Oral history interview with Beatrice L. Gerlinger

Collection

Identifier: SR 9553

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Beatrice L. Gerlinger was conducted by Charles Digregorio in Portland, Oregon, on March 29, 1979, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library’s oral history program.

In this interview, Gerlinger discusses her family background, and talks about her life in Portland after moving there in 1923. She speaks about the family background and career of her husband, Louis Gerlinger, Jr., who co-founded the Willamette Valley Lumber Co., later Willamette Industries. She talks about the operations of the lumber company and about her involvement in its management. She closes the interview by talking about her involvement in an Oregon state survey of children with visual impairments.

Dates

1979 March 29

Creator

Gerlinger, Beatrice L. (Beatrice Lee), 1897-1984 (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 Beatrice L. Gerlinger. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/

Biographical note

Beatrice Lee Gerlinger, nee Beatrice Elizabeth Lee, was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1897. She came to Portland, Oregon, in 1923. In 1931, she and Louis Gerlinger, Jr., were married. She died in 1984.

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

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (53 min., 30 sec.))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Beatrice L. Gerlinger conducted by Charles Digregorio on March 29, 1979. Gerlinger discusses the career of her husband, Louis Gerlinger, Jr., who co-founded the Willamette Valley Lumber Co., later Willamette Industries.