Oral history interview with Stanton W. Allison

Collection

Identifier: SR 9403

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Stanton W. Allison was conducted by Charles Digregorio at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon, on August 11, 1976, as part of the oral history program at the society's research library. A transcript is available.

In this interview, Allison discusses his family background and early life in the Portland Heights neighborhood of Portland. He speaks at length about his relatives, their families, and their careers. He then talks about the family background of his wife, Winifred Allison, and particularly talks about her uncle, James Carlyle “Carl” Denton, conductor of the Portland Symphony Orchestra (now known as the Oregon Symphony) from 1918 to 1925. He closes the interview by discussing his career as a lawyer in Portland and talking about cases he worked on.

Dates

1976 August 11

Creator

Allison, Stanton W. (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 Stanton W. Allison. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/

Biographical note

Stanton Willetts Allison was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1896. In 1905, his family moved to Portland, Oregon. He served in the U.S. military during World War I. In 1926, he and Winifred Crowther were married; they later had one child. He was a lawyer in Portland, and later served as secretary of the board of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon. He died in 1978.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (51 min., 35 sec.) + transcript (18 pages))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Stanton W. Allison conducted by Charles Digregorio on August 11, 1976. Allison discusses his family and early life in the Portland Heights neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.