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Oral History of Carl Mosher |
Collection |
Oral History |
Scope & Content |
Carl Mosher was born in December 1910 in the "wheat belt" of Alden, Kansas. In 1928, Carl came to California with his parents, and eventually began his professional career as a high school teacher in Compton, Los Angeles County. During World War II, Carl served in the Pacific Theater with Army intelligence. He gave up a teaching career to open Mosher's Shoes, which he ran in downtown Mill Valley for nearly three decades. In addition to his involvement in numerous political campaigns, Carl was active in Rotary and Episcopal Church affairs and as a retiree, served on the board of the Marin Child Development Center. Mosher was also an ardent reader, a lifelong student of history and biography, and for many years wrote book reviews for The San Francisco Chronicle. Carl played a critical role on the board of the Mill Valley Historical Society and helped produce some of the earliest interviews for the Mill Valley Oral History Program. |
Audio and Transcript |
Click here to hear recording. Click here to read the transcript. |
Dates of Creation |
1979-10-17 |
Interviewee |
Mosher, Carl |
Interviewer |
Oman, Don |
Extent and Medium |
Transcript: 35pp |
Search Terms |
Beautification of cities and towns Business - Mill Valley - History Canepa, Frank Chambers of commerce Downtown districts Fleming, Bill Gomez, Manny Lytton Square Merchants Murphy, Ruth MV history - Baby boom years (1950s and early 1960s) Oral history - Local business Oral history - Volunteerism, activism Pohli, Emil Reading Retail stores Rutherford, Hugh Shops Stone, Bill Strawbridge, Gordon Traffic congestion Traffic signs & signals World War II |
Object ID |
1979.015.001 |
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Recording |
Copyrights |
Transcript and recording copyright Mill Valley Public Library, 1979. 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. |