Oral history interview with Alice C. Rockey, 1977 April 19
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Interviewee
- Rockey, Alice C. (Alice Carey), 1890-1983
- Title
- Oral history interview with Alice C. Rockey
- Dates
- 1977 April 191977-04-191977-04-19
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (1 audiocassette (1 hr., 1 min., 22 sec.) + transcript (31 pages))
- Collection Number
- SR 9575
- Summary
- Oral history interview with Alice C. Rockey conducted by Charles Digregorio on April 19, 1977. Rockey discusses the life and career of her father, Charles H. Carey, and her early life in the Riverdale neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.
- 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
Alice Carey Rockey, nee Alice Mary Bidwell Carey, was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1890. She attended Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. In 1914, she and Eugene Watson Rockey were married; they later had four children. She died in 1983.
Sources: Vital records on Ancestry.com; information provided by Rockey in this interview and an additional oral history, SR 9474, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Content Description
This oral history interview with Alice C. Rockey was conducted by Charles Digregorio in Portland, Oregon, on April 19, 1977, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library's oral history program. A transcript is available.
In this interview, Rockey speaks at length about the life and career of her father, Charles Henry Carey, a Portland lawyer and historian. She talks about her early life in the Riverdale neighborhood of Portland, including her education, her social life, and her recreational activities. She also discusses her marriage to Eugene W. Rockey, and her involvement with the Portland Junior League.
Use of the Collection
Alternative Forms Available
Audio and transcript available online in OHS Digital Collections.
Preferred Citation
Oral history interview with Alice C. Rockey, by Charles Digregorio, SR 9575, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society. Use is allowed according to the following statement: Creative Commons - BY-NC-SA, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Administrative Information
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Historians--Oregon
- Lawyers--Oregon--Portland
- Neighborhoods--Oregon--Portland
- Older women--Oregon--Interviews
- Physicians--Oregon--Portland
Personal Names
- Carey, Charles Henry
- Rockey, Alice C. (Alice Carey), 1890-1983
- Rockey, Eugene W. (Eugene Watson), 1886-1970
Geographical Names
- Portland (Or.)--Social life and customs--20th century
- Riverdale (Portland, Or.)--20th century
Form or Genre Terms
- interviews
- oral histories (literary works)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Digregorio, Charles (interviewer)
