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
Is Part Of
Beaverton Oral History Project
Subject
Washington County (Or.) -- History
Fairview Training Center (Salem, Or.)
Education
Williams, Alpha
Place
Washington County (Or.)
Portland (Or.)
Salem (Or.)
Beaverton (Or.)
Extent
1 vol.
Language
English
Identifier
WCM_OH_239
Rights
In Copyright
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Source
Five Oaks Museum
Contributor
Tanzer, Shirley
Type
Text