Marianna Korte Oral History, Transcript

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TranscriberKathleen GarciaContributorBurton Barr Central LibraryIntervieweeMarianna KorteDescriptionMarianna (Dains) Korte was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1920 to Wesley and Virginia Dains. Her parents taught on an Indian Reservation before her father opened a law practice downtown Phoenix. She married Ray Korte in 1945. In this interview she talks about growing up in Phoenix, schools she attended, the businesses downtown and some of the people who owned them, and the streetcar system. Her husband owned a Chevrolet dealership in Scottsdale. Mrs. Korte talks about her and her husband's civic and charitable involvement and their five children. She employed Native American girls as live-in help while her children were growing up and talks some about the experience.SubjectPhoenix (Ariz.)--HistoryPhoenix (Ariz.)--Social life and customsScottsdale (Ariz.)--HistoryDate Original2011-03-24Date Range1920s (1920-1929)1930s (1930-1939)1940s (1940-1949)1950s (1950-1959)1960s (1960-1969)1970s (1970-1979)1980s (1980-1989)1990s (1990-1999)2000s (2000-2009)2010s (2010-2019)TypeTextOriginal FormatTranscriptsLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionState Archives- Arizona State Library, Archives and Public RecordsCollectionCapturing Arizona's StoriesRights StatementFrom the collection of the History and Archives Division, Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Copyright and/or publication rights for all items in this collection are retained by this institution. For assistance with permission to re-use or other reference questions, please contact the Archives at [email protected]

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City or TownPhoenixCountyMaricopa CountyStateArizonaCountryUnited States

Oral HistoryMarianna KortePlacePhoenixTopicCommunitiesEducationNative AmericansRecreation

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IdentifierKorteM03242011.pdfDate Digitized2011-03-24Digital FormatPDF

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Marianna Korte Oral History, Transcript