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Oral history interview with Nona E. Colley, 1987 September 25

Overview of the Collection

Interviewee
Colley, Nona E., 1938-
Title
Oral history interview with Nona E. Colley
Dates
1987 September 25
Quantity
.1 cubic feet, (1 audiocassette (28 min., 12 sec.))
Collection Number
SR 927
Summary
Oral history interview with Nona E. Colley conducted by Jim Strassmaier on September 25, 1987. Colley was featured in a film by Amos Burg about children in England for Encyclopedia Britannica.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Digitization funded by the James F. Miller Endowment.
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Biographical Note

Nona E. Colley was born in 1938. She grew up in Whitby, England, and was featured in a film by Amos Burg about children in England for Encyclopedia Britannica.

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Content Description

This oral history interview with Nona E. Colley was conducted by Jim Strassmaier at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon, on September 25, 1987. Jan Wells was also present. In this interview, Colley discusses her experience working with Amos Burg as a child and starring in his film about children in England for Encyclopedia Britannica. She talks about her long-term correspondence with Burg. She also discusses her family and life as a child in post-war Britain.

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Use of the Collection

Alternative Forms Available

Audio available online in OHS Digital Collections.

Preferred Citation

Oral history interview with Nona E. Colley, by Jim Strassmaier, SR 927, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Restrictions on Use

Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and Nona E. Colley. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

Amos Burg Motion Picture Collection, Mic 5, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Interview session 1
    Dates: 1987 September 25
    Container: Cassette 1

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Subject Terms

  • Children--Great Britain

Personal Names

  • Burg, Amos
  • Colley, Nona E., 1938-

Geographical Names

  • Great Britain

Form or Genre Terms

  • interviews

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Strassmaier, James (interviewer)
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