Oral history interview with Stanley Bishoprick

Collection

Identifier: SR 9297

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Stanley Bishoprick was conducted by Charles Digregorio on August 17, 1978, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library’s oral history program.

In this interview, Bishoprick briefly discusses his family background and early life in Skagway, Alaska. He speaks at length about his career in the lumber business with Dant & Russell Inc., including a business trip to China during World War II. He discusses developing a railroad tie using cedar waste. He talks about the state of the lumber business at the time of the interview, shares his opinion on the environmental movement, and discusses the international lumber trade.

Dates

1978 August 17

Creator

Bishoprick, Stanley, 1904-1995 (Interviewee, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society. Use is allowed according to the following statement: Creative Commons - BY-NC-SA, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

Biographical note

Stanley Bishoprick was born in Skagway, Alaska, in 1904. He came with his family to Vancouver, Washington, when he was 5 years old. In 1929, he and Cora Trapman were married; they later had four children. In 1934, he earned a bachelor’s degree in forestry from Oregon Agricultural College, now Oregon State University. He worked for the lumber company Dant & Russell Inc. He died in 1995.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (1 hr., 39 sec.))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Stanley Bishoprick conducted by Charles Digregorio on August 17, 1978. Bishoprick worked in the lumber industry in the Pacific Northwest in the mid-20th century.