1024 - Robert "Bob" Fields, 15 Oct, 2012, Transcript: No and Digitized: Yes
Robert “Bob” Wendell Fields Jr. (b. 1947 – d. XXXX) was born on November 22, 1947 to Frances (Courtney) and Robert Wendell Fields Sr. He studied Art and Architecture at Yavapai College. In 1976, the Sharlot Hall Museum hired him to head the Maintenance Department. He and his wife, Susan “Susie” Fields, are the parents of children: Kelley (1972) and Bobby (1974). Bob has resided in Prescott, Arizona since 1962, and worked in building restoration and remodeling. He was responsible for the design and remodel of the Wellington Saloon on Whiskey Row, which later became the Prescott Sportsman and the Green Frog Cafe on Whiskey Row. He was a member of the building committee for the Lawler Museum Center on the Sharlot Hall Museum and did the layouts and cabinetry. During his tenure as Head of Maintenance, he was responsible for the design of exhibits - doing the photos and lettering.
Oral History
Interviewee: Robert "Bob" Fields
Interviewer: Robert "Bob" Vance
Audio Number: 1024
Duration: 00:43:11
Date: October 15, 1992
Acquisition Number: ACC# 2021.066
Topics Discussed: Sharlot Hall Museum History and the Restoration of the SHM Governor's Mansion.