Oral history of Harriet Palmer McCarter, 1979 April 12, 2006 March
Abstract
McCarter, who was born at Roosevelt Dam, tells of her father coming to Arizona in 1902 and becoming the 43rd registered physician in the state. She mentions that the Historical Museum is publishing a book he wrote about his life in Arizona. McCarter talks about her childhood in Mesa, her schooling, and mentions some of her childhood friends. She discusses some of her father's accomplishments including building Everybody's Drugstore, building the Southside Hospital, and starting the Rotary Club in 1928.
Dates
- 1979 April 12
- Digitization: 2006 March
Creator
- Parkinson, Merle (Interviewer, Person)
Digital Repository
Oral history of Harriet Palmer McCarter
Language of Materials
Materials in English, Spanish, and other languages.
Conditions Governing Access
Use of this oral history is granted for non-commercial and educational purposes only, with the credit line "Courtesy of the Mesa Southwest Museum." No resale use may be made of this material. All other rights reserved.
Extent
1 Items ; 47 minutes, 35 seconds
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Computer hardware: 3 Intel Celeron 1.8 GHz/224 MB RAM PCs manufactured by PowerSpec, each with a Firewire hard drive (2 manufactured by MicroNet, 1 by LaCie); M-Audio Delta Audiophile internal sound card; External Firewire hard drive; Analog to digital converter: Prism Sound Dream ADA-8XR, Prism Sound Dream AD-2; Analog playback equipment: Nakamichi Dragon, Nakamichi cassette deck 1; Operating system: Windows XP; Capture and editing software: Steinberg Wavelab 4.0; Formatting software: Sony Soundforge.
General
Transcript available
Source
- Mesa Historical Society (Organization)
- Heritage Colorado (Organization)
Creator
- Parkinson, Merle (Interviewer, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository