Dr. Rose-Mary Rumbley Oral History
Object number2018.001.0011
Date01/31/2018
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Rose-Mary Rumbley
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
Oral history interviewer
C. Dealey Campbell
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 88 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Dr. Rose-Mary Rumbley. A noted Dallas historian, author and actress, with a local heritage dating back to the 19th century, Rumbley was a teacher at Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas at the time of the assassination. At that time, her family lived near Officer J.D. Tippit in Oak Cliff.
Interview conducted at the Hall of State at Fair Park on January 31, 2018 by Stephen Fagin and C. Dealey Campbell. The interview is one hour and twenty-eight minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryDubbed "a rock star among Dallas' senior set," Dr. Rumbley - even at the age of 90 in spring 2023 - continues to make appearances each year at church and community group meetings, area colleges, book review clubs, senior centers and luncheons. She is the author of numerous books, including The Unauthorized History of Dallas (1991) and Dallas, Too (1998). - Stephen Fagin, Curator
