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Whiting, Indiana: Generational Memory, 1991-1993

Interviewee
Stawitcke, Beatrice H. February 13, 1992 

Call Number
91-158

Physical Description

29 pages; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 70 minutes; index

Interviewer
Dabertin, David

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Born on February 26, 1913, Beatrice H. Stawitcke relates details about her ancestry, her parents and childhood in Whiting, Indiana, and her employment history as a pianist, beginning in the years of the Great Depression. She recalls the community's immediate reactions to the 1955 fire at Standard Oil Company, and the repercussions of that explosion. In addition, Mrs. Stawitcke describes the increase in immorality she perceives to have taken place, beginning in the post-World War II era.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • AFL
    • Dance Land
    • Whiting Flower Shop
    • Occupation Names
    • pianist
    • Personal Names
    • Ahlgren, Oscar
    • Subjects
    • 1955 Standard Oil fire
    • Andrews Sisters
    • community life
    • ethnic diversity
    • Fourth of July
    • Major Bowles Amateur Hour
    • musicians' union
    • religious beliefs
    • World War I
    • World War II