Oral history interview with Ella Marie Christensen Howard, 2007 April 30

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Identifier: MSS 9148 Item AV130

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Scope and Contents

Recording on audiocassette of an interview with Ella Marie Christensen Howard, conducted by Don Norton, on April 30, 2007.

Dates

Creation: 2007 April 30

Creator

Howard, Ella Marie, 1924-2020 (interviewee, Person)
Norton, Don E. (1934-) (interviewer, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical History

Ella Marie (Ellaree) Howard was born September 13, 1924, and raised in Idaho Falls, Idaho. During her time at college in Logan, Utah, she chose to defer her education to join the Navy branch of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). She mainly worked as a secretary in the Navy Legal Department in Washington, D.C. After her release in 1946, she married Bill Howard, who she was engaged to throughout her service. They graduated from the University of Idaho together, raised four children, and lived in Montana, Washington, and Utah. She passed away on March 11, 2020.