- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Kenneth R. Steele, part 1 of 3
- Creator:
- Hyde, Barbara
VerHoef, Sue Hardy
Steele, Kenneth R., 1925- - Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 2017-03-13
- Subject:
- World War, 1939-1945--Georgia--Atlanta
Domestics--Georgia--Atlanta
Orphanages--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Immigrants--United States
E. Rivers School (Atlanta. Ga.)
North Fulton High School (Atlanta, Ga.)
May Patterson Goodrum House (Atlanta, Ga.)
United States. Marine Corps - People:
- Cody, Clara Clarke Steele, 1903-1947
Steele, Wilfred
Abreu, Francis Luis, 1896-1969
Cody, Robert William, 1903-1956
Patterson, Mollie Huff, 1859-1941
Goodrum, May Patterson (1891-1976) - Location:
- Canada, British Columbia, 53.99983, -125.0032
United Kingdom, England, Stony Stratford, 52.05682, -0.85281
United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County, Miami, 25.77427, -80.19366
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit, 42.33143, -83.04575 - Medium:
- video recordings (physical artifacts)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In part one of this three-part interview, Ken Steele describes his parents' marriage and his mother's emigration to the United States. He explains his mother's work as a domestic servant in Miami and how she became the caretaker for May Patterson Goodrum's elderly mother. He recalls the other servants working in the Goodrum home and his mother's marriage to Bob Cody. He describes the culture and economy of the United States leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. He discusses the patriotism that swept the United States during that time and how vital women were to American war industries. He provides a brief overview of his World War II service in the U.S. Marine Corps; how his mother reacted to his enlistment; and riding a troop train from the East Coast to San Diego. (Note: This series of interviews was conducted to document Mr. Steele's connection with the May Patterson Goodrum House in Atlanta, Georgia, in addition to documenting his military service in World War II and Korea. The bulk of this first interview pertains to his life before World War II. Please view part 2 to hear him discuss his service during World War II in more detail. Please view part 3 to hear him discuss his service in the Korean War.)
streetcars; domestic violence; GI Bill;
Ken Steele served in the United States Marine Corps in World War II and the Korean War. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/833
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 57:03
- Original Collection:
- Veterans History Project oral history recordings
Veterans History Project collection, MSS 1010, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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