| Title: |
Betty Coleman Times
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Marin County Free Library. Civic Center Branch. Anne T. Kent California Room
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| Collection: |
Carla Ehat Oral History Program for the Anne T. Kent California Room
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| Description: |
The daughter of a Louisiana cotton farmer, Betty tells of her years of public service, starting as a typist for the Marin County Free Library where she ultimately became a major department head. In 1978 she became the County’s Director of Citizen's Services. Betty’s public career included serving as President three times on the Sausalito School Board, a founding member of the Marin County Commission on the Status of Women, President of the Marin NWPC and its national Vice-President, Chair of the Marin Democratic Central Committee, board member of Marin General Hospital, and service on numerous local and regional boards. After retiring from county government, Betty became Administrative Director of the Marin City Project where she worked to improve the conditions of Marin City's residents.
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| URL: |
http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/crm/oralhistories/btimesft.html
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1980 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Times, Betty Coleman, 1939-2001
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1939
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| Speaker race: |
Black
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| Speaker occupation: |
City administrator; Typist
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| Age at speaking: |
41
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| Document date: |
28-Mar-1980
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| Interviewer: |
Ehat, Carla; Kent, Anne
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| Locations discussed: |
California; Marin County, CA; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
California; California--History; Community; Local history; Marin County (Calif.)--History; Marin County, CA; North America; Oral history; United States
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0029627-32860
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