Oral history interview with Patty J. Jacobsen

Collection

Identifier: SR 9068

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Patty J. Jacobsen was conducted by Roberta Watts in Portland, Oregon, on June 28, 1978, as part of the Oregon Historical Society’s oral history program. In this interview, Jacobsen discusses the reasons for the recent failure of a ballot measure to create a levy to fund Portland parks and neighborhood associations. She speaks about her involvement with the Community Care Package Committee campaign, which worked to pass the levy, and talks about finding alternative funding sources. She also speaks about the rise of anti-tax sentiment at the time of the interview. She describes her role as director of the Office of Neighborhood Associations. She closes the interview by talking about the importance of neighborhood associations, and about how she became involved in them.

Dates

1978 June 28

Creator

Jacobsen, Patty J. (Patty Jean), 1936- (Interviewee, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and Patty J. Jacobsen. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/

Biographical note

Patty Jean Jacobsen was born in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, in 1936. In 1956, she and DuWayne Henderson were married; they later divorced in 1979. She came to Portland, Oregon in the 1950s and became involved in a number of local organizations, including the Northwest District Association. She was the second director of the Office of Neighborhood Associations in Portland.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (26 min., 31 sec.))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Patty J. Jacobsen conducted by Roberta Watts on June 28, 1978. Jacobsen was the second director of the Office of Neighborhood Associations in Portland, Oregon.