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Title |
Oral History of Elizabeth Cooper Terwilliger |
Collection |
Oral History |
Scope & Content |
The legendary "Mrs. Terwilliger", who taught generations of Mill Valley kids about local ecology and inspired the appreciation and protection of nature, was born Sept. 13, 1909 in Honolulu. She went to the prestigious Punahou School and earned her B.S. at the University of Hawaii. She received an M.A. from Columbia and an R.N. from Stanford University. She married Calvin Terwilliger, M.D. and they had two children, Lynn Ellen (1947) and John (1949). She and Dr. Terwilliger came to Mill Valley in 1957. In addition to recounting her life, Mrs. Terwilliger discusses her favorite subject of all: the great outdoors. |
Audio and Transcript |
Click here to hear recording. Click here to read the transcript. |
Dates of Creation |
1972-06-28 |
Interviewee |
Terwilliger, Elizabeth |
Interviewer |
Slate, Dorothy |
Creator |
Mill Valley Historical Society |
Search Terms |
Bagley, William Bicycling Birds Bodovitz, Joe Climate Education Hein, Herman Marshlands Nature Oral history - Nature and conservation Oral history - Volunteerism, activism Rafferty, Max Robinson, Martha Terwilliger, Calvin Terwilliger, John Terwilliger, Lynn Ellen Wildlife Wornum, Michael |
Object ID |
1972.010.001 |
Object Name |
Recording |
Copyrights |
Transcript and recording are copyright Mill Valley Public Library, 1972. 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. |