Oral history interview with Beryl Barton Womack, 2002 July 03.

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Oral history interview with Beryl Barton Womack, 2002 July 03.

Interview with Beryl Barton Womack, concerning her experiences in England during the Blitz in World War II; her courtship and marriage to Lieutenant Travis Womack, U. S. Army, 1944-45. Her early education; comments about Winston Churchill's inspirational speeches during the Battle of Britain; wartime rationing; the bombing of her parents' home in Nottinghamshire; attendance at Domestic Science Teachers College, Leicestershire, 1941-44; the coming of American troops; her meeting Lieutenant Travis Womack, March, 1944; their marriage, March 26, 1945; the process of her coming to the United States, 1946; adjustments to American life.

39 leaves ; 29 cm.

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