Oral history interview with Alice T. Biddle

Collection

Identifier: SR 9543

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Alice T. Biddle was conducted by Charles Digregorio in Vancouver, Washington, on September 21, 1976, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library’s oral history program. Henry C. C. Stevens was also present and occasionally contributed to the interview.

In this interview, Biddle discusses her family background, and her early life in the Nob Hill neighborhood of Portland. She talks about prominent families who lived in the neighborhood, about her childhood recreational activities, and about daily life in the early 20th century. She also talks about the medical practice of her father, Ernest Fanning Tucker.

Dates

1976 September 21

Creator

Biddle, Alice T. (Alice Tucker), 1897-1987 (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 Alice T. Biddle. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/

Biographical note

Alice Tucker Biddle, nee Alice Lovett Tucker, was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1897. Around 1915, she and Spencer Biddle were married; they later had four children. She died in 1984.

Sources: Vital records on Ancestry.com.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (1 hr., 5 sec.) + transcript (36 pages))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Alice T. Biddle conducted by Charles Digregorio on September 21, 1976. Biddle discusses her early life in the Nob Hill neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.