Oral history interview with Zennah M. Buse

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Identifier: SR1713

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Oral history interview with Zennah M. Buse

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Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Zennah M. Buse was conducted by Susan L. Smith in West Linn, Oregon, from January 15 to February 20, 1991. The interview was conducted in three sessions. In this interview, Buse discusses her family background and life in West Linn, Oregon, including farm life, her education, and recreational activities in her youth; her marriage to Herman Richard Buse and raising a family; her involvement in clubs and organizations; and how West Linn has changed.

Dates

Creation: 1991 January 15-February 20

Creator

Buse, Zennah M. (Zennah Marguerite), 1904-1994 (Interviewee, Person)
Smith, Susan L. (Susan Lea), 1953- (Interviewer, 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/. Copyright to photographs has not been determined, and use may require authorization from copyright holders.

Biographical note

Zennah Marguerite Buse, nee Lytsell, was born in West Linn, Oregon, in 1904. In 1924, she and Herman Richard Buse were married; they later had five children. She was a member of the West Linn Lutheran Church, West Linn Senior Center, West Linn Garden Club, West Linn Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary and the Sunset Grade School Parent-Teacher Association. She died in 1994.

Extent

.1 Cubic Feet (3 audiocassettes (2 hr., 18 min., 35 sec.) + 4 photographs (color))

Language of Materials

English

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Abstract

Oral history interview with Zennah M. Buse conducted by Susan L. Smith from January 15 to February 20, 1991. Buse was a life-long resident of West Linn, Oregon.