Oral history interview with Hilde Schmoll, 1979 March 26
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Interviewee
- Schmoll, Hilde, 1904-1999
- Title
- Oral history interview with Hilde Schmoll
- Dates
- 1979 March 261979-03-261979-03-26
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (1 audiocassette (58 min., 18 sec.))
- Collection Number
- SR 9499
- Summary
- Oral history interview with Hilde Schmoll conducted by Alfred Staehli on March 26, 1979. Schmoll discusses the history and design of her home in the Mount Tabor neighborhood of Portland.
- 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.
Biographical Note
Hilde Schmoll, nee Bordasch, was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1908. In 1926, she immigrated to the United States. In 1934, she and Rudolph F. Schmoll were married; they later had two children. She died in 1999.
Sources: Vital records on Ancestry.com; information provided by Schmoll in her interview.
Other Descriptive Information
An incomplete transcript (20 pages) is available for in-person use at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Content Description
This oral history interview with Hilde Schmoll was conducted by Portland architect Alfred Staehli at Schmoll's home in Portland, Oregon, on March 26, 1979, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library's oral history program.
In this interview, Schmoll discusses the history and design of her home in the Mount Tabor neighborhood of Portland, which was designed by architect A. E. Doyle and previously owned by the haute couture dressmakers May Shogren and Ann Shogren. She also briefly talks about the violin-making business of her husband, Rudolph F. Schmoll.
Use of the Collection
Alternative Forms Available
Audio available online in OHS Digital Collections.
Preferred Citation
Oral history interview with Hilde Schmoll, by Alfred Staehli, SR 9499, 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
- Architect-designed houses--Oregon--Portland
Personal Names
- Schmoll, Hilde, 1904-1999--Homes and haunts
- Shogren, Anne H., 1868-1934--Homes and haunts
- Shogren, May E., 1861-1928--Homes and haunts
Geographical Names
- Mount Tabor (Portland, Or.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Form or Genre Terms
- interviews
- oral histories (literary works)
Other Creators
-
Personal Names
- Staehli, Alfred (interviewer)
