Sophie Adams Oral History Interview

IdentifierNHF_TPS_2016_Adams_Sophie

DateSeptember 20 2016

Description In this interview, Sophie speaks about her experience growing up in Wyoming on a farm during the Great Depression. After Pearl Harbor, she witnessed the young men in her community, including her little brother, leaving for war. Despite her family’s reluctance, Sophie packed up and headed to California where she acquired a job packing lemons. She later found work riveting at the Lockheed Corporation. Sophie discusses rationing books, saving stamps, V-J Day, and her advice to the youth of today.

Material TypeDigital

Duration1h 11m 28s

Preferred CitationSophie Adams, Interview, National Home Front Project, Washington College, Chestertown Maryland.

ProvenanceInterview was recorded by Anne Montague, Buddie Curnette, and Anna Hess through Thanks! Plain and Simple for the Starr Center of the American Experience National Homefront Project.

GeonamesWinchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States, NA [37.99008,-84.17965] [id:4313697]Yellowstone National Park, Park, Wyoming, United States, NA [44.42796,-110.58846] [id:5843642]Durango, La Plata, Colorado, United States, NA [37.27528,-107.88007] [id:5420241]Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, California, United States, NA [34.39888,-119.51846] [id:5334423]