Archival Folder
Elderly Relocation [Involuntary Relocation of Older Adults]
Monday, January 1, 1962
Monday, December 31, 1962
A2001-012
AF/70324
Description: Correspondence relating to the Portland hearing of the US Senate Subcommittee on Involuntary Relocation of the Elderly and to the subcommittee's request to visit areas of the city that had concentrations of older citizens facing relocation because of highway construction or other major public development ; Testimony of Mayor Schrunk before a hearing of the US Senate Subcommittee on Involuntary Relocation of the Elderly held December 3, 1962 As an historical resource, this item reflects the prejudices of the era in which it was created and includes language that is offensive. The use of this language is not condoned by The City of Portland Archives and Records Center, but we are committed to providing access to this material as evidence of the inequalities and attitudes of the time.
