Scope and Contents Tape 1, Side 1, through Tape 2, Side 1. In the first interview session, conducted on June 26, 1985, Bogle discusses her family background in Oklahoma and her early life in Portland, Oregon. She talks about families her mother worked for as a maid, about her early education, and about attending a Black church. She then talks about her life and education in San Francisco, California; Marshfield, Oregon; Tacoma, Washington; Seattle, Washington; St. Paul, Minnesota; and Logan, Montana, and...

Scope and Contents Tape 2, Side 2, through Tape 3, Side 2. In the second interview session, conducted on July 17, 1985, Bogle discusses her family’s involvement with Black churches in the various cities where they lived, and speaks extensively about her involvement with the Bethel AME Church in Portland. She also talks about other families who attended the church, including the Allan family, owners of the Golden West Hotel. She speaks about Black culture and the Black community’s relationship to white people...