Oral history interview with Wilber Henderson
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with Wilber Henderson was conducted by Charles S. Crookham in Crookham’s chambers at the Multnomah County Courthouse in Portland, Oregon, around 1965. The date is given as September 23. Stephen Parker was also present. Parker’s name was given in the audio, but not spelled. The spelling of his name cannot be verified.
In this interview, Henderson speaks at length about his involvement in a balloon race during the 1914 Rose Festival in Portland, and his experiences of being lost in the woods after an emergency landing. He then discusses his military service during the Mexican Border War. He closes the interview by discussing how he earned the nickname Major.
Dates
- circa 1965
Creator
- Henderson, Wilber, 1887-1966 (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
Wilber Henderson was born in Georgetown, Illinois, in 1887. He graduated from Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He earned a law degree from Washington University in 1911, passed the Oregon bar exam that same year, and began practicing law in Portland, Oregon. He served in the U.S. National Guard and was activated in 1916 to serve in the Oregon Cavalry on the Mexico border during the Mexican Border War. He served as a member of the infantry during World War I. From 1927 to 1929, he represented Multnomah County in the Oregon House of Representatives. He and Margaret J. Welch Loeding were married in 1931. He was legal counsel for Governor Earl Snell, and later for the Oregon Humane Society. In 1962, he was awarded a medal by the American Humane Association for service to “all living creatures.” He died in 1966.
Extent
.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiotape reel (53 min., 35 sec.) + transcript (19 pages)) : 5 in. tape; 3.75 ips
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with Wilber Henderson conducted by Charles S. Crookham around 1965. Henderson was an Oregon state representative from 1927 to 1929, and an attorney in Portland, Oregon. In this interview, he talks about his participation in a 1914 balloon race and his service in the Mexican Border War in 1916.
Existence and Location of Copies
- Balloon races -- Oregon
- Ballooning -- Accidents -- Oregon
- Henderson, Wilber, 1887-1966
- Oral Histories
- Oregon
- United States. Army -- History -- Punitive Expedition into Mexico, 1916 -- Personal narratives, American
- interviews
Creator
- Henderson, Wilber, 1887-1966 (Interviewee, Person)
- Crookham, Charles S. (Interviewer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to oral history interview with Wilber Henderson
- 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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