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Recording session 10, 1992 December 22

 Item — Multiple Containers

Scope and Contents

Tape 19, Side 1, through Tape 20, Side 1; Tape 21, Side 1, through Tape 25, Side 1. In the tenth session, recorded on December 22, 1992, Van Beber shares anecdotes about life in Cashmere, Washington, at the end of World War II, including caring for her mother and running another cafe. She revisits the topic of Rosser T. Garrison's problems with his health; shares her experiences after hearing about the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan; and describes the changes in Garrison’s behavior as a result of his health issues. She then shares her experiences as a patient in a psychiatric hospital in Washington. She then talks about caring for Garrison after a stroke, about their divorce, and about her subsequent brief marriage with Cecil Carter. She describes remodeling her cafe and home in Cashmere. She discusses working in Bend, Oregon, meeting Chuck Van Beber, and then working in Moab, Utah. She speaks about returning to run the cafe in Cashmere and reconnecting with Chuck Van Beber.

Dates

  • 1992 December 22

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.1 Cubic Feet (26 audiocassettes (37 hr., 4 min., 54 sec.))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English