Interview of Louise Groves Squibb
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Wife of Paul Squibb, the founder and first headmaster of the Midland School in Los Olivas, California.
The Founding of Midland School
College Preparatory Schools of Southern California
Mink, James V.
Squibb, Louise Groves
Persons Present:
Squibb, her husband, Paul Squibb, and Mink.
Place Conducted:
Squibb's home in Cambria, California.
Records relating to the interview are located in the office of the UCLA Library's Center for Oral History Research.
Interviewer Background and Preparation:
The interview was conducted by James V. Mink, University Archivist and Director, UCLA Oral History Program; B.A., M.A., History, UCLA; B.L.S., UC Berkeley; Certificate in Archival Administration and Preservation, American University, Washington, D.C. Mink relied on his own knowledge as a graduate of the Midland School. He also examined school documents and records prior to the interview and these materials were on hand at the time the interviews took place. In connection with the California Association of Independent Schools, he examined records in the Office of Relations with Schools at UCLA.
Processing of Interview:
Editing was done by the interviewer during February 1970. The following transcript consists of a verbatim transcription of the interviews, edited primarily to obtain correct punctuation, paragraphing and spelling. The spelling of proper names has been verified. In the course of editing the transcript was thoroughly checked against the original taped interviews. The material has been retained in the order that it was spoken on the tape, except that the minor deletion of repetitive words or phrases has occasionally been made. Words or phrases not actually spoken by the respondents on tape have been bracketed (except in the case of short connective words). The edited manuscript was taken to the respondents for review in February and returned to the program in March of 1970. They made very minor corrections and additions and supplied correct spellings of proper names the editor was unable to verify. The index was prepared by the interviewer.
This series includes interviews who founded or served on the staff of college preparatory schools in Southern California in the middle decades of the twentieth century.
Financing Midland School; gifts for buildings and transportation; early improvements in the physical plant; founding of the Midland Mirror; early food facilities; Midland's Thanksgiving Day celebrations; Louise Squibb's nature competitions; planning Midland's menus; class suppers; dance and other social events; and school health problems.