Oral history interview with Catherine R. Sabin

Collection

Identifier: SR 9498

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Catherine R. Sabin was conducted by Charles Digregorio at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon, on June 15, 1976, as part of the oral history program at the society’s research library.

In this interview, Sabin discusses her family background and early life in Northwest Portland, including her Scottish heritage and traveling with her family. She also describes the Willamette Heights neighborhood and talks about people who lived there. She talks about the family background of her husband, Robert L. Sabin. She shares her experiences as a student at Reed College, and closes the interview by talking about some of the organizations she was involved with, including the Portland Art Museum.

Dates

1976 June 15

Creator

Sabin, Catherine R. (Catherine Russell), 1895-1986 (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 Catherine R. Sabin. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/

Biographical note

Catherine Russell Sabin, nee Catherine Barclay Russell, was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1895. She attended Reed College, and in 1920, she earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley. In 1926, she and Robert L. Sabin were married; they later had two children. She served on the boards of several Portland non-profit organizations, including Community Chest and the Fruit and Flower Mission. She died in 1986.

Sources: Vital records on Ancestry.com; information provided by Sabin in her interview.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (50 min., 24 sec.) + transcript (22 pages))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Catherine R. Sabin conducted by Charles Digregorio on June 15, 1976. Sabin discusses her family background and early life in Portland, Oregon, in the 20th century.