Clements, Rosalie
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Title
Clements , Rosalie
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 .
Collection Name
HMRC Oral History Collection
Date of Interview
February 12, 1977
Subjects
Clements , Rosalie--Interviews ; Shamrock Hotel (Houston , Tex.) ; Hotels--Employees--Interviews ; Women tailors--Interviews ; Oral histories
Interviewee
Clements , Rosalie
Interviewers
Marchiafava , Louis
Original Format
Audio tape
Oral History Number
OH387
Language
English
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.
Geographic Coverage
Houston (Tex.)
Temporal Coverage
1940s ; 1950s
Related Resource
Remembering the Shamrock Hotel timeline. http://digital.houstonlibrary.org/timeline/shamrock-hotel.html
Length of Interview
1 hour, 3 minutes
Type
Sound; Text
Format
Compound resource consisting of audio recording and transcript.
Funding provided by
TexTreeasures Grant
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