Oral history interview with Shanna C. Wheeler

Collection

Identifier: SR 9402

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Shanna C. Wheeler was conducted by Charles Digregorio at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon, on June 30, 1976, as part of the oral history program at the society's research library. A transcript is available.

In this interview, Wheeler discusses her family background and early life in various neighborhoods around Portland, including her involvement in the Junior League of Portland. She talks about her marriage to Lawrence R. Wheeler, publisher of the Portland Telegram, and describes the houses they lived in. She closes the interview by talking about her involvement with the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland.

Dates

1976 June 30

Creator

Wheeler, Shanna C. (Shanna Cumming), 1890-1981 (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 estate of Shanna C. Wheeler. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/

Biographical note

Shanna Cumming Wheeler, nee Cumming, was born in Illinois in 1890. The next year, her family moved to Portland, Oregon. She attended the Portland Art Academy and the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts. In 1918, she and Lawrence Raymond Wheeler were married; they later had two children. She died in 1981.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (24 min., 14 sec.) + transcript (14 pages))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Shanna C. Wheeler conducted by Charles Digregorio on June 30, 1976. Wheeler discusses her early life in various neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon.