Marjorie H. Rimes World War II Interview

Marjorie H. Rimes World War II Interview

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States.

Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.

Kansas -- History.

Marjorie Rimes lived in Topeka, Kansas, during the Second World War. Interviewed as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project, Rimes talked about life during the war. She discussed the war effort at home, rationing, and communicating with soldiers overseas. Rimes passed away on February 21, 2007.

Rimes, Marjorie H.

Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project

Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)

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Kansas State Historical Society

The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society may also have interviews associated with this project. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/

To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/rimes-interview

Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/cjonline/obituary.aspx?n=marjorie-h-rimes&pid=86674020

The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.

Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm

MP4

eng

Oral History

Rimes Interview

Topeka (Kan.)

1941 - 1945

VHS

0:41:36

317 kit/s (audio)

10319 kbit/s (video)

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Rimes, Marjorie H.

Topeka (Kan.)