Code,110001
Subject,"Janet Nevilles, Alice Dickson, and Unknown"
Date,4/24/10
Interviewer,"Mark Tebeau, Jennie Vasarhelyi, Tony ?, Brady ?, Stacy"
Abstract,"Two separate oral histories by three participants discuss their experiences at Camp Mueller as a way for the interviewers to practice their questions and tweak lines of discussion. Having attended or having had descendants who attend the camp throughout the decades, each of the interviewees recalls why they went to camp, their experiences while there, and how it impacted their lives after leaving."
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minutes:,78:36 minutes
0,Soundcheck
1,Soundcheck
2,Soundcheck
3,"Reason for interview; Park service interested in its history in the '30s, '40s, and '50s"
4,Experiences at Camp Mueller and its impact on interviewees' lives
5,About training students to conduct oral histories and a intro of those involved
6,Importance of oral histories
7,Introduction of interviewees; 79 and 87 years of age; relationship of interviewees to Cleveland
8,Where they lived
9,Memories of areas they lived in; Scoville and Woodland Avenue
10,Camp Mueller; World War II
11,Experiences at camp
12,Experiences continued
13,"Hiking, campfires, swimming, and staying their"
14,Staying in tents: built like Eskimo igloos; 6 or more girls to a tent
15,How they felt about being at camp; staff members
16,Interviewees shown picture of the tents
17,Dickson's experience of being 24 at camp; Why they went to camp: Mother sent her
18,Sent to camp because there was nothing else to do; Discussion about a foundation
19,Feelings about camp later in life
20,Feelings continued: learning to swim
21,Other activities
22,Dickson didn't participate in camp activities as she was in school at John Hayes; Acquaintances made at camp
23,Acquaintances continued; Camp was two weeks
24,Environment of the camp; recollections of camp's appearance
25,Sounds at the camp; natural sounds
26,How experiences at camp were important to interviewees
27,How did camp change interviewees' lives
28,Background of Neville's parents
29,Dickson's recollections of living in an all women's dormitory
30,Recollections of camp
31,Reputation of Camp Mueller
32,Nevilles recollections of Camp Mueller and why mother sent her there
33,Other things her mother signed her up for: music lessons at Hiram House
34,Trust fun for music school; music lessons for Nevilles and auditioning for radio
35,Radio audition continued
36,Bluegrass Club at 55th
37,Food at camp
38,Food continued
39,Goals of interviewers for this interview; recommendations of interviewees as to what should be asked in future interviews
40,Important things for interviewers to know about camp
41,End of first oral history
42,Various background info for the project
43,"Background of interviewee: born in Cleveland, 64 years old"