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Oral history interview with Nicholas Schneider and Edmund Schneider
Date(s)
- 1985-04-18 - 1985-04-25 (Creation)
Extent
.1 cubic feet; 3 audiocassettes (3 hr., 52 sec.)
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Biographical history
Nicholas Schneider was born in 1892 in Portland, Oregon. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Nicholas Schneider died in 1989.
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Biographical history
Edmund Schneider in 1894, in Portland, Oregon. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Edmund Schneider died in 1986.
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This oral history interview with Nicholas Schneider and Edmund Schneider was conducted by Rick Harmon at the Schneiders' home in Portland, Oregon, from April 18-25, 1985. The interview was conducted in two sessions.
In the first interview session, conducted on April 18, 1985, the Schneider brothers discuss their family history and early life in Portland. They speak at length about their first family home in Southeast Portland and they describe the appliances and utilities the house had in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They then describe the family home that they moved to in 1910. They also talk about the jobs they held, their education, and their recreational activities. They share their memories of Oaks Amusement Park, of the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition, and of the early Portland Rose Festival parades.
In the second interview session, conducted on April 25, 1985, the Schneider brothers continue to discuss their early life in Portland, including their recreational activities, their involvement with the Catholic Church, and their education. They also talk about their father's involvement with the Albers Brothers Milling Company. They then discuss their experiences serving in the U.S. Army during World War I. Nicholas Schneider also talks about experiencing anti-German and anti-Catholic discrimination. They close the interview by revisiting the topic of their father's involvement with the Albers Brothers Milling Company.
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Copyright for this oral history interview is held by the estates of Nicholas Schneider and Edmund Schneider. 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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Preferred citation: Oral history interview with Nicholas Schneider and Edmund Schneider, by Rick Harmon, SR 1075, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
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Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition.
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Sarah Stroman
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- Harmon, Rick (Contributor)
- Albers Milling Company (Subject)