Oral History
Identifier:
86.5.1
Alternate Identifier:MS 2
1899 – 1986
Interview date:1986
Interviewer:Kathy Bradford
Description
Discussion of early lifestyle and businesses in Brigham City, focusing on the Box Elder Academy of Music and Dancing. Kay remembers dance instruction and formal dances at the Academy and her association with founder Christian Christensen and his sons who later founded ballet companies in Portland, San Francisco, and Salt Lake City. Interview includes Kay's family background and personal memories as the only child of railroad employees, living with her parents in railroad cars in summer and with her grandmother during the school year. She mentions early Peach Days, school, and volunteerism during WWII.
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World War II;volunteerism;railroad;Peach Days;schools;lifestyle;business