Ina Truesdale Wilson Oral History, 1981
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Wilson, Ina, 1894-
- Title
- Ina Truesdale Wilson Oral History
- Dates
- 1981 (inclusive)19811981
- Quantity
- .2 Linear feet of shelf space, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- CT 18 (collection)
- Summary
- Oral history interview (audiocassettes) of Ina Truesdale Wilson, conducted by Claude Simpson in 1981.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open and available for research use.
- Languages
- English
Content Description
This collection consists of an oral history interview (three audiocassettes) of Ina Truesdale Wilson, conducted by Claude Simpson in 1981. She recounts personal experiences throughout the Pacific Northwest and as a teacher in Colton and Johnson, Washington, and experiences of her husband Link Wilson, farmer, baseball player, and fruit inspector.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions apply.
Preferred Citation
Ina Truesdale Wilson Oral History, 1981 (CT 18)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Series 18/1: Ina Truesdale Wilson, retired school teacher, 1981
Birthdate of Interviewee: 21 May, 1894
Geographical Areas Covered: Tekamah, Nebraska, Pt. Townsend, WA; Indiana, Scotland, Ireland, Missouri, Virgin Islands, Washington, Idaho
Interviewer: Claude Simpson
Location of Interview: Spokane, WA
Date of Interview: February 5, 1981
Length of Interview: 163 minutes
Abstractor: Carmen E. Petersen
Date of Abstraction: Undated
Release: No
Restrictions: No
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Description: Born in 1894 in Tekamah, Nebraska. Traveled to Pt. Townsend, Washington on an emmigrant train when nine years old. Became snowbound in mountains which resulted in a five-day journey. Original reason for going, to Washington was to recouperate for six weeks while visiting a brother that lived in Pt. Townsend. Discusses why they stayed in Pt. Townsend. Tornado Beverly damaged their home in Nebraska, better health here, liked it better.Container: Tape 1, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 0-3
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Description: Father's occupation--expert cabinet maker. Born in Indiana. Family originated in Scotland and Ireland. Father enlisted in Civil War. Was wounded in both battles of Shiloh. Captured and imprisoned at Andersonville Prison in Missouri. Later escaped by swimming the Mississippi River. Loss of discharge papers.Container: Tape 1, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 3-6
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Description: -Discusses her mother's pension of $8.00 a month plus a small amount for the children. Names the children.Container: Tape 1, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 6-7
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Description: Mother was traditional. Taught school briefly in Indiana. Was 40 when Ina was born. Describes her personality as very kind, would not allow gossiping. Ina's grandfather born in the Virgin Islands.Container: Tape 1, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 7-9
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Description: Family loved to sing. Inspired by her father. Lists the different occasions when she and her sisters sang together.Container: Tape 1, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 9-12
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Description: Names all of her 10 brothers and sisters in chronological order.Container: Tape 1, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 12-13
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Description: From Port Townsend, traveled to Victoria, B.C., for school. She stayed one year. Moved to Colfax, Washington when she was 12 years old and stayed for a year. Father transferred to Lewiston for a year, then to Spokane for a short time. The family thn returned to Lewiston. Meanwhile, Ina and Golda worked for room and board in Spokane to finish school, after which they also traveled back to Lewiston. Graduated high school in Lewiston.Container: Tape 1, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 13-14
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Description: First job was packing food. Danced for recreation in Walla Walla. Worked as cook's helper for a year.Container: Tape 1, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 14-15
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Description: Describes beginning teaching career. Studied various subjects with a friend and took the exam. First teaching appointment was a year at Bishop, with four students.Container: Tape 1, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 15-17
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Description: Mother suddenly became seriously ill and died within a few days. School was closed the remainder of the term.Container: Tape 1, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 17-18
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Description: Ina and a group of teachers took a trip to San Francisco, California. Enrolled in summer courses at the University of California. Returned to teach at the Stanley school in Steptoe for 13 years. Every summer traveled to a different college to take classes. Lists schools.Container: Tape 1, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 18-19
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Description: Tells of courship with "Link" Wilson after meeting at Bishop's food processing plant near Lewiston. Married in 1918.Container: Tape 1, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 19-21
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Description: Farmed 3 years on Money Ranch at Johnson, Washington. The second year, taught in Johnson. Link was a government apple inspector in Yakima.Container: Tape 1, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 21-24
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Description: Taught in Johnson 6-7 years. Following her resignation, went back to Normal school in Lewiston. Obtaired diploma in special primary courses.Container: Tape 1, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 24-25
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Description: Taught. 6th grade in Johnson the next winter while Link worked for Lincoln Oil Company in Pullman, Washington. Moved to Pullman and commuted to Johnson. Describes terrible winters. Started teaching at Staley school. The next year taught at Ford. Stayed six years at Ford. Some discussion about where the Staley school actually is now.Container: Tape 1, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 25-27
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Description: Reminiscence of past students. Boarded with people in Pullman while Link had sheep in the Salmon river.Container: Tape 1, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 27-28
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Description: Link began running sheep in 1929. Locations included Craigs mountains in the summer, Salmon River in the winter. Spent summers together camping.Container: Tape 1, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 28-30
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Description: Stories of fine fishing, riding horseback, many mosquitoes and animals, wild blue flowers and plentiful huckleberries. Story of lambs; dog caught in bear trap survived.Container: Tape 1, Side B, Time Minutes (approx.): 0-7
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Description: Link severely injured on job near Pasco toward Eltopia, while loading a water trough. Surgery was required several times the following year in the Eastern U.S.Container: Tape 1, Side B, Time Minutes (approx.): 7-8
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Description: Link born in Rockdale, WA on his father's homestead. Link's father's name was George Morris Wilson. Father's occupation, surveyor and prospector. Spent time together in Oregon prospecting. Names Link's brothers and occupations. Death of young child from typhoid fever.Container: Tape 1, Side B, Time Minutes (approx.): 8-9
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Description: Some discussion. of Link's mother, Joanna Maynard, her genealogy, her divorce from George Wilson. From a family of 13. Migrated to Willamette Valley, Oregon.Container: Tape 1, Side B, Time Minutes (approx.): 9-11
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Description: Mention woman burned to death in her home in Colton.Container: Tape 1, Side B, Time Minutes (approx.): 11-12
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Description: Raising hogs. Methods of selling them and avoidance of robbery.Container: Tape 1, Side B, Time Minutes (approx.): 12-13
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Description: Discussion of Nathanial and Joanna Maynard homesteading (1878).Container: Tape 1, Side B, Time Minutes (approx.): 13-16
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Description: Defines "Service Berry."Container: Tape 1, Side B, Time Minutes (approx.): 16-17
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Description: Maynard family residences, children's occupations, recalls names.Container: Tape 1, Side B, Time Minutes (approx.): 17-21
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Description: Schools Ina taught at including length of time at each. Credits and B. A. degree obtained by attending summer school. Taught 42 years.Container: Tape 1, Side B, Time Minutes (approx.): 21-23
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Description: Link's residence, occupation progression. Worked for union. Business manager. Both Ina and Link retired in Clarkston in 1959. Accident picking cherries when ladder collpsed-- Ina severely injured spine. Nursed at home following massive stroke. Four years later was taken to nursing home.Container: Tape 1, Side B, Time Minutes (approx.): 23-28
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Description: Link born Rockcreek, WA. Lived with father in Colton. Attended school in Colton. Studied at Whitman. Link played baseball professionally for the Chicago White Socks. Photo in WSU archives. Link worked at Bishop's fruit packing plant. Courtship with Ina. Traveled much of U.S.Container: Tape 1, Side B, Time Minutes (approx.): 28-30
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Description: Collection of milk glass. Describes how she started, favorite pieces. Also collected antiques, porcelain and bisque dolls, clocks. Family heirlooms including Currier and Ives picture.Container: Tape 2, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 0-6
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Description: Made rugs by hand. Collected walnut furniture.Container: Tape 2, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 6-8
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Description: Lists the pieces of milk glass she owns. Researched and compiled lecture presentations about milk glass for the public. Member of Eastern Star order. Mentions antique pot-bellied stove.Container: Tape 2, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 8-12
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Description: Privately tutored a boy named Michael while Link was ill. Michael was interested in the coffee grinder.Container: Tape 2, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 12-15
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Description: Story of child with learning difficulty. Was offered a position teaching at Catholic school after teaching him the correct pronunciation of a word his teacher consistantly mispronounced.Container: Tape 2, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 15-16
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Description: Describes her quilting in detail. How began, why, awards received, number of quilts, time required per quilt, exhibition, favorites.Container: Tape 2, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 16-24
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Description: Recalls humorous stories about some young students, their occupationsContainer: Tape 2, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 24-30
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Description: Special student was, illiterate in 5th grade. Through personal tutoring, became literate and graduated with classmates. Later enlisted in Navy. Recalls more students, their names and correspondence.Container: Tape 2, Side B, Time Minutes (approx.): 0-5
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Description: Stories of playing the Ukulele.Container: Tape 2, Side B, Time Minutes (approx.): 5-8
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Description: School incidents. Retirement reception at Palouse.Container: Tape 2, Side B, Time Minutes (approx.): 8-11
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Description: Adoption of orphan, Raymond Ruben Helm. Attended WSU. Marriage to young woman in Scotland. Lists his children, their occupations.Container: Tape 2, Side B, Time Minutes (approx.): 11-17
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Description: Link's brothers' gruff personalities, jobs, their children. Link's mother was a small woman who crossed the plains when four or five years old.Container: Tape 2, Side B, Time Minutes (approx.): 17-21
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Description: Link's natural affinity with children.Container: Tape 2, Side B, Time Minutes (approx.): 21-24
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Description: Canyon wall stories. Friendship with Myrtle Black. Some of their experiences.Container: Tape 2, Side B, Time Minutes (approx.): 24-26
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Description: Teaching wages and lifestyle. Mother's death. Trips to Oregon, California. Idaho, and Washingon. Attendance at University of Oakland, California at Berkeley. Story of "bounced" check. Ferrying of train from Vancouver, Washington to Portland, Oregon.Container: Tape 2, Side B, Time Minutes (approx.): 26-30
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Description: Describes tugboats, steamboats, clipper ships with full sails, submarines.Container: Tape 3, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 0-1
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Description: Loved Port Townsend--cooked clams on the beach, many beautiful buildings (Catholic sanitarium and castle now famous restaurant) in Port Townsend.Container: Tape 3, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 1-3
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Description: Befriended girl who was dressed elegantly, and was nice but unpopular. Learned later her mother was a famous madame.Container: Tape 3, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 3-6
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Description: Discussion of Ted's occupation as immigration official. Later became a government meat inspector in Idaho. Became adjutant general of Idaho. Served in the Spanish-American War and in World War I. Developed cardiac trouble and died in 1929.Container: Tape 3, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 6-11
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Description: Ted's brothers and sisters and their occupations.Container: Tape 3, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 11-14
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Description: Link's uncle's courtship and marriage to Lil Hennesse. Loss of their farm during the Great Depression. Her death in Clarkston, Washington. Death of Uncle Charlie at 93.Container: Tape 3, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 14-20
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Description: Names of friends, occupations.Container: Tape 3, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 20-24
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Description: Discussion by Claude Wilson.Container: Tape 3, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 24-26
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Description: Ina and sister, Golda, sang together often.Container: Tape 3, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 26-27
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Description: Singing by Ina. "Babes in the Woods, Four Leaf Clover, Till We Meet Again, When the Dew is on the Rose, and When the Evening Falls."Container: Tape 3, Side A, Time Minutes (approx.): 27-30
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Description: Songs by Ina Wilson with ukulele.Container: Tape 3, Side B, Time Minutes (approx.): 0-11
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Description: Poem that was written and recited by Ina.Container: Tape 3, Side B, Time Minutes (approx.): 11-13
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Oral history -- United States.
- Teachers -- Washington (State) -- Whitman County -- Biography.
Personal Names
- Wilson, Ina, 1894-
Geographical Names
- Whitman County (Wash.) -- History -- Sources.
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