Oral history interview with Margret D. Thomas
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with Margret D. Thomas was conducted by an unidentified Riverdale High School student as part of the Riverdale School Oral History Series in March 1999. In this interview, Thomas discusses her family. She talks about coming to Portland, Oregon, in 1954, after her marriage to James “Jack” Randolph Thomas in 1942. She discusses Jack Thomas’ career as a member of the Riverdale School Board, including the dances he helped to organize for parents. She also talks about life in the Dunthorpe neighborhood of Portland, including her memories of the 1962 Columbus Day storm. Thomas recounts her memories of World War II and the Depression. She then discusses her high school education in Los Angeles County, California, and her involvement with Riverdale School in Portland.
Dates
- 1999 March
Creator
- Thomas, Margret D. (Margret Dale), 1922-2011 (Interviewee, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for this interview is held by Margret D. Thomas. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Biographical note
Margret Dale Thomas, nee Karl, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1922. Her family moved to Southern California in the 1930s. She attended Pasadena Junior College and the University of California at Los Angeles. She worked as a secretary for the Navy field office in Norfolk, Virginia, during World War II. She and James “Jack” Randolph Thomas were married in 1943, and the couple moved to Portland, Oregon in 1954. They had four children. She attended Reed College during the 1960s and earned a master’s degree in history. She died in 2011.
Extent
.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (29 min., 48 sec.))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with Margret D. Thomas, conducted in March 1999, as part of the Riverdale School Oral History Series. Thomas was a resident of the Dunthorpe neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.
Existence and Location of Copies
General
Forms part of the Riverdale School Oral History Series.
Creator
- Thomas, Margret D. (Margret Dale), 1922-2011 (Interviewee, Person)
- Title
- Guide to oral history interview with Margret D. Thomas
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Stroman
- Date
- 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
- Sponsor
- This project is supported in whole or part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the State Library of Oregon.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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