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1960s 
Pg 40 grnbk
4
Tape U1
Minnie Evans

an hour and a half.

NHS After the dream?

M.E. After my dream.

NHS Was that after you had seen Madam Tula?

M.E. What say?

NHS Was that after you saw Madam Tula?

M.E. Oh! yes that was after I saw Madam Tula because thats when she told me about that picture. 

NHS So you did paint that big picture after you were asleep across your bed (M.E. That's right) and your husband came home? (M.E. That's right) That's what I wanted to know. And I took a picture od that this morning. (M.E. That's right) yes.

M.E. You know I think I should say something personally about Airlie, the garden. You understand? Because Mr. Corbett, Mr -- Corbett give me the job of keeping the gate in '48. We moved out in '47. In April of '48 and they were very fine people to me and I should say something about giving them the credit because if it had not been for them where would I have been advertise? Who would have seen it? It has given me an opportunity of meeting everybody. Especially in the festival time meeting everybody from all over the country. And I've met people all over from foreign lands. Now I met a Mr. Ferrer He's dead. He died right after my husband died. Mr. Mr. Ferrer, Mr. Jack. He was very interested in me and everybody come to Wilmington because he was the secretary of Chamber of Commerce and everybody coming to Wilmington he would bring them down to see Minnie. He brought all kind of foreigns. People all from Englands, all from Holland and everywhere and all kind of Japanese people and Chinamens. He brought them all and introduced them to meet me. See that was Mr. Jack Ferrer. 

NHS What was his name?

M.E Mr. Jack Ferrer Of course he's dead. Oh, yes he died right after my husband died. And he was a very fine man but he wanted everybody to see me. So you see Airlie Garden has given me what I, the way what I got. Those people are very fine people, the Corbetts and I want much said about them because had it not been for them Dr. Schwarz would not have seen me.

NHS And if it hadn't been for Dr. Schwarz

M.E. And if it hadn't been for Dr. Schwarz you would don't have seen me. So you see that's where it comes around. And so they are very they are very fine people and taken much interest you know and sending pole to me. Seeing and looking at my work. So I have to give Airlie Gardens and the Corbetts some credit. I want them put in and their hiring me thanking them for what they have really done you know in helping me because they wouldn't have had a chance. Noone would have had a chance to see me but as I pray God worked it all out it was in his plan. You see I am a great believer in the plans. I know, someone says to me why don't you do this and do that? I say there is a time. Now you are the time to

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