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Oral history interview with Frances D. McGill [Sound Recording 05]
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- 1991-08-23 (Creation)
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Audiocassette; 00:45:17
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Frances Dwane McGill was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1901. She studied history at the University of Oregon, but dropped out during her second year when her mother was diagnosed with cancer. She worked as a teacher in Clatskanie and near Beaverton, Oregon, before returning to the University of Oregon, where she graduated in 1925. After her graduation, she returned to teaching at Portland Public Schools. She attended Columbia University, then worked as a counselor for Portland Public Schools until her retirement in 1966. She then worked as a school counselor for the Department of Defense Schools on U.S. military bases in Germany, Italy, and Greece until 1973. When she returned to Portland in 1975, she became involved with the Portland Art Museum, the Northwest Pilot Project, and the Multnomah County Library. She died in 1999.
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Tape 3, Side 1. This oral history interview with Frances McGill was conducted by Marian W. Kolisch at McGill’s home in Portland, Oregon, from May 21 to October 31, 1991. The interview was part of a series conducted by Oregon photographer Marian W. Kolisch to accompany portraits of Oregon artists, businesspeople, and politicians. The sound quality for Tape 2, Side 1 is extremely poor. The interview was conducted in five sessions. In the third interview session, conducted on August 23, 1991, McGill discusses her involvement with the College Board. She speaks at length about her experience working as a school counselor on military bases in Germany, Italy, and Greece through the Department of Defense Schools after her retirement from Portland Public Schools in 1966. She describes her experiences living in Germany, Italy, and Greece, as well as traveling to France and the Middle East. She talks about her retirement in 1973 and traveling Europe for the next year.
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Copyright for this interview is held by the estate of Frances D. McGill. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/.
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- English
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- Kolisch, Marian W. (Contributor)