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In this oral history, California native and longtime Mill Valley resident Dorothy Killion recounts with laughter and depth some of her wide-ranging life experiences, along with her memories of the wilder, less-developed Mill Valley of the mid-20th century. Born in Oakland, California in 1920, Dorothy grew up in the East Bay and completed a degree in political science at the University of California, Berkeley in 1941, the year of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Subsequent involvement of the United States in World War II opened up the job market for women and altered the trajectory of Dorothy's professional life, which took her to places as far apart as the nation's capital and the San Francisco waterfront. As a resident of Mill Valley from the 1950s onward, Dorothy became a founding board member of the Mill Valley Historical Society. Dorothy's time raising her family in Mill Valley brought her closer to nature, and she spent much time outdoors developing a keen sense of the landscape beyond the official city limits. Dorothy recalls the construction of Highway 101, the gradual development of what became Enchanted Knolls and Shelter Hill, changing businesses, and famous family homes. Dorothy also fondly discusses her children, Paul, Tom (a famous local artist and woodblock printer) and Ann.
Identifier
F8FECE2D-E827-44BC-82E8-790393416052 2016.064.001
Subject
101 Freeway Alpine Club Community Center Depot Dreyfus, Helen (Babby) Enchanted Knolls Eucalyptus Knolls Friends of the Field Hein, Herman Killion, Ann Killion, Leo Killion, Paul Killion, Tom Little, Lucretia Hanson Mill Valley Historical Society Miller Avenue MV history - Baby boom years (1950s and early 1960s) Oral history - Volunteerism, activism Sabella's Shelter Ridge Sunrise Pointe Terwilliger, Elizabeth The Upstart Crow
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