Interview of Tom Whittle, 1983

Archive

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Groton Public Library

Name/Title

Interview of Tom Whittle, 1983

Entry/Object ID

2025.001.055

Scope and Content

Oral history interview with Tom Whittle (1893-1985) conducted by Henry Haley over two sessions on May 3 and October 12, 1983. Tom was born in England on June 3, 1893, the son of Robert and Annie Whittle. The family immigrated to the United States c. 1902 and arrived in Groton in July 1908. His father established Whittle's Willow Spring Farm on Noank Ledyard Road, which Tom later managed. Subjects include the Whittle family, the farm business, farm buildings, neighboring farms (Raymond, Haley, Chesebro, Andrew, Holdridge, Yetter, Lamb, Burnett), Whittle's first model-T automobile, the Chesebro family, cider mill, Burnett's Corners, Yetter Road, Morton F. Plant, Trumbull Airport, the Walmsley family, ice house. 5 recordings.

Collection

Oral History Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2025.001

Source or Donor

Found in Collection

Acquisition Method

Found in 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

Search Terms

Whittle's Willow Spring Farm, Holdridge's Nursery, Yetter Road, Boston Post Road, Burnett's Corner

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

MP3

Archive Details

Creator

Henry Haley, Tom Whittle

Date(s) of Creation

1983

General Notes

Note

Notes: original file name: #55 - Whittle, Tom - 1,2of6 - May 2 1983 #56 - Whittle, Tom - 3,4of6 - May 2 1983 #57 - Whittle, Tom - 5,6of6 - May 2 1983 #58 - Whittle, Tom - 1,2of4 - Oct 12 1983 #59 - Whittle, Tom - 3,4of4 - Oct 12 1983