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Britz, Dorothy Steele (1914-1997): Interview and memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-B778.2

Scope and Contents

SANGAMON RIVER PROJECT Dorothy Britz recalls her life growing up on the Sangamon River in the town of Riverton. She discusses work and play on the river, dangers on the water, the flood of 1926, the landscape, plants and animals in the area, and river pollution.

Interview by Judy Haynes, 1980 OPEN Memoir included in B778.1 See collateral file: interviewer's notes, photocopied pictures, and samples of Britz's poetry

Dates

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Extent

3.00 items

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

Interview and Memoir in Illinois Digital Archives.

http://www.idaillinois.org/u?/uis,2683

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Repository Details

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