Martha, Nielson

Production date
1993
 Description
Oral history. Martha was born in Copenhagen in 1941, and describes her memories of her early life in Denmark before emigrating to New Zealand with her parents in 1953. There is a description of her voyage out to Auckland and experiences of being a new immigrant, learning English and settling into school life. After training as a nurse at Auckland Hospital, she married and descibes her family life, living for a short while in Tonga, and the United States of America. After 16 years abroad she returned to live in New Plymouth.
Recorded: 14 September 1993
Interviewer: Joy Peckham
Abstraction: Joy Peckham

Object detail

Production date
1993
Subject person
Classification
oral history/(for Archives)
Collection
Oral histories-Emigration
Item list

  Part 1

Research tape.

Recorded: 14 September 1993 Interviewer: Joy Peckham

Abstraction: Joy Peckham

Restrictions: Wishes to be informed of any public usage.

  Part 2

Master tape

  Part 3

Abstract

Accession number
ARC2005-321
Collection type
Archives

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