Oral history interview with Ida Mae Shepherd [Session 01]
Shepherd, Ida Mae, 1929-2022
African American families--Oregon
African Americans--Oregon--Portland
City planning--Social aspects--Oregon--Portland
Floods--Oregon--Vanport
Neighborhoods--Oregon--Portland
Racism--Oregon
Albina Fair Share
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church (Portland, Or.)
Wisnewski, Greta Smith
In the first interview session, conducted on August 14, 2020, Shepherd speaks at length about her family background, particularly focusing on the life of her maternal grandmother, Edith Goodell Lee. She discusses her early life in the Eliot neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, and talks about businesses in the area. She then briefly talks about living in Vanport during World War II. She discusses her research into her family history.
Wisnewski, Greta Smith
2020-08-14
WAV; 01:08:19
https://digitalcollections.ohs.org/oral-history-interview-with-ida-mae-shepherd-session-01
SR1305_S01
eng
Eliot (Portland, Or.)
Albina (Portland, Or.)
Vanport (Or.)
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