ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW
Anna McNulty Graves
April 10, 1985
by Barbara Higgins Aubrey

Part 1

0:01:10	Name was Anna McNulty when she worked at the Springfield Armory.
0:02:48	Went to the Armory from Forbes and Wallace.
0:03:55	Began to work at the Armory July 23, 1917.
0:04:20	Her boss a Mr. Witham committed suicide.
0:05:02	Started at the Armory at $660/year.
0:05:25	Went back to the Armory July 22, 1941.
0:05:52	Went to work for Aetna in 1917.
0:06:32	Describes the officer's uniforms.
0:07:00	Sold Liberty Bonds.
0:00:00	Describes the officer's uniforms.
0:07:49	Some of the officers were commissioned through their experience at Westinghouse.
0:08:23	Used to get a report from the barracks. At one time some of the men were thrown in the brig for drinking too much vanilla.
0:09:08	Talked about her disappointment about the destruction of some of the houses on the grounds.
0:10:09	Men from the barracks would clean the officer's houses.
0:10:46	Talked of a letter written by Morris Cruze about her life insurance from the Armory.
0:12:05	Graduated from the High School of Commerce in 1916.
0:12:30	Worked for a real estate agent.
0:12:52	Talks of the stores and shops in downtown Springfield.
0:13:36	Lived in Longmeadow when she worked at the Armory.
0:14:36	Grandparents came to live with her family, had to move to a larger home.
0:15:25	Lost her daughter 2 years ago.
0:17:38	Mr. Pat Coffee had a spittoon in his office.
0:18:12	Describes the set up of the office.
0:18:50	Describes Mr. Witham.
0:20:37	Went to work by trolley.
0:21:30	Husband had worked for the Armory for a short time.
0:21:40	Describes her husband's life.
0:22:48	She ran an insurance business out of her home.
0:23:20	Describes how she came to the Armory.
0:24:56	She is the oldest of 4 children.
0:25:40	When she was rehired in 1941 she worked in personnel.
0:26:10	Had a daughter and two sons.
0:26:50	Describes how she hated housework.
0:28:20	Had a girl friend who used to attend Armory dances.
0:29:10	Talks of how women were starting to come in to work during W.W.1.
0:30:44	Discussion of the Armory buildings.
0:31:34	The museum was on the same floor she worked on.
0:31:53	Describes Mr. Garand.

End of Part 1.

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