Clements, Rosalie
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Title |
Clements, Rosalie |
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Abstract |
By answering an ad in the Houston Press, Rosalie Clements became an employee of the Shamrock Hotel, which opened on Saint Patrick’s Day, 1949. She began working as an assistant to the hotel’s developer, Glenn McCarthy, and later ran a successful seamstress shop from the hotel. In this interview, Rosalie Clements tells many colorful stories about the interesting visitors and guests she encountered during her years working at Shamrock Hotel. |
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Collection Name |
HMRC Oral History Collection |
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Date of Interview |
February 12, 1977 |
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Subject Terms |
Clements, Rosalie--Interviews ;
Shamrock Hotel (Houston, Tex.) ;
Hotels--Employees--Interviews ;
Women tailors--Interviews ;
Oral histories |
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Interviewee |
Clements, Rosalie |
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Interviewers |
Marchiafava, Louis J. |
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Original Format |
Audio tape |
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Oral History Number |
OH387 |
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Language |
English |
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Ownership Notice |
The Houston Public Library retains the literary and publishing rights of its oral histories. No part of the interviews or transcripts may be downloaded or published without the written permission of the Houston Oral History Project. |
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Geographic Subject Terms |
Houston (Tex.) |
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Era |
1940s ; 1950s |
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Related Resource |
Remembering the Shamrock Hotel timeline. http://digital.houstonlibrary.org/timeline/shamrock-hotel.html |
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Length of Interview |
1 hour, 3 minutes |
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Type |
Sound ; Text |
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Format |
Compound resource consisting of audio recording and transcript. |
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Technical Specifications |
Flash Video (FLV) |
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Funding provided by |
TexTreeasures Grant |
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