Oral history interview with Sara C. Lusk [Session 01, Part 2]

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SR9468_T01S2

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Oral history interview with Sara C. Lusk [Session 01, Part 2]

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  • 1982-01-22 (Creation)

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Audiocassette; 00:27:26

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Sara Catherine Lusk, nee Emmons, was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1887. She attended Wellesley College, and later studied at the Art Students League of New York. In 1914, she and Hall Stoner Lusk were married; they later had five children. She died in 1987.

Sources: Information provided by Lusk in her interview; vital records on Ancestry.com.

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Tape 1, Side 2. In the first interview session, Lusk discusses her family background and early life in the Riverdale neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, in the early 20th century. She describes driving around town when cars were first introduced, talks about businesses in downtown Portland, and discusses her father's career as a lawyer. She talks about her involvement with the Portland Junior League, then briefly discusses studying art at St. Helen's Hall and at the Art Students League of New York. She speaks about meeting her husband, Hall Stoner Lusk.

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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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