| Title: |
Helen Thompson Dreyfus
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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: |
Born in Mill Valley on February 2, 1908, Helen was the daughter of Fred Thompson who was one of six children of James Sexton Thompson and Josephine Maroney Thompson. Her family built Tree Haven in 1891 and have been associated with Mill Valley ever since. Helen recounts the history of the Thompson family, including her famous aunt and author of 60 novels, Kathleen Thompson Norris. Helen also recalls: her summers at “La Estancia,” the Norris estate in Saratoga; her Aunt Theresa Thompson Benet, wife of William Rose Benet; and her warm Irish family.
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| URL: |
http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/crm/oralhistories/htdreyfusft.html
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1979 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Dreyfus, Helen Thompson
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Document date: |
20-Feb-1979
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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: |
OHI0029598-32826
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