Robinson, Rowena
Description
Rowena Robinson was born in Kentucky on March 14, 1914. She was a former elevator operator at Tiedtke's for the periods 1927-1942 and 1952-1971. In this interview, she discusses her first experience of Tiedtke's store as a child buying for her mother and the circumstances of gaining employment at the firm. She also discusses wages, the organ music, operation of the annex, the stand for buying old gold, elevator service, personal experiences, stikes and unionization, sales of Tiedtke's to Davidsons and then to Federals, the reasons for Tiedtke's success, the poplularity of the bargain squares, snack counters, the employment of Afrcian Americans in the store, and the remote radio broadcasts from the store. She died on May 15, 2000, in Toledo.
Sound
TLCPLNoel, David MToledo Lucas County Public Library
