NHF_WC_2018_Strudwick_Shelby
2018 March 24
The conversation is an interview with Miss Shelby Strudwick, conducted by Abigail Burnett, with Alex Ramos also present. They discuss Shelby's childhood experiences in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, during World War II. Shelby shares memories of air raid drills, rationing, Victory Gardens, and the impact of the war on her community. She talks about her father's leather factory and his contribution to the war effort, as well as her godfather's role as a spy. The interview covers topics such as public opinion of political figures like Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, community celebrations after the war, and the difference in reception between soldiers returning from World War II and Vietnam. Shelby also reminisces about family pets, hunting trips, and the camaraderie of her neighborhood during wartime.
Digital
English
56m 11s
Shelby Strudwick, Interview, National Home Front Project, Washington College, Chestertown Maryland
Interview was recorded by Alex Ramos and Burnett for the Starr Center of the American Experience National Homefront Project
C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience (Washington College)
Oral histories
oral histories (literary genre)
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States
Oral histories
oral histories (literary genre)
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States