| 0:00:34 |
Talks about working for the German small arms chief, von Lossnitzer, that lived on the Armory base. |
| 0:01:28 |
Took her typewriter to the post office to take the test to work for the Armory. |
| 0:02:05 |
She had graduated from the High School of Commerce as well as her husband and two daughters. |
| 0:02:32 |
Was let go from the Armory because her father was employed there. |
| 0:02:50 |
Worked for a group of engineers as a secretary for a year and a half. |
| 0:03:26 |
Just two secretaries that took care of 60 or 70 people. |
| 0:03:58 |
Job paid more than the $35 a week job that she had left. |
| 0:05:08 |
She worked in Bldg. 27 Bldg. 104 was the research area. |
| 0:05:21 |
Talks about being moved from grade 1 to grade 2, but not wanting to go any further because she would have to give up the job that she liked. |
| 0:06:15 |
Worked at the Armory just over 2 years. |
| 0:06:40 |
Her uncle worked at the Armory in the early 1930's. |
| 0:07:25 |
Father was a member of the original Springfield Symphony as a violinist his profession disappeared with the depression had to take work at the Armory in 1941. |
| 0:09:21 |
Worked at the Armory for between 10 and 15 years. |
| 0:09:36 |
Could not see how anyone could work in the noise and oil of the shop. |
| 0:10:56 |
Talks about how her family would play violin together. |
| 0:12:54 |
Did not participate in any sports groups. |
| 0:13:34 |
Talks about her sister and her mother. |
| 0:15:00 |
Her sister had an excellent paying job working on development maps. |
| 0:15:54 |
Talks about how she changed jobs frequently. |
| 0:16:37 |
Wanted to be a forest ranger or a civil engineer. |
| 0:17:33 |
Had wanted to go on to college but her family felt she did not need a college education. |
| 0:18:11 |
Worked on her associates degree part time for 8 years. |
| 0:19:10 |
Von Lossnitzer was required to live on base. |
| 0:20:00 |
Talks about the collection of brains and ability that were there in the research and development section. |
| 0:21:21 |
Most of the offices were group offices with only the upper positions with their own offices. |
| 0:21:58 |
The engineers worked at desks and drafting tables. |
| 0:22:15 |
Mentions the names of some of the people in research and development. |
| 0:22:43 |
Von Lossnitzer had his son and daughter here also. |
| 0:23:00 |
Her father played violin only in the classical style. |
| 0:23:53 |
She brown bagged her lunch. |
| 0:24:19 |
Got to work by bus most of the time. |
| 0:24:49 |
Does not remember seeing any V.I.P.s |
| 0:25:18 |
Remembers John Garand being always friendly. |
| 0:27:00 |
Father left before the Armory closed in 1959. |
