Oral History

Avis Doctor Interview

Themes:
Subjects:
Mr. McClendon, Creative Montessori, Day & Night, Nairobi Shopping Center, Littleman's Market, Bob Hoover, Clara Gibson, Reverend Jordan, Diary Queen, Faye McNair, Avis Doctor, Frank Doctor, True Light Baptist Church, Violet Forbes, Gertrude Wilks
Date of Creation or Publication:
2/26/2024
Creator
Meda Okelo
Donor
Avis Doctor
Language
English
Copyright Statement:
Interview of Avis Gibson Doctor by Meda Okelo. Topics include: migration to EPA in 1965 when she was 8 years old; attending Kavanaugh School and Green Oaks; experience as freshman at Ravenswood High School; experience as sophomore at Carlmont High; local businesses; youth life in the 1970s; transferring to Sequoia High School and its Pac Bell-sponsored school program; job as telephone operator after graduation; getting married to Frank Doctor; memories of the Incorporation period; Gertrude Wilks; changing community demographics; how she would have liked EPA to grow; why she converted from Baptist to 7th Day Adventist; why son attended Creative Montessori and other private schools; working at Ravenswood City School District; and her vision for EPA.

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