| Title |
Constance (Connie) Elaine Vellekoop, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, March 13, 2011 |
| Alternative Title |
No.581 Constance (Connie) Elaine Vellekoop |
| Creator |
Vellekoop, Connie, 1945- |
| Contributor |
Cooley, Everett L.; University of Utah. American West Center; Lloyd, Becky B. |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2011-03-13 |
| Access Rights |
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| Date Digital |
2014-06-11 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5368361/ ; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780993/ ; Indonesia, http://sws.geonames.org/1643084/ |
| Subject |
Vellekoop, Connie, 1945- --Interviews; Poliomyelitis--Patients--Utah--Biography |
| Description |
Transcript (35 pages) of interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Connie (Constance Elaine) Vellekoop on March 13, 2011 |
| Abstract |
Vellekoop (b. 1945) was born in Lorain, Ohio. Her parents were serving as missionaries in Indonesia when Connie contracted polio at age 18 months. She describes what she's been told about getting sick and the course of treatment, first in a hospital, then at home with the "Sister Kenny" treatment administered by her father. She was afflicted in both legs up to her mid torso. She used a left leg brace built by her father. The family returned to the US in 1953, and Connie received several surgeries in a Los Angeles children's orthopedic hospital between ages eight and eleven. She used full-length braces for years after her surgeries. She describes the surgeries and hospitalizations and discusses post-polio challenges. Connie completed her music degree. She teaches piano and is a published writer. Interview is part of the Polio Oral History Project. Interviewer: Becky B. Lloyd |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Scanning Technician |
Matt Wilkinson |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6jt17ts |
| Topic |
Poliomyelitis--Patients |
| Setname |
uum_elc |
| ID |
800938 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jt17ts |
