Oral history interview with Alice C. Rockey

Collection

Identifier: SR 9575

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Alice C. Rockey was conducted by Charles Digregorio in Portland, Oregon, on April 19, 1977, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library’s oral history program. A transcript is available.

In this interview, Rockey speaks at length about the life and career of her father, Charles Henry Carey, a Portland lawyer and historian. She talks about her early life in the Riverdale neighborhood of Portland, including her education, her social life, and her recreational activities. She also discusses her marriage to Eugene W. Rockey, and her involvement with the Portland Junior League.

Dates

1977 April 19

Creator

Rockey, Alice C. (Alice Carey), 1890-1983 (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

Alice Carey Rockey, nee Alice Mary Bidwell Carey, was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1890. She attended Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. In 1914, she and Eugene Watson Rockey were married; they later had four children. She died in 1983.

Sources: Vital records on Ancestry.com; information provided by Rockey in this interview and an additional oral history, SR 9474, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (1 hr., 1 min., 22 sec.) + transcript (31 pages))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Alice C. Rockey conducted by Charles Digregorio on April 19, 1977. Rockey discusses the life and career of her father, Charles H. Carey, and her early life in the Riverdale neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.

Existence and Location of Copies

Audio and transcript available online in OHS Digital Collections.

Related Materials

An additional oral history interview with Alice C. Rockey, SR 9574, and the Charles Henry Carey papers, Mss 45, are also held by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.