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Coutrakon, photographer, discusses photography and art; her parents' interests and attitudes; home life in Peoria, Illinois; interest in astronomy; as well as cameras and film.

5 tapes, 290 mins. Interview by Rhonda Golden, 1983 OPEN See collateral file

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Golden recalls her childhood in Brooklyn, New York, the Depression, family, Jewish religion and holidays, marriage, move to Fort Wayne, Indiana, home business, anti-semitism, and employment.

6 tapes, 330 mins. Interview by Rhonda Golden, 1983 OPEN See collateral file: interviewer's notes and photocopies of photographs.

Scope and Contents Laura Johnston, artist and aviator, discusses art, music, and her aviation interests. She relates her childhood interest in art, piano lessons, teaching piano and music, attendance at the Western Conservatory of Music, work at the Chicago Art Institute, her art exhibits, and the Pen Women's Society. She also discusses aviation training and teaching, the Chicago Girls Flying Club and the Ninety-Niners, airplanes and shows, and operating her own aviation school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ...

Scope and Contents Mary Johnston discusses her work as a physical therapist, teacher, and photojournalist: childhood interest in photography and sports; physical education in college; work as a physical therapist in the army and in New York; work and life in Paris as a photojournalist; comparison of France and U.S.; teaching French; and women's roles. She also discusses her childhood in Iron Mountain, Michigan and her family. 5 tapes, 265 mins. Interview by Rhonda Golden, 1983 OPEN See...

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Scalzo recalls her interest and involvement with the arts: attending Kandinsky Academy and the Chicago Art Institute, establishment of the Springfield Art Association, teaching art, collections and exhibits, and types and styles of art. She also discusses studying music at Ursuline Academy in Springfield.

5 tapes, 260 mins. Interview by Rhonda Golden, 1983 OPEN See collateral file: interviewer's notes, photographs, and articles. See also SCA49 Scalzo

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Weber, writer and journalist, discusses her interest in writing: attending Greenville College, work for Springfield's State Journal-Register, police and legislative reporting, sexism, and writing novels.

2 tapes, 90 mins. Interview by Rhonda Golden, 1983 OPEN: Narrator reserves right to review edited transcript. See collateral file