Oral history interview with Nona E. Colley, 1987 September 25
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Interviewee
- Colley, Nona E., 1938-
- Title
- Oral history interview with Nona E. Colley
- Dates
- 1987 September 251987-09-251987-09-25
- 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
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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
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Digitization funded by the James F. Miller Endowment.
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.
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.
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/.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Interview session 1Dates: 1987 September 25Container: Cassette 1
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Children--Great Britain
Personal Names
- Burg, Amos
- Colley, Nona E., 1938-
Geographical Names
- Great Britain
Form or Genre Terms
- interviews
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Strassmaier, James (interviewer)
