Harvey was a pacifist and an actress who
lived at Civilian Public Service Camp 56, at Waldport, Oregon during World War
II. This collection includes original recordings and a transcript of an oral
history interview about Harvey's life and experiences in CPS, as well
supporting materials including photographs and an MA thesis written by the
interviewer.
Repository:
Lewis & Clark College Special Collections and Archives
Lewis & Clark College Special Collections and Archives Aubrey R. Watzek Library 0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd. Portland, OR 97219 archives@lclark.edu 503-768-7254
Languages:
English
Biographical Note
Manche Langly Harvey was born in Portland, Oregon, on February 19,
1918. She lived in the Portland area until her young adult years, when she
became a pacifist, and eventually joined the Fine Arts Civilian Public Service
Camp at Waldport, Oregon in 1943. At Waldport, Manche became involved with the
theater and printing. After the war she and her husband Bob Harvey moved to San
Francisco, where Manche worked in the emerging theater scene with the
Interplayers and the Playhouse. Today Manche lives in the San Francisco
area.
Content Description
This collection includes master copies and duplicates of original
cassette oral history recordings. The collection also includes transcriptions,
correspondence, photographs, and historical materials relating to Manche
Langley Harvey.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access :
This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.
Restrictions on Use :
Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in
the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written
permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.
Preferred Citation :
The Manche Harvey Langley Collection, OLPb019LAN, Lewis & Clark
College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland,
Oregon.
Administrative Information
Arrangement :
This collection is arranged in a single series with: Box 1 including
oral history recordings; and Box 2 including oral history transcriptions and
supporting materials.
Acquisition Information :
Given to Lewis & Clark College by Eliza Elkins Jones in January of
2007.
Processing Note :
Processed in 2007.
Bibliography :
For more information about Manche Langley Harvey and the World War II
Civilian Public Service Camps see:
Eliza Jones and Katrine Barber. "The Utmost Human Consequence:
Art and Peace on the Oregon Coast, 1942-1946."
Oregon Historical Quarterly. 107
(Winter 2006)
Related Materials :
go to: http://www.lclark.edu/~archives/specialcollections/ to see
other collections related to Civilian Public Service camps.
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
Box 1: Manche Langley Harvey oral
history recordings by Eliza Jones, May 14-September 4, 2004
Box 2: Manche Langley Harvey oral
history supporting materials,
2004-2005
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Item
2/1
Legal release & consent
forms
May
2004
2/2
Correspondence, EJ to
MLH
May-July, 2004
2/3
Interview transcription, Tape
1
May 14, 2004
2/4
Interview transcription, Tape
2
May 14, 2004
2/5
Interview transcription, Tape
3
May 26, 2004
2/6
Interview transcription, Tape
4
June 5, 2004
2/7
Interview transcription, Tape
5
June 5, 2004
2/8
Interview transcription, Tape
6
June 25, 2004
2/9
Interview transcription, Tape
7
July 25, 2004
2/10
Interview transcription, Tape
8
June 25, 2004
2/11
Interview transcription, Tape
9
July 9, 2004
2/12
Interview transcription, Tape
10
July 9, 2004
2/13
Interview transcription, Tape
11
July 9, 2004
2/14
Interview transcription, Tape
12
July 9, 2004
2/15
Interview transcription, Tape
13
July 23, 2004
2/16
Interview transcription, Tape
14
July 23, 2004
2/17
Interview transcription, Tape
15
July 23, 2004
2/18
Interview transcription, Tape
16
September 4, 2004
2/19
Interview transcription, Tape
17
September 4, 2004
2/20
Interview transcription, Tape
18
September 4, 2004
2/21
Manche Irene Langley
Collected information on Manche Irene Langley, MLH’s aunt,
includes images, published articles, news clippings, obituary, and “Queen’s
Bench” materials
undated
2/22
MA thesis, “‘All done as a real
pacifist:’ Manche Langley's recollections of peace and art in America's
mid-twentieth century Far West” by Eliza Jones
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Personal Names :
Harvey,
Mary Manche Langley, 1918-
Jones,
Eliza Elkins
Subject Terms :
Civilian Public
Service
Conscientious objectors --
United States -- Personal narratives
