Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post Oral History Project: Interview with Letitia B. Caldwell

Titles: Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post Oral History Project: Interview with Letitia B. Caldwell (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Letitia B. Caldwell was born on the White Earth Reservation in 1912. At the time of the interview she resided in Shawano, Wisconsin. Ms. Caldwell was the daughter of William Markum Dailey, who was an interpreter for the Ojibwe at Mille Lacs when annuity payments were made during the early part of the 20th century. Her grandfather was Chief Mou-zoo-mau-nee, a noted leader at Mille Lacs in the 19th century. Ms. Caldwell was employed by Harry and Jeannette Ayer as salesperson for the Mille Lacs Trading Post between 1929 and 1933. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Specific information on Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post, including detailed descriptions of interior of general store and museum room, dining hall and restaurant, boat factory, general operation of the trading post, other employees and descriptions of Harry and Jeannette Ayer.

Dates

• 11/09/1991 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewer: Godfrey, Anthony
• interviewee: Caldwell, Letitia B.

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 35
• Accession Number: AV1993.198.2

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post Oral History Project' <OH 35>

Quantity: 66 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: text

Subjects

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