Corwin Henkins 03/16/1990
Description
In this 1990 interview, Corwin Henkins (1899-1999) shares his experience of living in Bristow for the first twenty-seven years of his life. He discusses his parents making the run and settling in Bristow, along with his father’s death when he was only nine years old. Corwin describes entertainment at that time, the first radio station, statehood, and the effects of the Great Depression.
| Date(s) | 03/16/1990 |
| Call Number | |
| Subjects | Bristow (Okla.); local businesses; crops; Dr. King; flu epidemic; Jessie Allen; WW I; Kremlin (Okla.); 1889 Land Run Civil War; Lucy West; Mrs. Klingensmith; Yuchi Tribe of Oklahoma; Mr. Clad Purdy; radio station; Dr. Hartz; Abraham kids |
| Interviewee(s) | Corwin Henkins |
| Interviewer(s) | Wanda Newton |