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Oral history interview with Sr. Valerie Brannan, August 17, 1999

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In 1908, the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd opened a home in Wallingford for orphaned girls and troubled girls. For over 65 years, the Home of the Good Shepherd provided young women with shelter, counseling, and job training. The home closed in 1973. The buildings are now called Good Shepherd Center and are used by many community groups.

Toby Harris conducted this interview with Sister Valerie Brannan for the Home of the Good Shepherd Oral History Project on August 17, 1999. Brannan was the director and group mother at the Home of the Good Shepherd from approximately 1958 to 1972.

This oral history interview may contain sensitive material, which may be upsetting particularly to survivors of past abuse.
ID Number: 2002.39.2
Date: 1999
Creator(s): Brannan, Sr. Valerie, Interviewee; Harris, Toby, Interviewer
Physical Description: 1 sound cassette : analog
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute of Museum and Library Services grant and inventoried as part of a 2018 4Culture Collections Care grant.
View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv344726
Audio interview online in University of Washington's Digital Collections at https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/imlsmohai/id/15821
Credit: MOHAI, Home of the Good Shepherd Oral History Project, 2002.39.2
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