Spalding Parker Lalley (1894-1991), undated
Abstract
In this interview, Spalding Parker Lalley describes her family and her favorite memories of the neighborhood where she grew up. Lalley discusses her father's job, her church, and her secretarial job at the Baltimore Sun.
Dates
- undated
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Biographical / Historical
Spalding Parker Lalley grew up on Cathedral Street. Her father, Edward Gregory Parker, worked in the life insurance business, but had a great passion for music. Her brother fought and died in the Spanish-American War. Lalley started working at the Baltimore Sun during World War II as a secretary. She met her husband, Joseph Michael Lalley, while working at the Sun. In her words, he was "a rip-roaring intellectual Irishman." They had six children.
Extent
1 Cassettes (47 minute audio recording.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Bibliography
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 34 oral history interviews, conducted by Elaine Eff, Rhonda Stokes, Randall Holder, Erika Grause, Nathaniel Holland, Sharnel Sneed, Harold Bruton, Geneva Carter, Alan Christian and several other unidentified interviewers.
The narrators are all connected to the Penn-North neighborhood in one way or another, usually through their homes or their work experiences. They all focus on the neighborhood in the early to mid-1900s, their favorite memories, and how the area changed over time.
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org