Oral history interview with Irene J. Lavorato
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with Irene J. Lavorato was conducted by Jan Dilg from November 5-19, 1998. The interview was conducted in three sessions.
In this interview, Lavorato discusses her family background in Italy and her early life in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, including the grocery store her parents ran, Lavorato’s Food Store. She talks about working as a clinic clerk at the University of Oregon Medical School, now Oregon Health & Science University, and then as a clinic clerk at a private practice. She also speaks about her Italian heritage.
Dates
- 1998 November 5-19
Creator
- Lavorato, Irene J. (Irene Jean), 1921-2005 (Interviewee, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society. Use is allowed according to the following statement: Creative Commons - BY-NC-SA, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Biographical note
Irene Jean Lavorato was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1921. She attended Pacific Business College, then worked as a clinic clerk at the University of Oregon Medical School, now Oregon Health & Science University. In 1947, she left the hospital to be a clinic clerk and medical assistant at a private practice in Portland, and she worked there until she retired in 1985. She died in 2005.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (5 audiocassettes (3 hr., 50 min., 16 sec.))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with Irene J. Lavorato conducted by Jan Dilg from November 5-19, 1998. Lavorato worked as a clinic clerk and medical assistant in Portland, Oregon.
Existence and Location of Copies
General
Incomplete transcript (98 pages) and handwritten index (8 pages) are available for in-person use at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Creator
- Lavorato, Irene J. (Irene Jean), 1921-2005 (Interviewee, Person)
- Dilg, Janice (Janice Lynn) (Interviewer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the oral history interview with Irene J. Lavorato
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Stroman
- Date
- 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
- Sponsor
- Digitization of this interview was funded by gifts to the Forward! Digital Vault fund.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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