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Oral History of Sarah Edna Maguire |
Collection |
Oral History |
Scope & Content |
Sarah Edna Maguire was born April 23, 1889 in Nevada County, California. Edna, as she called herself, began her teaching career in Mariposa, where she worked for a decade before moving to Mill Valley in 1921 and begininng to teach in the Mill Valley School District. For 20 years Edna served as principal of Homestead School. In 1955, the Edna Maguire school was built and named in her honor. Edna passed away at the age of 92 in Santa Rosa. Editor's Note: The transcript for this oral history differs somewhat from the audio recording due to editorial decisions at the time of the recording. Unfortunately, the sound quality of the recording is poor. |
Audio and Transcript |
Click here to hear recording. Click here to read the transcript. |
Dates of Creation |
1970-10 |
Interviewee |
Maguire, Sarah Edna |
Interviewer |
Lescohier, Ruth Wutke |
Extent and Medium |
Transcript: 6pp Recording: 00:15:44 |
Search Terms |
Abraham, Belle Arden, Eve Edna Maguire School Floods Homestead School Mill Valley School District MV history - WWI and WWII Oral history - Education Plummer, Ida Quedens, Elsie Quedens, Eunice Schools Teaching |
Object ID |
2017.036.001 |
Object Name |
Recording |
Copyrights |
Transcript and recording copyright Mill Valley Public Library, 1970. 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. |