Interview session 7, 2011 November 30
Scope and Contents
Selected portions of this session are restricted until 2032. In the seventh interview session, conducted on November 30, 2011, Eilers reads from and talks about a brief autobiographical essay. She speaks about the importance of unions and revisits the topic of her work with SEIU Local 49 to unionize employees of Providence hospitals. She talks about her early life in Portland and discusses how the city changed; about F. Leo Smith; and about her involvement with the Metropolitan Alliance for the Common Good. She also talks again about Occupy Portland.
Dates
- 2011 November 30
Conditions Governing Access
Session 5 and portions of session 7 are restricted until 2032. The transcript and digitized audio files have been redacted to reflect the restriction. The remainder of the interview is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.1 Cubic Feet (12 audiocassettes (9 hr., 41 min., 54 sec.) + transcript (206 pages))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Eilers, Jean A. (Jean Anne), 1940- (Interviewee, Person)
- From the Collection: Byrne, Bob (Robert N.), 1940- (Interviewee, Person)
- From the Collection: Byrne, Michela E. (Michela Eilers), 1983- (Interviewee, Person)
- From the Collection: Matthews, Carolyn K. (Carolyn Kay), 1944- (Interviewer, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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