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Oral history interview with Lin Werner 1977 May 18 (Part 1)

Werner an important civic leader in Mesa was born in Harrisonburg Virginia in 1901. He came to Mesa in 1925 when the J.C. Penney Company transferred him. Werner talks about his career with…

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Oral history of Dolly Beville Robertson 1985 March 4 (Side A)

Robertson begins by recounting her family's move from California to Arizona in 1911. Her father Paul Baxter Beville a citrus farmer moved to Mesa to grow citrus because the land was plentiful…

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Oral History Interview with Dean and Zeta Thayer (Part 2, 1983-10-06)

Mr. Thayer tells the story of his parents' trip to Phoenix, from Lima, Ohio, as tourists in 1900. They ended up staying because the town of Buckeye badly needed a physician. The Thayers, who…

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Oral History Interview with Dean and Zeta Thayer (Part 1, 1983-10-06)

Mr. Thayer tells the story of his parents' trip to Phoenix, from Lima, Ohio, as tourists in 1900. They ended up staying because the town of Buckeye badly needed a physician. The Thayers, who…

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