Carlton-Anthony Tampa Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Mark Greenberg
Publication Date
2-13-2009
Date
2007-07-09
Abstract
Louise Lykes Ferguson, matriarch of a prominent Tampa family, describes her childhood, marriage, social activities, and family history. The interview begins with a discussion of Mrs. Ferguson’s childhood in Tampa, education, and marriage to Chester H. Ferguson. She also discusses her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and her social life in Tampa, including being crowned Gasparilla queen in 1934. Mrs. Ferguson also mentions her love of the performing arts and her support of Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center.
Keywords
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, Education, Marriage, Gasparilla, Socialites
Extent
02:35:53; 52 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)
Language
English
Digital Date
2025
Type
Oral History
Format
Digital Only
Notes
Part 2 of this oral history can be found here.
Identifier
U11-00064
Recommended Citation
Ferguson, Louise Lykes, "Louise Lykes Ferguson Oral History Interview, Part 1 of 2" (2009). Carlton-Anthony Tampa Oral History Project. 46.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/carlton_anthony_ohp/46
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