Tinker Walker and Harold Walker (II)

Recorded November 2, 2019 41:18 minutes
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Id: mby019349

Description

Tinker Walker (94) talks to her son Harold Walker II (62) about her best friend "Beebaw" her rag doll, while she was growing up after the loss of both her parents & how after losing her beloved doll as a child, 60 years later she saw her again when she least expected it.

Subject Log / Time Code

H asks T to tell the story about her doll Beebaw. T talks about how at 4yrs old her father took his own life and her mother left.
T talks about finding Beebaw in a Texas historical home in Waco Texas 60 years later.
T talks about H's great-grandfather who was in the silent movies.
T talks about her adventures traveling with her husband.
T talks about missing her husband who passed in 2015.
T talks about growing up without her parents.
T talks about seeing Beebaw at the house and her feelings of disbelief.

Participants

  • Harold Walker (II)

Recording Locations

Dallas Public Library: North Oak Cliff Branch