Zula Zanzibar Deeter Oral History Typescript

Collection

Identifier: MC 1082

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Scope and Content Note

Typescript of transcribed oral history interview of Zula Zanzibar Deeter by Esther B. Raun. The interview was conducted in fall 1978; the transcript was completed in 1987, and includes a foreward and postscript by Raun, as well as a topical index. Topics include cars, Civilian Conservation Corps camps, childbirth and child rearing, clothing, the Great Depression, farming, food, illnesses and medical care, religion, social life, and education.

Dates

1987

Creator

Deeter, Zula Zanzibar, 1891-1996 (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Zula Zanzibar Deeter (1891-1996) was a resident of Arkansas' Petit Jean Mountain. She was born March 13, 1891, to Agnes Elizabeth Bennett and Addison Walker. On October 16, 1910, she married Daniel Leory Deeter and moved to Petit Jean Mountain; the couple had nine children. Deeter passed away January 26, 1996, at age 104, and is buried in Petit Jean Mountain Cemetery.

Extent

0.05 Linear Feet (2 folders)

Additional Description

Acquisition Information

The Zula Zanzibar Deeter Oral History Typescript was donated to the Special Collections Department by Esther B. Raun of Falls Church, Virginia, on April 9, 1990.