Oral History
Interviewee:  Evelyn "Evie" (Budd) Merritt (b. 01/08/1902 - d. 04/19/1999)
Interviewee:  Ann Tewksbury
Audio Number:  165
Duration:  00:17:09
Acquisition Number:  ACC# 2021.099
Date:  May 10, 1988
Topic Discussed:  Eva Favour; Custodians Lorraine Garrett and Esther Workman; Dr. Cutler; Hartzell Collection; Hartzell home; Mrs. Hartzell; Tommy Johns; Monday Club donation; Sandstone log; Dr. & Mrs. Roper; Mrs. Boblett; Carl Hayden; Delia Gardner; Little Daisy Mine; United Verde Extension mine (UVX); Custodians Mrs. Knight and Mrs. Breckenridge; Pauline Weaver; Rose Garden; Quince trees and grapevines; Cecil Bruner rose; Margaret McCormick rose.

Time          Topic /Subject Discussed
00:00:29    Evie interested in Sharlot Hall Museum though Mrs. Eva Favour
00:00:40    Sharot Hall’s papers in cardboard print
00:00:16    Booklet on Sharlot Hall
00:01:29    Custodians: Lorraine Garrett
00:01:33    Esther Workman
00:01:47    New page expert
00:01:54    Never knew Sharlot Hall
00:02:05    Dr. Cutler
00:02:19    Lived on upstairs floor of old museum – died there
00:02:31    Dr. Cutler was the first tour guide
00:02:42    Hartzell Collection
00:02:53    Hartzell home on Pleasant Street
00:02:56    Made list of mounted arrowheads in Hartzell home
00:03:09    Hartzell’s didn’t want notoriety
00:03:24    Mrs. Hartzell went to the opening of the Hartzell collection
00:03:47    Dr. Cutler lent dignity to the museum
00:04:02    Appropriation from the state
00:04:08    Tommy Johns
00:04:18    Donations
00:04:21    Monday Club donated $500.00
00:04:41    Sandstone log
00:04:51    Dr. & Mrs. Roper
00:05:05    Etched  guests names on the log
00:05:22    Roper children donated the log to the museum
00:05:50    Evie typed 
00:05:58    Other workers
00:06:00    Lorraine Garrett, Mrs. Boblett
00:06:04    Clayton Boblett
00:06:25    Strictly volunteers
00:06:39    Mr. & Mrs. Favour were generous with their time and efforts
00:06:50    Acquired property
00:07:05    Originally only rock building and old building
00:07:08    Bashford House
00:07:14    Adjoining property
00:07:30    Volunteers
00:07:40    Mrs. Boblett was hired
00:07:59    Custodian was a paid position
00:08:11    Lorraine Garrett was paid by Carl Hayden
00:08:13    Hayden did a lot of research at the museum
00:08:22    Board -  Delia Gardner, Evie Merritt – secretary
00:08:38    All volunteers
00:08:46    Hartzell – dentist
00:08:57    Home was on top of Pleasant Hill
00:09:04    Mining began in Jerome
00:09:14    Patients gave Dr. Hartzell stocks in Little Daisy Mine in lieu of payment
00:09:18    Little Daisy Mine later became United Verde Extension ( UVX)
00:09:26    Shares – 10 cents a share to start
00:09:32    Shares increased to $35.00 a share
00:09:42    Hartzell retired
00:09:48    Had an old Dodge touring car
00:09:51    Went all over and dug and picked up things
00:10:07    Very skilled in how they unearthed things
00:10:16    Very valuable collection
00:10:27    Mrs. Hartzell was a personal friend of Sharlot Hall
00:10:47    Sharlot had been a collector for years
00:11:30    Mrs. Knight lived on campus – custodian
00:12:07    Mrs. Breckenridge – custodian
00:12:19    Mrs. Boblett there all the time
00:12:41    No tour guides
00:12:47    Pauline Weaver’s relatives
00:13:11    Evie did research for them for years
00:13:29    Was paid $50.00 for research
00:13:59    Rose Garden was Mrs. Favour’s idea
00:14:14    Fence was moved
00:14:45    Original Rose Garden was moved
00:14:51    Quince trees
00:14:59    Near old building
00:15:19    Grapes against old building
00:15:37    Cecil Bruner rose
00:15:54    Climber
00:16:00    Margaret McCormick’s rose
00:16:24    Bruner rose on south side of mansion
00:16:56    White rose is the McCormick Rose
00:17:09    Tape ends