| Title: |
William Glenn Courtright
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Marin County Free Library. Civic Center Branch. Anne T. Kent California Room
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| Collection: |
Carla Ehat Oral History Program for the Anne T. Kent California Room
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| Description: |
William is a long-time resident of Larkspur where his mother, Mary Kelly Courtright, was the City Clerk for 28 years and the Postmaster for 11 years. William talks about his family and growing up in Ross Valley, and takes us on a trip to places and homes long since gone. This interview is filled with warm reminiscences of the railroads and ferries and documents people and lifestyles in Marin during the 1920s and 1930s. Included are descriptions of Larkspur, Kentfield, Greenbrae, and the Ross Valley.
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| URL: |
http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/crm/oralhistories/wgcourtrightft.html
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1981 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Courtright, Wiliam Glenn, 1903-1989
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1903
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| Speaker place of birth: |
San Francisco, CA; California; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
City official; Post office official
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| Age at speaking: |
78
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| Document location: |
Novato, CA
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| Document date: |
07-Jun-1981
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| Interviewer: |
Ehat, Carla; Kent, Anne
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| Locations discussed: |
California; Marin County, CA; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
California; California--History; Community; Local history; Marin County (Calif.)--History; Marin County, CA; North America; Oral history; United States
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0029593-32819
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