Oral history interview with Harvey S. Giffin

Collection

Identifier: SR 9537

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Harvey S. Giffin was conducted by Charles Digregorio at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon, on June 22, 1977, as part of the oral history program at the society's research library.

In this interview, Giffin discusses performing as an actor with the Portland Civic Theatre. He talks about plays he acted in, about actors he worked with, and about the theater and movie business in Portland. He also speaks about movies filmed in Oregon that he performed in.

Dates

1977 June 22

Creator

Giffin, Harvey S. (Harvey Sheldon), 1922-1988 (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 Harvey S. Giffin. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/

Biographical note

Harvey Sheldon Giffin was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1922. The next year, he moved with his family to Vancouver, Washington. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army. In 1942, he and Emily Mae Barnes were married; they later had two children. After he was discharged from the Army in 1946, he began acting with the Portland Civic Theatre in Portland, Oregon. He died in 1988.

Sources: Vital records on Ancestry.com; information provided by Giffin in his interview.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (53 min., 36 sec.))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Harvey S. Giffin conducted by Charles Digregorio on June 22, 1977. Giffin discusses performing as an actor with the Portland Civic Theatre in Portland, Oregon.