Jane Wilson MacGowan oral history interview

Jane Wilson MacGowan oral history interview, 1982

Overview of the Collection

Creator: MacGowan, Jane Wilson, 1911-2005
Title: Jane Wilson MacGowan oral history interview
Dates: 1982 (inclusive)
19821982
Quantity: 2 sound cassettes; partial transcript: 17 pages
Collection Number: 3500 (Accession No. 3500-001)
Summary: Oral history interview of a music graduate, worker at Boeing and mountaineer
Repository: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions: Open to all users.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Mrs. MacGowan worked at Boeing during WWII. A college graduate in music, she has remained active in many music organizations, especially Seattle Young Artists.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Tape recorded interview conducted in 1982; partial transcript; summary, 1982.

Mrs. MacGowan describes growing up in early-day Fauntleroy when there were only two houses. She recounts her teaching career, marriage and family. She was among the earliest Mountaineers and describes mountaineering in detail, including the beginnings of mountaineering classes and of REI Co-op.

The partial transcript includes an index to subjects covered on the tape.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

Listen to the audio recording of this interview on the Libraries Digital Collections site.

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries. Researchers may make brief quotations from interviews for non-commercial publications. More extensive quotation or commercial publication must be approved by the Director of Women Studies or the Director of the Women's Information Center at the UW or by the Director of Women Studies at Washington State University.

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