Rosemary Quinn papers, 1994-2000
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Quinn, Rosemary
- Title
- Rosemary Quinn papers
- Dates
- 1994-2000 (inclusive)19942000
- Quantity
- 0.5 cubic feet (1 box) + 2 oversized envelopes.
- Collection Number
- 11239
- Summary
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Rosemary Quinn was born in Morrilton, Arkansas in 1899. Her family moved to Vian, Indian Territory in 1907. She attended public school in Vian, and lived with her grandmother on her farm during most of those years. She received her teacher's certificate from N.E State in Tahlequah, Oklahoma in 1920. She taught in Sapulpa, Oklahoma (1920-1922), Nampa, Idaho (1922-1924), and Cheyenne, Wyoming (1924-1964). Although her family lived in Vian, they vacationed in Cheyenne, Wyoming until she was eighteen. She taught Wyoming history, art, and English at Hillsdale Addition Junior High School in Cheyenne until the early 1940s and then switched to teaching fourth grade until she retired in 1964.
Content Description
The Rosemary Quinn papers contain 8 cassette tapes of an oral history of her life (1994) and transcripts of the tapes (1998). The tapes contain her memories of what life was like growing up. She describes farm life; her childhood companions and the games they played; the social divisions in town; the effect of World War I on their rural railroad town, and her social activities when she took dancing lessons at Fort Smith. She describes her life as a teacher; her interactions with her pupils in class and in their homes on ranches and farms, and her vacations in the Midwest, Southwest, Wyoming, and Canada. There are also four letters that she wrote to Bill Dubois in the winter of 2000. In the letters she writes about the tapes she made and additional memories.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative Information
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Elementary school teachers -- Wyoming -- Cheyenne.
- Farm life -- Oklahoma.
- Junior high school teachers -- Wyoming -- Cheyenne.
- Ranch life -- Wyoming -- Cheyenne.
- Women teachers -- Wyoming -- Cheyenne.
Geographical Names
- Oklahoma -- History -- 20th century.
- Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945.
- Wyoming -- History -- 1946-
Form or Genre Terms
- Audiocassettes.
- Oral history.
