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| The interviews with Gerda Brownton took place at her home at in a classroom at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande. On the latter occasion, Gerda was invited by Robert Davis, Associate Professor of English, and Doug Kaigler of Art, to be interviewed by a class whose focus was The Hen Party, a group of Union County women who made annual trips by horse into the Wallowa Mountains. (An edited version of their interviw has been published separately by EOU.) At age 84, Gerda is lively and involved in community affairs; one of these activities is service on the Board of Representatives for the Union County, Oregon History Project The first interviewer was Vanessa Clemens, a volunteer with the Union County, Oregon History Project. She completed a one-hour interview on February 13, 1973; other interviewers were Dawn & Ron Blincoe, Jasen Hansen, Kelly Smutz, Riza Tanza on July 25, 2003. Heather Pilling’s full transcription (available for research purposes) presents the literal contents of the interview. |
Brownton, Gerda
-Oral History of the Grande Ronde
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| Hen Party, before 1940 |
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ When using this image (see full copyright information on exhibit page), the credit information should be in the following format: Image courtesy of Eastern Oregon University, Pierce Library.