went bankrupt. Because my grandma owned all of the property from the divorce, she was left with the debts. She had to put her house up for sale. This was very hard because she had so many memories there. My grandfather was sent to Saudi Arabia. My grandma went with him to see if they could put their marriage back together. It never happened but the trip was a good experience. Moved back to Tri-cities and met and married a man from Oregon. This was bad because his children were different than hers and he was a drinking man. It taught her a good lesson. Moved back to Tri-cities and worked for my dad for 10years. Met another man, her current husband. They are retired and have been married for five years. She is now a volunteer for a Legal Aid Society, they travel, dance, and she has a lot of friends to keep her busy •• The best and happiest times of her life was when her children were growing up. She was very busy. It was remarkable to see her children assume some of her qualities. She had a big part of her family's lives. Her son is a cooperate lawyer, her daughter is a union representative, her other daughter is Assistant Secretary to the Senate, and her youngest son is an economist. They all have children. She has been very fortunate.
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Title | Campbell, Louise Claret Oral History Interview, 1992 |
Interviewer | Jenner, Michelle |
Date | 1992-05-04 |
Description | 75 minute oral history with Louise Claret Campbell, conducted for a Women in the West (HST 398) course at Washington State University. Discusses her childhood moving around a lot, her mother leaving the family, becoming independent at a young age, and attending college. When World War II broke out her husband signed up for the Marine Corps, finished college and went to officers school, while she signed up for the WAVE until she had her first child. Discusses working on and off thoughout her life for her family and herself. |
Subject | Working mothers; Employment; Travel; Military service |
Coverage | North and Central America--United States--Washington (State)--Franklin County--Pasco; North and Central America--United States--Washington (State)--Spokane County--Spokane; North and Central America--United States--Washington (State)--Klickitat County--Goldendale; North and Central America--United States--Idaho--Kootenai County--Twin Lakes |
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 | ua220b07f46 |
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 | ua220b07f46_Abstract |
Full Text | Michelle Jenner 5/4/92 Tape 1 10 Louise Claret Thomson interviewed by Michelle Jenner SIDE 1 0-4 4-14 14-22 22-39 39-42 42-53 53-63!z 63!z-73 73-83!z 96~-103 103-109 109-120 Introduction Grandmother's father was a logger. Elegable for a plot of land in Idaho. It failed, and he moved to Spokane Grandmother's father met her mother in Spokane. He worked for her mother's father. They lived in Railroad cars. The only way to get from camp to camp was by rail. Grandma was born in Goldendale because it was the closest town with a doctor. Robin story. Indians. Life in a logging camp. Grandmother's mother different than the other logger's wives. She was lonely and beautiful. Started school in Spokane. Her father went back to school to become a CPA. Her mother worked which was a disgrace to the family. She was 6 years old. Grandmother's parents split and divorces. My grandmother and her sister were left with their father. 7 Years old. left with babysitters. Never abused. Parents remarried. They moved to Tillamook Oregon. Father logged with tractors. They lived in a motel. Mother left again. She was left with her father. Later her and her sister moved in with their mother who was living in an apartment in Tillamook. Depression. She was 8 years old. The family couldn't pay rent on apartment so collection people came and took all of their stuff. Her father's sister picked them up and the whole family, including her father who had reconciled with her mother, moved to Twin Lakes Idaho. The family moved to Cour de Lain Idaho. My grandmother and her sister received piano lessons. Her mother was very social, sometimes too social. This bothered Grandma. Father came home one weekend, he was working away on a construction company, her mother had become too friendly with a man and he packed up his children and moved them to Walla Walla. She was 10 years old. 120-131 131-134 134-151 151-158~ 158!z-169!z 169~-172 172-177 177-194 194-202 202-205 205-212 212-220~ 220~-236 236-240 240-248~ 248~-260 260-274~ 274~-280 11 Went to school in Spokane. Lived with her aunt. She was a good student. Was in her first play. Would spend summers with her father. Her mother never came to see her. High School. Graduated when she was 15~. She and her sister lived in a cabin all alone through high school. Summers were great. They were self-sufficient. Hard growing up without a mother. People just didn't have divorced parents then. Aunt Alice remodels a room for the sisters to live in. They fight all of the time. Went to a small school. played in the band. Father very loving. Cared for the girls well even though he didn't live with them. After graduation she went to business school. Only completed half of it. Moved to Coulville Washington to work on a newspaper at father's request. Learned about human nature and people. No future. Went to school to be a teacher. Talked about dating. Teacher's college, Lewiston State Normal. My grandmother met my grandfather. They got married and moved to Seattle to finish school and the University of Washington. War declared. Grandmother signed up for Waves. Grandfather for Marine Corps. They moved to Libby Montana to wait for the call to duty. Grandfather was called into duty. My grandmother got the call from Waves after my grandfather left for Boot camp. She couldn't enter the army because she was pregnant. She moved back to Spokane to work. Her father had remarried and she moved in with his new family. These weren't good times. She had her baby while living there. Baby boy - Robert. Moved to Camp Lajune where her husband was stationed. It was hard to find housing. Grandfather sent overseas. She moved back to Spokane. 280-290 290-318 318-340 340-351~ 351~-387~' 387~-415~ 415~-428 428-450 450-476 476-531~ 531~-542~ 542~-547~ SIDE II 0-25~ 25~-56~ 56~-70 12 My grandfather returned home two years later. What to do with their lives? Grandfather became a county engineer and fo1md a job in Douglas county in Waterville. The family moved. A new addition to the family was born, my mother, Toni . After looking for a house for a long time, they found a large house. My aunt, Jeri, was born 10 months after my mom. These were very happy times. The kids grew up. They were very involved with community, church and school. House keeping was very hard. They finally got an automatic washing machine, it was like heaven. My grandmother never worked while her children were growing up. She didn't want them to have a childhood like her's. The family moved to East Wenatchee. Grandfather got a better job. They built a house. It felt like they moved back to civilization. There was better education there. They family went to Lake Chelan every Sunday after church. These were good times. The 3 older kiss were getting ready to go to college. Grandpa found a better job in Franklin county. He moved to Pasco to find a house. The rest of the family stayed in East Wenatchee. Grandpa found a house in Pasco. including a new baby boy, Mark. church. The whole family moved, They were active in They had a friend in the black community. This was strange during this time period. It was my Grandmother's first real experience with race. A good experience for the family. My oldest uncle,Bob, attending University of Washington 1965 Vietnam War. Bob wanted to inlist. Became a private. Bob went back East and was accepted to Office's Training School. He became a 1st luteanate, and was sent to Vietnam. These were not good times. The two girls were in college. Youngest son in grade school. He was distressed about his brother in Vietnam. The family received infrequent letters from Bob. Story of his arrival home. He came home well. Bob had taken bar exams while in Vietnam and was accepted at Georgetown University. 70-96 96-106~ 106~-110 110-116~ 116~-122 122-126~ 126~-131 131-180 180-209 209-222~ 222~-231~ 231~-240 240-287~ 287~-301 301-313 313- There were 3 kids in school and not enough money. They all had to work. Grandma had to work but she was home when her youngest son got home from school. She was busy. 13 Story of the reason Toni, her eldest daughter went to Western. They somehow found the money to send all of the kids to school. It wasn't easy. All of the kids needed to work and learn the value of money. The y needed to learn the value of money. Grandpa began travelling with his company and my grandma would go with him when she could. My grandparents divorced. He had been seeing a women for a long time. Grandma knew, however, she didn't want to break up her family. Grandpa would come home on weekends and that bo';,,hHn~d her. Grandpa got involved with a company that went bankrupt. Because my grandma owned all of the property from the divorce, she was left with the debts. She had to put her house up for sale. This was very hard because she had so many memories there. My grandfather was sent to Saudi Arabia. My grandma went with him to see if they could put their marriage back together. It never happened but the trip was a good experience. Moved back to Tri-cities and met and married a man from Oregon. This was bad because his children were different than hers and he was a drinking man. It taught her a good lesson. Moved back to Tri-cities and worked for my dad for 10years. Met another man, her current husband. They are retired and have been married for five years. She is now a volunteer for a Legal Aid Society, they travel, dance, and she has a lot of friends to keep her busy •• The best and happiest times of her life was when her children were growing up. She was very busy. It was remarkable to see her children assume some of her qualities. She had a big part of her family's lives. Her son is a cooperate lawyer, her daughter is a union representative, her other daughter is Assistant Secretary to the Senate, and her youngest son is an economist. They all have children. She has been very fortunate. |
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