Oral history interview with Nona E. Colley

Collection

Identifier: SR927

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Nona E. Colley was conducted by Jim Strassmaier at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon, on September 25, 1987. Jan Wells was also present. In this interview, Colley discusses her experience working with Amos Burg as a child and starring in his film about children in England for Encyclopedia Britannica. She talks about her long-term correspondence with Burg. She also discusses her family and life as a child in post-war Britain.

Dates

Creation: 1987 September 25

Creator

Colley, Nona E., 1938- (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 Nona E. Colley. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/.

Biographical note

Nona E. Colley was born in 1938. She grew up in Whitby, England, and was featured in a film by Amos Burg about children in England for Encyclopedia Britannica.

Extent

.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (28 min., 12 sec.))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Nona E. Colley conducted by Jim Strassmaier on September 25, 1987. Colley was featured in a film by Amos Burg about children in England for Encyclopedia Britannica.