Oral history interview with Emil E. Feltz

Collection

Identifier: SR 9616

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Emil Feltz was conducted by Jim Poplack at Feltz’s home in Portland, Oregon, on May 13, 1976, as part of the Portland Neighborhood History Project. The project was conducted by Portland Parks and Recreation in the late 1970s, and consisted of interviews with people who moved to or lived in the Portland metropolitan area from the early to mid-1900s. A transcript of the interview is available.

In this interview, Emil Feltz discusses his family background and early life in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Portland. He also speaks about the role of Father Gregory of Sacred Heart Church in helping families to settle in the neighborhood. He describes his childhood recreational activities, including ice skating on the Willamette River and going to pool halls. He also discusses his early education. He describes the neighborhood and talks about how it has changed over his lifetime. He closes the interview by sharing his hopes for the future of Brooklyn.

Dates

1976 May 13

Creator

Feltz, Emil E. (Emil Eugene), 1900-1982 (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

Emil Eugene Feltz was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1900. In 1925, he and Anne Theresa Gilroy were married; they later had three children. Feltz worked for the Pacific Fruit and Produce Company, and he lived in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Portland for most of his life. He died in 1982.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (2 audiocassettes (1 hr., 24 min., 1 sec.) + transcript (37 pages))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Emil E. Feltz conducted by Jim Poplack on May 13, 1976, as part of the Portland Neighborhood History Project. Feltz discusses his childhood in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.