Oral history interview with Walter J. Cosgrave
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with Walter J. Cosgrave was conducted by Timothy J. Coleman on November 26, 1993. In this interview, Cosgrave discusses his family background and early life in Calaveras County, California, including his education, childhood games, and the experience of being the son of the county sheriff. He the talks about moving to the San Francisco Bay Area and attending high school. He briefly discusses coming to Oregon and getting interested in the law.
Dates
- 1993 November 26
Creator
- Cosgrave, Walter J. (Walter John), 1910-1999 (Interviewee, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Joint copyright is held by the Oregon Historical Society, the U.S. District Court of Oregon, and the estate of Walter J. Cosgrave. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Biographical note
Walter John Cosgrave was born in Angels Camp, California, in 1910. He grew up in Calaveras County, where his father was sheriff, and his family moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1922. He graduated from the University of California San Francisco in 1932. In 1935, he and Virginia B. Moriarty were married; they later had two children. He worked for an oil company, which transferred him to Oregon in 1940. He studied law in Oregon. He was an attorney with Maguire, Shields, Morrison, Bailey & Kester in Portland from 1958 to 1980. He was a partner with Cosgrave, Vergeer & Kester. He died in 1999.
Extent
.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (50 min., 7 sec.) + transcript (29 pages) + 1 photograph (black and white ; 8 x 6 in.))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with Walter J. Cosgrave conducted by Timothy J. Coleman on November 26, 1993, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Cosgrave was an attorney in Portland, Oregon.
Existence and Location of Copies
General
Forms part of the United States District Court Oral History Project.
Creator
- Cosgrave, Walter J. (Walter John), 1910-1999 (Interviewee, Person)
- Coleman, Timothy J. (Interviewer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to oral history interview with Walter J. Cosgrave
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Stroman
- Date
- 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- 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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