Oral history interview with Mary F. Sinnott

Collection

Identifier: SR 11251

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Oral history interview with Mary F. Sinnott

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Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Mary F. Sinnott was conducted by Jim Strassmaier on April 4, 1985. Sinnott’s husband, Roger E. Sinnott, was also present and occasionally contributed to the interview. In addition to the audio recording of the interview, the collection includes three black and white photographs of Mary F. Sinnott and Roger E. Sinnott that were taken at the time of the interview.

In this interview, the Sinnotts discuss the history of the Sinnott and Collins families, and their early lives in Portland, Oregon. Mary F. Sinnott talks about the early death of her mother, about her education, and about her reasons for going to a business college. She speaks about her involvement with the Sisters of the Holy Names and the Catholic Church. She shares her experience house hunting in Portland in the 1940s, talks about her marriage to Roger E. Sinnott, and discusses raising a family in Oregon. She speaks about her Irish heritage, and about her father’s career. She and Jim Strassmaier exchange stories about their children.

Dates

Creation: 1985 April 4

Creator

Sinnott, Mary F. (Mary Frances), 1921-1995 (Interviewee, Person)
Strassmaier, James (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 F. Sinnott. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/. Copyright for the photographs has not been determined; use may require authorization from copyright holders.

Biographical note

Mary Frances Sinnott, nee Brosnan, was born in Portland in 1921. In 1945, she and Roger E. Sinnott were married, and they later had four children. She died in 1995.

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

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (1 hr., 33 min., 26 sec.) + 3 photographs (black and white))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Mary F. Sinnott conducted by Jim Strassmaier on April 4, 1985. Sinnott discusses her family background and raising a family in Portland, Oregon.