Oral history interview with Ruth McBride Powers

Collection

Identifier: SR 9314

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Ruth McBride Powers was conducted by Margot Riordan-Eva in Oregon City, Oregon, on February 25, 1980. At the time of the interview, Riordan-Eva’s name was Margot C. Vaughan. A transcript of the interview is available.

In this interview, Powers discusses her work restoring historic buildings in Oregon, talks about articles she wrote on the subject, and speaks at length about collecting and preserving early Oregonian furniture. She closes the interview by sharing advice for future historic preservationists.

Dates

1980 February 25

Creator

Powers, Ruth McBride, 1903-1995 (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

Ruth McBride Powers, nee Ruth Adella McBride, was born in St. Clair, Michigan, in 1903. She graduated from Stanford University. In 1926, she and Albert H. Powers were married. The couple moved to Coos County, Oregon, and they later had three children. She was a historian and helped to preserve numerous historic buildings in Oregon. She died in 1995.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (30 min., 30 sec.) + transcript (12 pages))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ruth McBride Powers conducted by Margot Riordan-Eva on February 25, 1980. Powers helped to preserve numerous historic buildings in Oregon.