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Oral history

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

MILLER, Elizabeth Carolyn (Liz) interviewed by Rebecca Amundsen

 Record Group — Box 33
Identifier: H0271
Overview This interview is part of the Grand Hotel Project. In it Liz recalls her time working as a waitress at the Grand Hotel and the visit there by the Queen in 1954. She worked here for five years after school and in holidays prior to attending Training College and a spending a year learning speech therapy in Christchurch. She worked as a speech therapist before teaching. Liz also give an insight into her family life during this time.
Dates: 2016

MILLER, Elizabeth Carolyn (Liz) interviewed by Gill Poplur

 Record Group — Box 31
Identifier: H0231
Overview In this interview Liz discusses and tells the story of her family covering topics such as: family interest in reading, recreational activities, wartime restrictions and memories, her education kindergarten through to Dunedin Teachers College and a Chinese built cave her parents lived in during the depression.
Dates: 2015

MILLER, Elizabeth Carolyn (Liz) interviewed by Seona Craig

 Record Group — Box 29
Identifier: H0192
Overview In this interview Elizabeth (Liz) recalls, describes and details her professional journey from teacher and speech language therapist, to children's librarian and story teller. She tells of extensive travelling around the world visiting different libraries and cultures, how she incorporated the knowledge she gained into the library system here and the resources she created to bring stories alive.
Dates: 2014