Archive Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2022.174.001 |
Collection |
Oral History |
Narrator's Name |
Miller, Larry & Rita |
Object Name |
Recording |
Date |
05/05/2022 |
Digital Link |
Click here to listen to recording. |
Scope & Content |
Recording of an oral history interview featuring Larry & Rita Miller conducted at the Tulsa Historical Society & Museum by museum volunteer Lorretta Bertalot on May 5, 2022. The audio track is 1:02:20 in length. The Millers speak concerning their schooling, military service, family life, career as educators, and their ownership of Miller Swim School in Tulsa, OK. 00:00 Larry Miller - background, childhood, military service, marriage, family, and career 06:15 Miller Swim School and swimming pool facilities 15:56 Rita Miller - background, childhood, marriage, family, career, and volunteer work 27:00 athletic activities and teaching methods 33:33 water safety training and summer camps 38:40 salary, retirement, and marriage 46:00 swimming pools in Tulsa high schools 48:20 teaching techniques 57:25 number of children who attended Miller Swim School 59:30 employment and work ethic in post-COVID time |
Search Terms |
American Red Cross Booker T. Washington High School coaches & coaching COVID-19 pandemic Fort Riley, KS Memorial High School Miller Swim School Nathan Hale High School Northeastern State University oral history interviews Project 12 swimming & swimmers swimming pools teachers U.S. Army water safety programs |
People |
Miller, Larry Miller, Rita |