Oral history interview with Mary M. Whittier
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with Mary M. Whittier was conducted by Elizabeth Patapoff in 1971. In this interview, Whittier discusses the family of Lucinda Caples and Dr. Charles Caples, of Columbia City, Oregon, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Dates
- 1971
Creator
- Whittier, Mary M. (Mary Maclay), 1887-1982 (Interviewee, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Joint copyright for this interview is held by the estates of Mary M. Whittier and Elizabeth Patapoff. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright - http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Biographical note
Mary Maclay Whittier, nee Mary Gibson Maclay, was born in Downs, Kansas, in 1887. Her family moved to Columbia City, Oregon, in 1890, when she was 3 years old. In 1919, she and Edwin James Beaton were married. She later remarried to Charles Raymond Whittier. She taught seventh and eighth grades in many cities across Oregon. She died in 1982.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiotape reel (7 min., 46 sec.) + 1 photograph (color))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with Mary M. Whittier conducted by Elizabeth Patapoff in 1971. Whittier discusses the Caples family of Columbia City, Oregon.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Elizabeth Patapoff, most likely in the 1980s or 1990s.
Existence and Location of Copies
General
Summary (3 pages) is available for in-person use at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Creator
- Whittier, Mary M. (Mary Maclay), 1887-1982 (Interviewee, Person)
- Patapoff, Elizabeth (Interviewer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the oral history interview with Mary M. Whittier
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Stroman
- Date
- 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
- Digitization funded by the James F. Miller Endowment.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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