Alpha Williams oral history transcript on Beaverton in the early 1900s

Title

Alpha Williams oral history transcript on Beaverton in the early 1900s

Description

A transcript of an oral history of Alpha Williams, a longtime resident of Beaverton, Oregon. Topics include: family ancestry; relatives on Allen Avenue in Beaverton; father's work in logging, the railroad and the brickyard; learning to sew; walking to school in Beaverton; teaching in Pistol River; Fairview home; joining the Women's Army Corps (WACs); completing her education; mother's work in the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) working for women's suffrage and closing saloons; father briefly joining the Ku Klux Klan (KKK); working at starch factory; the red train; politics; the Beaverton school system; and other topics.

Creator

Williams, Alpha

Date

1981

Is Part Of

Beaverton Oral History Project

Identifier

WCM_OH_239

Rights

In Copyright

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Spatial Coverage

Washington County (Or.)

Portland (Or.)

Salem (Or.)

Beaverton (Or.)

Subject

Washington County (Or.) -- History

Fairview Training Center (Salem, Or.)

Education

Williams, Alpha

Language

English

Extent

1 vol.

Contributor

Tanzer, Shirley

Type

Text

Source

Washington County Museum