Merwin Harrison Oral History

Archive

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Broomfield History Collections

Name/Title

Merwin Harrison Oral History

Entry/Object ID

2016.9.4

Scope and Content

Audiotape cassette with a recording of an oral history from Merwin Jay Harrison, March 1, 1996. The interviewer was Eleanor McKinley for the Boulder Public Library. Harrison discusses his family history in detail, covering his own birth in 1914 and his parents' move to Broomfield in 1916. His father worked at the Colorado Milling and Elevator Company, which Harrison describes. Harrison also discusses the Lorraine School, celebrating holidays, entertainment, various Broomfield businesses such as Broomfield Bank, Driskol's Blacksmith, Matthew's Garage, and a cheese factory, and the Crescent Grange and Merry Mix Club. Inscription on tape jacket reads: "Mervin [sic] Harrison Interviewed by Eleanor McKinley March 1, 1996" Inscription on tape spine reads: "Mervin [sic] Harrison" Physical Characteristics: See multimedia link to Boulder Public Library - Carnegie Branch of Local History for recording of full interview online.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Audiocassette

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Audiotape

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Sound Communication Media

Nomenclature Class

Sound Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Churches, Farm life, Grain elevators, Holidays, Schools

Search Terms

Crescent Grange

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1996 - 1996

Archive Size/Extent

One cassette of four in a 9" x 12" flatbox.

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1996 March 1 Date(s): 1996/03/01 Interviewer: McKinley, Eleanor H. Interview Length: 01:09:05 Interview Place: 211 East Cleveland St. Lafayette, CO 80026 Media: Cassette Tape Interviewee: Harrison, Merwin Jay Copy/Orig/Other: Original

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Emily Crawford

Person or Organization

Viola Crooks

Person or Organization

Harrison, Merwin

Person or Organization

Harrison, Nina

Person or Organization

Wright, Mary

Person or Organization

Edgar J. Jones