Oral history interview with William H. Atkinson, 1974 Nov. 19 / conducted by L. R. Robinson.

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Oral history interview with William H. Atkinson, 1974 Nov. 19 / conducted by L. R. Robinson.

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William Atkinson discusses his experiences working as a gardener for Gunby Jordan and as post gardener at Fort Benning. His wife, Ruth, also participates at different points in the conversation and talks about her experiences teaching and serving as Mrs. Jesse Isidor Straus' social secretary.

Typescript: 30 leaves, bound ; 29 cm.Sound recording: 2 sound cassettes : analog.Sound recording: part of Track 1 on 1 sound tape reel : analog, 3 3/4 ips, 2 track ; 7 in.

Columbus State University, Simon Schwob Memorial Library

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Columbus State University, Simon Schwob Memorial Library

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Robinson, L. R.

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Atkinson, William H., 1891-

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William Atkinson was born in Halifax, England in 1891. He emigrated to the United States in 1910, arriving in Columbus, Ga. in 1924. He worked as a gardener for Columbus landowner Gunby Jordan and then as post gardener at Fort Benning during parts of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Later he opened his own business, Atkinson's Cottage Nursery. Ruth Atkinson was Mrs. Jesse Isidor Straus' social secretary for just over a year and had also been a high school teacher in Columbus. From the des...

Atkinson, Ruth

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