Oral history interview with Mary C. Emory

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Identifier: SR 9599

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Oral history interview with Mary C. Emory

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Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Mary C. Emory was conducted by Roberta Watts in Portland, Oregon on January 6, 1978, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library’s oral history program.

In this interview, Emory discusses her early life in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland, including people and families who lived there; businesses in the area, particularly theaters; and the Chinese American population in Portland. She also shares her memories of New Year’s Eve, 1899. She talks about her marriage to Thomas Lane Emory. She discusses her love of theater, and talks about Portland actors.

Dates

Creation: 1978 January 6

Creator

Emory, Mary C. (Mary Campbell), 1892-1984 (Interviewee, Person)
Watts, Roberta (Interviewer, 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 the estate of Mary C. Emory. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/

Biographical note

Mary Campbell Emory, nee Mary Lelia Campbell, was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1892. In 1914, she and Thomas Lane Emory were married; they later had three children. She died in 1984.

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

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (1 hr., 3 min., 58 sec.))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Mary C. Emory conducted by Roberta Watts on January 6, 1978. Emory discusses her early life in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.