Bowsher, Charles b. 1910: Interview
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-B687*
Scope and Contents
Bowsher discusses early 20th century life in Springfield, Illinois: his family, schools and jobs, neighborhoods, movie theaters, hospital and medical experiences, and life as a polio victim. He also discusses life in Chicago: home life, radio, schools, gangsters, prohibition, and the Depression. Also discusses Springfield coal mines, WWII, aging, and treatment of the elderly in nursing homes.
12 tapes, 700 mins.
Interview by Nancy Flood, 1975
OPEN
See collateral file
Dates
- Other: Dummy Date
Creator
- Bowsher, Charles (Person)
Extent
13.00 items
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- Bowsher, Charles (Person)
- Flood, Nancy (Person)
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Description rules
- Other Unmapped
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- und
Repository Details
Part of the UIS Archives/Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407 US
217-206-6520
archives@uis.libanswers.com
Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407 US
217-206-6520
archives@uis.libanswers.com