Oral history interview with Hugh Biggs
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with Hugh Biggs was conducted by Clarence Wicks in the offices of Stoel, Rives, Boley, Jones & Grey in Portland, Oregon, from June 29 to July 2, 1988. The interview was conducted in three sessions, and a transcript is available.
In this interview, Biggs discusses his family background and early life in Ontario, Oregon, including the law career of his father, Dalton Biggs, as well as his father’s service as a Circuit Court judge from 1910 to 1928. He discusses his law career, including practicing law in Ontario and in Portland, serving as district attorney for Malheur County, and working as an assistant U.S. attorney in Portland, Oregon.
Dates
- 1988 June 29-July 2
Creator
- Biggs, Hugh L. (Hugh Lawry), 1904-1996 (Interviewee, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and the U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Biographical note
Hugh Lawry Biggs was born in Burns, Oregon, in 1904, and his family moved to Ontario, Oregon, in 1906. He attended the University of Oregon for his entire college education, earning his bachelor’s degree in 1927 and his law degree in 1931. He met Elra Ware on a blind date and they married in 1931; they later had two children. He practiced law in Ontario, then served as district attorney for Malheur County from 1933 to 1934. He served as assistant U.S. attorney in Portland from 1934 to 1935. After leaving office, he went into private practice, working with Maguire, Shields & Morrison from 1936 to 1943, and with Stoel, Rives, Boley, Jones & Grey from 1944 to 1972, when he retired. He died in 1996.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (3 audiocassettes (2 hr., 36 min., 34 sec.) + transcript (84 pages))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with Hugh Biggs conducted by Clarence Wicks from June 29 to July 2, 1988, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Biggs was an attorney in Portland, Oregon.
Existence and Location of Copies
General
Forms part of the United States District Court Oral History Project.
General
Handwritten index (2 pages) is available for in-person use at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Creator
- Biggs, Hugh L. (Hugh Lawry), 1904-1996 (Interviewee, Person)
- Wicks, Clarence R., 1921- (Interviewer, Person)
- United States District Court of Oregon Historical Society (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to oral history interview with Hugh Biggs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Stroman & Jennifer Ham
- Date
- 2019, 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
- Sponsor
- This project is supported in whole or part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the State Library of Oregon.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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