Oral history interview with Hilde Schmoll

Collection

Identifier: SR 9499

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Hilde Schmoll was conducted by Portland architect Alfred Staehli at Schmoll’s home in Portland, Oregon, on March 26, 1979, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library’s oral history program.

In this interview, Schmoll discusses the history and design of her home in the Mount Tabor neighborhood of Portland, which was designed by architect A. E. Doyle and previously owned by the haute couture dressmakers May Shogren and Ann Shogren. She also briefly talks about the violin-making business of her husband, Rudolph F. Schmoll.

Dates

1979 March 26

Creator

Schmoll, Hilde, 1904-1999 (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, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

Biographical note

Hilde Schmoll, nee Bordasch, was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1908. In 1926, she immigrated to the United States. In 1934, she and Rudolph F. Schmoll were married; they later had two children. She died in 1999.

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

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (58 min., 18 sec.))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Hilde Schmoll conducted by Alfred Staehli on March 26, 1979. Schmoll discusses the history and design of her home in the Mount Tabor neighborhood of Portland.