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Norma Glazebrook Oral History Interview

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Citation

“Norma Glazebrook Oral History Interview,” Madison Historical, accessed April 18, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/1691.

Description

In this oral history, Norma Galzebrook of Alton, Illinois discusses her childhood from the 1940s in Godfrey, Illinois and her early baton twirling career. She mentions seeing Robert Wadlow in her youth as well as her days at the Alton Telegraph during the 1950s. Also discussed is the creation Glazebrook Park, established in honor of her late husband, as well as her extensive work with the St. Louis chapter of the Make-A-Wish foundation.

Subjects

  • culture
  • Alton
  • Godfrey

Date

December 2, 2018

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Language

English

Type

  • Oral History

Format

  • pdf
  • mp3

Duration

  • 0:44:03

Interviewer

McNamara, Meghan

Interviewee

Glazebrook, Norma

Location

Alton, Illinois

Bit Rate

160 kbit/s

Coverage

  • Alton, Illinois
  • Godfrey, Illinois
  • 1940s-2010s

Identifier

  • Glazebrook-Norma-O-001
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