PERRYCELIA

Interview with Celia Perry, 1973

 

1973-12-15

 

Interviewer: Dakis, James H., Jr.

Mrs. Celia Perry was born on November 11, 1918 in Miami, Florida, and spent time in the 1930s living in both San Francisco and San Diego. She was only 11 years old at the onset of the Great Depression in 1929. Thus, her recollection of the first few years of the Depression was somewhat limited. However, in the interview, she shows signs of being very observant of the situation starting from 1932 onwards. Perry touches upon the psychological effects of the Depression, and how she feels the "depression of the morale" was one of the most serious tragedies of the day. She then relates the political climate of the time as she observed it. She tells of the average man's hatred for President Hoover, and how the people blamed their misery on him. She then tells of the beneficial effects of FDR's programs, and the people's love for him.

James H. Dakis, Jr.; Celia Perry; California Audiovisual Preservation Project; CAVPP; Interviews; Oral histories; Great Depression; San Francisco; San Diego; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Works Projects Administration; Works Progress Administration; Herbert Hoover; Labor unions; Immigrants; Cost of living; Lessons learned

 

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English

 

Reel-to-reel audiotape

01:05:56

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Audio

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30.18 MB