Reformatories for women
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Claire Argow
Collection
Identifier: SR 9090
Abstract
Oral history interview with Claire Argow conducted by Roberta Watts from November 28 to December 2, 1977. Argow was a criminologist, attorney, and activist for improved correctional facilities, and served as executive director of the Oregon Prison Association.
Dates:
1977 November 28-December 2
Ruth L. Van Beber oral memoir
Collection
Identifier: SR 2083
Abstract
Oral memoir by Ruth L. Van Beber recorded from October 12, 1992 to May 7, 1993. Van Beber recounts her life story, including her childhood; experience in a Salvation Army Home for Wayward Girls; hitchhiking across the country during the Depression; homesteading in Oregon; running cafes; and the 1964 earthquake in Alaska.
Dates:
1992 October 12-1993 May 7