My Name Is Lola
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A01=Lola Rozsa
A01=Susie Sparks
academic study
adult education
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alberta
Author_Lola Rozsa
Author_Susie Sparks
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biography
calgary Philharmonic Society Women's League
canadian
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=HBJK
Category=NHK
COP=Canada
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dust bowl
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Format=BB
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great depression era
history
Language_English
memoir
mother
oil fields
PA=Temporarily unavailable
posthumous
Price_€20 to €50
PS=Active
scholarly
softlaunch
university level
woman
Product details
- ISBN 9781552387191
- Format: Hardback
- Weight: 855g
- Dimensions: 152 x 236mm
- Publication Date: 30 Oct 2013
- Publisher: University of Calgary Press
- Publication City/Country: CA
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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My Name Is Lola contains the collected memories of Lola Rozsa - of her life and service to her family, her church, and her community as she and her husband, Ted, made their way from the tiny towns of the Depression-era, dust bowl southern plains to the burgeoning oil fields of Alberta in 1949. As Ted struggled to build his first seismic company, Lola raised their children in Calgary, an environment far different from the home in Texas she desperately missed. However, the values taught her by her preacher father stood her in good stead as she immersed herself in service for her new community. For the next sixty years, as Ted prospered, they made Calgary their home and, along with other industry pioneers, helped to build many of the enduring cultural institutions in Calgary.
Lola Rozsa (1920-2012) was one of the founding members and later president, of the Calgary Philharmonic Society Womenâs League. In later years, she and her husband, Ted, turned their focus to philanthropic contributions to the CPO as well as many other arts organizations. She was named a Woman of Distinction in 2001, and received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Calgary in 2002. Susie Sparks has been actively engaged in building leadership capacity throughout Calgaryâs voluntary sector in organizations like Leadership Calgary and the Famous 5 Foundation where she previously served as Executive Director. She is also an author and journalist.
