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Oral history interview with Jean P. Black
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- 1980-05-07 - 1980-05-07 (Creation)
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.1 cubic feet; 1 audiocassette (1 hr., 24 min., 25 sec.)
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Biographical history
Dr. Jean Phyllis Black was born in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1903. She moved around a lot as a child, spending much of her youth in Europe prior to World War I. She earned a Ph.D. in history from the University of Michigan and a bachelor's degree in library science from the University of Washington. She studied for her doctorate in Rome. In 1946, she became the first librarian at Vanport College, which ultimately became Portland State University. She retired in 1969. She died in 1992.
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This oral history interview with Jean P. Black was conducted by Karen Wingo in Portland, Oregon, on May 7, 1980. In this interview, Black discusses her early life and education, particularly her college experiences at the University of Michigan and the University of Washington, as well as studying abroad in Rome. She then talks about searching for a job as a librarian after graduation. She speaks at length about working as a librarian and teaching classes at Vanport College, including the aftermath of the 1948 flood and the transformation of the college into Portland State University. She talks about the make-up of the student body and faculty, the development of the PSU library collection, and the process of finding land for the PSU campus. She closes the interview by discussing funding for PSU and talking about other colleges in Oregon.
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Copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society. Use is allowed according to the following statement: Creative Commons - BY-NC-SA, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/.
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- English
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Oral history interview with Jean P. Black, by David Newhall, SR 343, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
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Preferred citation: Oral history interview with Jean P. Black, by Karen Wingo, SR 9096, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
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Handwritten index (2 pages) is available for in-person use at the 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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- Wingo, Karen (Contributor)
- Portland State University (Subject)