Oral history interview with Louise H. Martin

Collection

Identifier: SR 9558

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Louise H. Martin was conducted by Ruth M. Powers in Vancouver, Washington, on July 21, 1976, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library’s oral history program. Charles Digregorio was also present.

In this interview, Martin discusses her family background and early life in Alaska; Oregon City, Oregon; and Spokane, Washington. She describes visits to her relatives’ house in Oregon City, which is now known as the William L. Holmes House, or the Rose Farm.

Dates

1976 July 21

Creator

Martin, Louise H. (Louise Holmes), 1889-1976 (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 Louise H. Martin. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/

Biographical note

Louise Holmes Martin, nee Francis Louisa Holmes, was born in De Sonet Mission, Idaho, in 1889. She spent most of her early childhood in Alaska. In 1897, her mother and brother moved to Oregon City, Oregon, and the next year she and her father joined them. Her father soon returned to Alaska. After he was lost at sea, she moved with her mother and brother to Spokane, Washington. In 1910, she and Fred H. Martin were married; they later had one child. Louise Martin had a long career as a bookkeeper, working until she was nearly 80. She died in 1976.

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

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (37 min., 52 sec.) + transcript (21 pages))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Louise H. Martin conducted by Ruth M. Powers on July 21, 1976. Martin discusses her family life in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington, and describes her relatives’ house in Oregon City, which is now known as the William L. Holmes House, or the Rose Farm.