Conversation with Alta Marie Kaessinger

Name/Title

Conversation with Alta Marie Kaessinger

Entry/Object ID

2013.7.2

Scope and Content

Summary and notes of an oral history interview conducted by Mary Ann McNair with Alta Marie Kaessinger on February 27, 2013. Kaessinger was the daughter of Broomfield depot station agent Robert M Reed. She and her family lived in the depot from 1935 to 1936. The summary gives brief details on Kaessinger's family history, what life was like living and working in the depot, and her family's life after moving out of the depot in 1937.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Reminiscence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Literary Works

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Railroad depots, Railroad employees, Telegraph, Home life, Interviews

Search Terms

Colorado and Southern Railway, Broomfield Depot

Archive Details

Creator

McNair, Mary Ann

Date(s) of Creation

2013 - 2013

Archive Size/Extent

One letter size file folder within a legal size file folder

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 2013 February 27 Date(s): 2013/02/27 Copy/Orig/Other: Original

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Robert M. Reed

Provenance

Notes

Custodial History: This summary was compiled by contractor Mary Ann McNair after she conducted an interview with Alta Kaessinger. McNair was hired by the Broomfield Depot Museum in 2013 to create historical materials for distribution by the museum; the interview contributed to these efforts.