Weyerhaeuser Family Oral History Project: Interview with Catherine Mills Davis

Titles: Weyerhaeuser Family Oral History Project: Interview with Catherine Mills Davis (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Catherine Mills Davis was born in New Britain, Connecticut, the daughter of Catherine Wellsmon Delano and Herbert Lee Mills, her ancestry dating back to the Mayflower arrivals. She was educated in Eastern boarding schools and graduated from Wellesley College with a major in music. She taught school briefly before her marriage to Edwin Davis. After their marriage, the Davis family lived in Cloquet, Minnesota, where Davis was active in the lumber milling industry. They later moved to Saint Paul. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Davis describes her courtship and marriage to Edwin Davis; their move to Cloquet, Minnesota; their house, lifestyle, and the culture in Cloquet, as well as her husband's milling operation and civic involvements. She talks about her association with Weyerhaeuser family members, their work ethic, family gatherings and their close relationship with one another.

Dates

• 01/23/1987 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Davis, Catherine Mills
• interviewer: Reiter, Leilee Weyerhaeuser

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 26
• Accession Number: AV1993.157.1

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Weyerhaeuser Family Oral History Project' <OH 26>

Quantity: 1 hour sound cassette 28 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 01:02:51 running time

Subjects

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