Yvonne Pendleton Oral History

Object number2006.001.0051

Date10/06/2006

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interviewer Yvonne Pendleton

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumHi-8 videotape

DimensionsDuration: 56 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Yvonne Pendleton. A high school sophomore in Alabama at the time of the Kennedy assassination, Pendleton later moved to Dallas to work at the Dallas Times Herald. From 1971 to 1978, she was the paper's award-winning fashion editor. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on October 6, 2006 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-six minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

As discussed in this interview, Pendleton was hired at the Dallas Times Herald in 1971 by longtime women's news editor Vivian Castleberry (1922-2017). A local journalistic legend, Castleberry participated in several interviews and programs at The Sixth Floor Museum over the years. A 2008 Living History program with Castleberry may be accessed on the Museum's YouTube channel: Living History with Vivian Castleberry - YouTube. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator