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Reminiscences of Betty Brooks Bell, 1985.

Creator: Bell, Betty
Project: Institute of Inter-American Affairs project.
(see all project interviews)
Phys. Desc. :Transcript 27 pages Sound recording 1 audiocassette
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Interviewee married William E. Bell

Scope and Contents

Family background; moved with parents to Washington DC when father became a member of the House of Representatives from Little Rock, Arkansas; married William E. Bell, 1945; language facility; moved to Mexico because of husband's assignment with Institute of Inter-American Affairs, 1949-1952; various experiences in Mexico; husband's work installing water supplies; move to Costa Rica, 1952-1954; contrast between two countries; membership in various women's groups

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Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1985

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