Oral history interview with Nell F. Hoak

Collection

Identifier: SR 9449

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Nell F. Hoak was conducted by Linda S. Dodds at Hoak’s home in Portland, Oregon, on May 7, 1980, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library’s oral history program. At the time of the interview, Dodds’ name was Linda S. Brody.

In this interview, Hoak discusses her family background and early life in Imperial, Nebraska, including medicine her family used and life on a homestead with a sod house. She describes traveling by covered wagon to Siloam Springs, Arkansas. She shares her reasons for moving to Portland, Oregon, in 1919, and talks about her home and family life.

Dates

1980 May 7

Creator

Hoak, Nell F. (Nell Florence), 1888-1984 (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

Nell Florence Hoak, nee Hays, was born in Imperial, Nebraska, in 1888. Five years later, she moved with her family to Siloam Springs, Arkansas. In 1909, she and Edgar Stickley Hoak were married; they later had three children. In 1919, the Hoaks moved to Portland, Oregon. Nell Hoak died in 1984.

Sources: Vital records on Ancestry.com; information provided by Hoak in her interview.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (58 min., 5 sec.))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Nell F. Hoak conducted by Linda S. Dodds on May 7, 1980. Hoak discusses her early life on a homestead in Imperial, Nebraska, and describes traveling to Siloam Springs, Arkansas, by covered wagon in the late 19th century.