Siam: A Woman With Mental Difficulties

Siam: A Woman With Mental Difficulties

Insane people in Siam were not confined; they freely wandered in the town. There was a woman who had gone insane and used to dress at times like a Siamese and at other times like a foreigner. She insisted Margaret was her daughter and she would come to church and sit up front. She was harmless

Landon, Margaret (1903-1993)

January 1, 1928

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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)

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Box 77: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles" Tapes 38-54

Hour 43, clip 9

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical