Abstract
Billie Smith of Shaker Lakes Nature Center describes her involvement with the Center, providing details on the history of the Center, recreation and public events, staff development, and educational programming. Smith also discusses the "Red Raider" campground (near Chagrin Falls, Ohio), which was started by her husband Ralston Fox Smith in 1933 as part of a teaching program at Shaker Heights' Malvern School. Actor Paul Newman, a Shaker Heights native, is also mentioned for having attended the camp and later becoming a supporter of the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes.
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Interviewee
Smith, Billie (interviewee)
Interviewer
Smith, Nancy King (interviewer)
Project
Shaker Lakes Nature Center
Date
2008
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
38 minutes
Recommended Citation
"Billie Smith Interview, April 2008" (2008). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 902016.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/214
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