Mary Kaiser, Clip 6: Rationing During WWII
Collection: Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Mary Kaiser
Date: Time Period: 1939 - 1945; 2010-08-13; Interview recorded: August 13 2010
Material: Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Hindenburg. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:01:34
Creator: Mary Kaiser interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Identifier: aql:20502 kaiser_mary_clip6
Description: Mary Kaiser recalls how her family could not have meat on Wednesdays during World War II, because of food rationing. She did a lot of overtime work to make extra money to buy food, and remembers the book of ration stamps. Her father used buy a cup of tea, but would save the sugar and bring it home.
Creator :
Mary Kaiser interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Date :
Time Period: 1939 - 1945; 2010-08-13; Interview recorded: August 13 2010
Summary/Description :
Mary Kaiser recalls how her family could not have meat on Wednesdays during World War II, because of food rationing. She did a lot of overtime work to make extra money to buy food, and remembers the book of ration stamps. Her father used buy a cup of tea, but would save the sugar and bring it home.
Subject :
Rationing; Tea; Sugar; Meat; World War, 1939-1945; Fathers
Rights :
This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Coverage :
Locations discussed: Waldheim, Flushing, Queens, NY Flushing (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Hindenburg.; Total running time: 0:01:34
Identifier :
aql:20502 kaiser_mary_clip6
Rights Notice
This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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