COLLECTION NAME:
Wood River Valley Oral Histories
mediaCollectionId
TCL~4~4
Wood River Valley Oral Histories
Collection
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Title:
Bessie Bentley Oral History
title
Bessie Bentley Oral History
Title
false
Creator:
Bessie Bentley 1909-1999.
creator
Bessie Bentley 1909-1999.
Creator
false
Identifier:
OH 0093 BEN
identifier
OH 0093 BEN
Identifier
false
Description:
The Oral History Collection consists of taped interviews of long-time residents. This oral history interview was conducted by deanne Thompson; transcribed by margaret Donnelly; and edited by Sandra Hofferber and Clara Speigel.
description
The Oral History Collection consists of taped interviews of long-time residents. This oral history interview was conducted by deanne Thompson; transcribed by margaret Donnelly; and edited by Sandra Hofferber and Clara Speigel.
Description
false
Description:
Bessie Weaver Bentley was born in Twin Falls (ID) and lived in Honolulu, Hawaii, where her husband had Bentley's Photography. They moved to Ketchum in 1947 where they built and lived above the downtown Ketchum Bentley building. Bessie applied herself to community work, mostly involving The Community Library starting with the Gold Mine when it was in the mining shacks, fund raising and serving 40 years on the Library Board. she was a talented musician and notable cook. Most of the interview is a discussion concerning the early days of the Gold Mine and Community Library.
description
Bessie Weaver Bentley was born in Twin Falls (ID) and lived in Honolulu, Hawaii, where her husband had Bentley's Photography. They moved to Ketchum in 1947 where they built and lived above the downtown Ketchum Bentley building. Bessie applied herself to community work, mostly involving The Community Library starting with the Gold Mine when it was in the mining shacks, fund raising and serving 40 years on the Library Board. she was a talented musician and notable cook. Most of the interview is a discussion concerning the early days of the Gold Mine and Community Library.
Description
false
Subject, Topical:
Libraries. Ketchum (ID).
subject_topical
Libraries. Ketchum (ID).
Subject, Topical
false
Subject, Personal:
Bentley, Bessie Ketchum (ID)
subject__personal
Bentley, Bessie Ketchum (ID)
Subject, Personal
false
Subject, Organization:
Community library.
subject__organization
Community library.
Subject, Organization
false
Contributor:
Interviewer: Deanne Thompson.
contributor
Interviewer: Deanne Thompson.
Contributor
false
Date Original:
1983.
date
1983.
Date Original
false
Publisher:
The Community Library,
publisher
The Community Library,
Publisher
false
Format:
audio/mpeg
format
audio/mpeg
Format
false
Type:
Oral history sound recording Transcription available; Indexed.
type
Oral history sound recording Transcription available; Indexed.
Type
false
Coverage, Spatial:
Ketchum (Idaho)
coverage_spatial
Ketchum (Idaho)
Coverage, Spatial
false
Coverage, Temporal:
1983.
coverage__temporal
1983.
Coverage, Temporal
false
Rights:
No restrictions. Copyright laws and fair use laws apply.
rights
No restrictions. Copyright laws and fair use laws apply.
Rights
false