Frank, Gerry (1923)
Dates
- Existence: 1923
Biography
Gerald “Gerry” Wendell Frank was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1923. He attended Stanford University, where he enrolled in the Reserve Officer Training Program. He was called to active duty in the U.S. Army in 1943, and served in the European theater during World War II. During his Army training in California, he studied engineering at Loyola University. After his discharge in 1945, he remained in England and attended Cambridge University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in politics. After graduating, he returned to Portland and worked at the family business, the Meier & Frank department store. He opened and managed the Meier & Frank store in Salem, Oregon in 1955. After the sale of Meier & Frank in 1965, Frank became involved with Mark Hatfield’s political career, eventually becoming the senator’s chief of staff. In 1981, he opened a dessert shop in Salem called Gerry Frank’s Konditorei. He was a longtime contributor to the Oregonian newspaper and also authored a guidebook to Oregon, entitled Gerry Frank’s Oregon.
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Aaron M. and Gerry Frank family papers
Papers of and relating to Aaron M. Frank (1891-1968), his son Gerry Frank (1923-2022), their family, and the Portland, Oregon, department store Meier & Frank. Aaron M. Frank was president of Meier & Frank from 1937 to 1964. Gerry Frank managed a Salem, Oregon, branch of Meier & Frank from 1955 to 1965, and later served as U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield's chief of staff.
Oral history interview with Gerry Frank
Oral history interview with Gerry Frank conducted by Jim Strassmaier from May 25, 1988, to May 2, 1990, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Frank supported Hatfield's political career and served as his chief of staff.
Oral history interview with Gerry Frank
Oral history interview with Gerry Frank conducted by Jim Strassmaier from July 16, 1991, to April 29, 1992. Frank was the manager of the Meier & Frank Department Store in Salem, Oregon, from 1955 to 1965.
Gerry Frank scrapbooks and memorabilia
Scrapbooks, photograph albums, photographs, papers, and ephemera compiled by or relating to Gerald W. "Gerry" Frank (1923-). Frank is a businessman from Oregon who worked at the department store Meier & Frank; opened a dessert shop in Salem, Oregon, named Gerry Frank's Konditerei; and was U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield's chief of staff.
Oral history interview with Loren D. Hicks
Oral history interview with Loren D. Hicks conducted by Michael O'Rourke from April 18 to May 6, 1988, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Hicks served as assistant attorney general during Hatfield's tenure as Oregon secretary of state, and as legal counsel to Hatfield during his governorship.
Oral history interview with Sam H. Mallicoat
Oral history interview with Sam H. Mallicoat conducted by Clark Hansen from May 23-27, 1988, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Mallicoat was Hatfield's chief of staff from 1967 to 1973.