Edna Ann Cattar Interview in 1983
Collection: Winfield Kansas Oral History Audio Recordings
Title
Edna Ann Cattar Interview in 1983
Subject
Cattar, Edna Ann
Interviewing
Oral history - Winfield, KS
Description
Edna was born in Belle Plaine, KS in 1900. Her parents were both born in Illinois. She grew up in Belle Plaine and went to Southwestern College in 1917. After she was married, she moved around the area in South Central Kansas. She finally settled in Winfield in 1944. Her ancestors, the Slaters, came from England and smuggled in the plans for the cotton spinning and weaving machinery. Her father came to Kansas to be a hired hand as a teenager and eventually owned his own farm. She traveled with the Southwestern College male quartet. She was the announcer for their concerts and made money by donations. After she had children, she stopped teaching and raised their children. She also took care of her mother in her the years before her passing.
Creator
Wilcox, Sally
Source
Unknkown
Publisher
Winfield Public Library, Winfield, KS USA
Date
1983
Rights
Format
audio/mp3
Language
English
Type
Audio
Citation
Wilcox, Sally, “Edna Ann Cattar Interview in 1983,” Winfield Digital Collections, accessed June 24, 2026, https://winfield.digitalsckls.info/item/169.
Interviewer
Wilcox, Sally
Interviewee
Cattar, Edna Ann
Location
Unknown
Original Format
Audio Cassette Tape
Duration
00:51:12
Bit Rate/Frequency
255 kbit/s
Title
Edna Ann Cattar Interview in 1983
Subject
Cattar, Edna Ann
Interviewing
Oral history - Winfield, KS
Description
Edna was born in Belle Plaine, KS in 1900. Her parents were both born in Illinois. She grew up in Belle Plaine and went to Southwestern College in 1917. After she was married, she moved around the area in South Central Kansas. She finally settled in Winfield in 1944. Her ancestors, the Slaters, came from England and smuggled in the plans for the cotton spinning and weaving machinery. Her father came to Kansas to be a hired hand as a teenager and eventually owned his own farm. She traveled with the Southwestern College male quartet. She was the announcer for their concerts and made money by donations. After she had children, she stopped teaching and raised their children. She also took care of her mother in her the years before her passing.
Creator
Wilcox, Sally
Source
Unknkown
Publisher
Winfield Public Library, Winfield, KS USA
Date
1983
Rights
Format
audio/mp3
Language
English
Type
Audio
Citation
Wilcox, Sally, “Edna Ann Cattar Interview in 1983,” Winfield Digital Collections, accessed June 24, 2026, https://winfield.digitalsckls.info/item/169.Interviewer
Wilcox, Sally
Interviewee
Cattar, Edna Ann
Location
Unknown
Original Format
Audio Cassette Tape
Duration
00:51:12
Bit Rate/Frequency
255 kbit/s