Interviewer
Mary Melcher
Files
Description
Reverend Mary Wessel discusses her childhood in New York City, describing her early interest in becoming a teacher and the biblical studies that were part of her education. She describes her move to Los Angeles, California, for her health and the teaching opportunities she enjoyed there. Wessell compares the societal differences between the East and West Coast. She reminisces about meeting her husband, and moving to Neinhart, Montana, as well as their travels to other parts of Montana. She recalls the birth of her children, her growing involvement with the church, and her ordainment as a minister. She frequently explains throughout the interview how chronic illness affected her life from childhood into adulthood.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Women ministers, Montana; Neinhart, Montana; Women in the church
Original Date
8-11-1981
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Montana Women's Oral History Project, OH 049, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 049-062
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (18 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:00:39 minutes
Local Filename
OH_049_062.mp3; OH_049_062.pdf
Citation
Wessel, Mary, "Mary Wessel Interview, August 11, 1981" (1981). Montana Women's Oral History Project. 18.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtwomen_oralhistory/18