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Oral History of Elizabeth Muller Mielenz |
Collection |
Oral History |
Scope & Content |
Elizabeth Muller was born in San Francisco on August 30, 1912 and brought directly to the family home at Buena Vista and Oakdale. Her father was William Muller (no middle name), a German immigrant, and her mother was Elizabeth Haste Muller. Her brother was William Haste Muller. She recalls Mill Valley as being "rugged," with muddy streets, and going to Kentfield by train on May Day to celebrate by dancing around a Maypole. She went to Old Mill, Park and Summit schools, and then to Tam High. She went to College of Marin for a year, got her secondary teaching credential at U.C. Berkeley and her higher credentials at San Francisco State. Her first teaching job was at Homestead School in Mill Valley. Among her "outstanding" students were Chip Collins, a famous doctor, Jane Marsh, the opera singer, and the interviewer, Gene Stocking. She eventually also taught at Old Mill, Park and Edna Maguire schools. She also recalls the big 1929 fire, in which her aunt Lou lost her house on West Blithedale, and various stores in Mill Valley where her family shopped. She married Harvey Mielenz, a travel agent, affording them a lot of travel opportunities. Elizabeth served as president of the Outdoor Art Club in 1974-75. |
Audio and Transcript |
Click here to hear recording. Click here to read the transcript. |
Dates of Creation |
1998-06-05 |
Interviewee |
Mielenz, Elizabeth Muller |
Interviewer |
Stocking, Gene |
Extent and Medium |
Transcript: 16pp Recording: 00:28:36 |
Search Terms |
1929 Fire Collins, Chip Downtown districts Edmisten, Carol Edna Maguire School Fire Homestead School Marigold Gift Shop Marsh, Jane Mielenz, Elizabeth Muller Mielenz, Harvey Mountain Play Muller, Elizabeth Haste Muller, William Muller, William Haste MV history - Interwar years Old Mill School Oral history - Education Oral history - Local business Outdoor Art Club Stocking, Gene Stores & shops Tamalpais High School Teachers Teaching |
Object ID |
1998.008.001 |
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Recording |
Copyrights |
Transcript and recording copyright Mill Valley Public Library, 1998. Materials are made available for research purposes only; all rights are reserved to the Mill Valley Public Library. Requests for permission to quote for publication or for any other usage must be obtained from the Library. |