Oral history interview with Margaret B. Krausse

Collection

Identifier: SR 9633

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Margaret B. Krausse was conducted by Gail H. Evans on July 19, 1978, 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.

In this interview, Krausse discusses her family background, particularly her great-grandfather Amos N. King, an emigrant to Oregon, whose land claim included the area that later became the King's Hill Historic District of Portland. She speaks about her early life in the King’s Hill area in the Goose Hollow neighborhood, and later in the Nob Hill neighborhood of Portland. She describes the houses she and her relatives lived in, talks about the history of the neighborhoods, and discusses people who lived in the area. She also talks about her recreational activities, and about riding the streetcar in the early 20th century.

Dates

1978 July 19

Creator

Krausse, Margaret B. (Margaret Bronaugh), 1896-1987 (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

Margaret Bronaugh Krausse, nee Margaret Bronaugh, was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1896. In 1922, she and Rudolph Kinsey Krausse were married; they later had one child. She died in 1987.

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

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (50 min., 58 sec.) + transcript (24 pages))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Margaret B. Krausse conducted by Gail H. Evans on July 19, 1978, as part of the Portland Neighborhood History Project. Krausse discusses her early life in the King’s Hill Historic District in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland, and later in the Nob Hill neighborhood.