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Jean McGavock Lamb

Jean McGavock Lamb and her brother, James McGavock, were raised in Kennecott, Alaska. She was born in Seattle, Washington, but was brought to Alaska when she was a few months old. She lived there for the first six years of her life. Their father was a master mechanic who worked for the Kennecott Mine. When the family left in 1937, they moved to Denver, Colorado. At the time of her 1990 interview, Jean was living in Utah.

Jean McGavock Lamb appears in the following new Jukebox projects:

Wrangell-St.Elias National Park

Kennecott Kids Photo Album

Interview Title	Abstract	Archive #: Oral History	Project	Date of Interview
James McGavock and Jean McGavock Lamb	James McGavock and Jean McGavock Lamb were interviewed by Ann Kain of the National Park Service on June 17, 1990 in Kennecott, Alaska. James McGavock and Jean McGavock Lamb are brother and sister who grew up in Kennecott when the mill and mines were in operation. They were in Kennecott for the Kennecott Kids reunion, hosted by the Kennicott Glacier Lodge. In this recording, they talk about their life at the mine, going to school, their housing, and adjusting to life in Colorado after they moved away from the mine.	95-71-24	Wrangell-St.Elias National Park	Jun 17, 1990