Marie Buchanan (1923-), 1996 April 4
Abstract
In this interview, Marie Buchanan describes her life during World War II. Buchanan goes into detail about her job at the Glenn L. Martin company, meeting her husband, the community they lived in, building their own house, and life after the war.
Dates
- 1996 April 4
Creator
- Buchanan, Marie, 1923- (Narrator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Biographical / Historical
Marie Buchanan moved to Maryland from West Virginia in 1941. She got a job working for Glenn L. Martin the same day she got off the train. Buchanan only worked for Glenn L. Martin until 1945, getting let go after the war ended. She then worked for a bottling company called Crown Cork and Seal for three years, and then as a district sales manager for Avon for 17 years. Buchanan met her husband when they both worked at Glenn L. Martin, and he continued to work for them for 23 years. The couple lived in Edgewater, a Glenn L. Martin housing community, in a house they built from scratch in 1953 for $10,000. At the time of the interview, Buchanan was still living in that house.
Extent
1 Items (31-minute audio recording.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Scope and Contents
This collection includes four oral history interviews, conducted by Jessica Payne and one other unidentified interviewers.
The narrators all worked for the Glenn L. Martin company during World War II.
Creator
- Buchanan, Marie, 1923- (Narrator, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org