Miss Edith Torrey

Miss Edith Torrey

Margaret tells about Miss Torrey, a brilliant but eccentric Bible teacher at Wheaton College. She had very acute hearing--she once heard the whispering conversation of two boys in the back of her classroom who were discussing the affairs they were having with two girls on campus.

Landon, Margaret (1903-1993)

January 1, 1925

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Over a course of 13 years Kip Landon (Kenneth Landon Jr.) began recording stories from his parents, Margaret and Kenneth Landon, resulting in 95 hours of recordings. Beginning on July 20, 1976, recording finished in June, 1978. The project resumed again in 1982 for a few months. After a long break, the third recording period began in 1988 and concluded in March 1989.

Margaret Landon (1903-1993)

2:54

Box 76: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles," Tapes 21-37.

Hour 25, clip 16

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical