Oral history interview with Ruth E. Clark

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Identifier: SR 9671

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Oral history interview with Ruth E. Clark

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Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Ruth E. Clark was conducted by Thomas Vaughan at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon, on July 15, 1976, as part of the oral history program at the society’s research library. Charles Digregorio and A. William Sweet were also present.

In this interview, Clark discusses her work as a high school teacher in Port Orford, Oregon, from 1921 to 1942. She talks about her students, about living in the Knapp Hotel, and about her reasons for leaving Oregon in 1942. She also speaks about being invited to a class reunion in the 1970s.

Dates

Creation: 1976 July 15

Creator

Vaughan, Thomas, 1924-2013 (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 Ruth E. Clark. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/

Biographical note

Ruth E. Clark was born in Nebraska in 1893. She was a teacher in Port Orford, Oregon, from 1921 to 1942. She also taught at schools in Montana and Wyoming.

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

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (49 min., 40 sec.) + transcript (40 pages))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ruth E. Clark conducted by Thomas Vaughan on July 15, 1976. Clark discusses her work as a high school teacher in Port Orford, Oregon, from 1921 to 1942.