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Oral history interview with Susannah P. Malarkey, 1976 February 12

Overview of the Collection

Interviewee
Malarkey, Susannah P. (Susannah Platt), 1902-1993
Title
Oral history interview with Susannah P. Malarkey
Dates
1976 February 12
Quantity
0.1 cubic feet, (1 audiocassette (40 min., 24 sec.) + transcript (21 pages))
Collection Number
SR 9473
Summary
Oral history interview with Susannah P. Malarkey conducted by Charles Digregorio on February 12, 1976. Malarkey discusses her involvement with the Urban League of Portland and with the Willamette Learning Center, an alternative school in 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
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Biographical Note

Susannah Platt Malarkey, nee Susannah Stoddard Platt, was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1902. In 1915, she moved with her family to Portland, Oregon. In 1924, she and Neil Malarkey were married; they later had four children. She died in 1993.

Sources: Vital records on Ancestry.com; information provided by Malarkey in her interview.

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Content Description

This oral history interview with Susannah P. Malarkey was conducted by Charles Digregorio at Malarkey's home in Portland, Oregon, on February 12, 1976, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library's oral history program. In addition to the audio recording, a transcript of the interview is available.

In this interview, Malarkey speaks at length about her anti-discrimination work with the Urban League of Portland, and talks about her association with Monsignor Thomas J. Tobin. She talks about her early life in the Portland Heights neighborhood of Portland, and about her education at the Catlin Gabel School. She closes the interview by describing her role in the founding of the Willamette Learning Center, an alternative school. She talks about the administration of the school and about the education its students receive.

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Use of the Collection

Alternative Forms Available

Audio and transcript available online in OHS Digital Collections.

Preferred Citation

Oral history interview with Susannah P. Malarkey, by Charles Digregorio, SR 9473, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Restrictions on Use

Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and the estate of Susannah P. Malarkey. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/

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Administrative Information

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Subject Terms

  • Alternative schools--Oregon--Portland
  • Anti-racism--Oregon

Personal Names

  • Malarkey, Susannah P. (Susannah Platt), 1902-1993
  • Tobin, Thomas J., 1897-1978

Corporate Names

  • Urban League of Portland (Portland, Or.)

Geographical Names

  • Portland Heights (Portland, Or.)--Social life and customs--20th century

Form or Genre Terms

  • interviews
  • oral histories (literary works)

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Digregorio, Charles (interviewer)
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