Address: 36 Christopher Drive, Methuen, MA 01844
Phone: (978) 682-1389
Date of Birth: January 30, 1928
Date of Death: December 7, 2005
Occupation: Office Manager, Bond Assistant (retired)
Ethnic Background: Italian
Interviewer: Joan Kelley
Summary: The narrator worked for Woolworth's 5 & 10 cent store from the time she was in high school (part-timer) until her second son was born. She worked full-time after graduation as a bookkeeper. The tape contains a description of the workings of the store in a time when Essex St. was bustling and bookkeeping was done with pen and ink in a ledger. The tape concludes with a description of the celebrating on Essex St. when WWII ended.
Collection
Lawrence History Center Oral History Collection
https://lawrencehistory.org/files/audio/oh/2007.500.571-rzappala.mp3
Date (created)
2002-11-06