Clara Beck Larsen Oral History Interview 1984.

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Clara Beck Larsen Oral History Interview 1984.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/658216715

This interview was conducted with Clara Larsen on August 23, 1984 in Spokane, Washington. It contains information about her childhood, emigration, marriage, work as a seamstress, Danish heritage, and return trips to Denmark. The interview was conducted in English with some Danish towards the end of the interview.

1 sound cassette.

Oregon State University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7950304

Oregon State University Libraries

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