Oral history interview with Carol M. Beggs

Collection

Identifier: SR 9567

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Carol M. Beggs was conducted by Charles Digregorio at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon, on November 4, 1976, as part of the oral history program at the society’s research library.

In this interview, Beggs discusses her family background and early life in the Willamette Heights neighborhood of Portland, including her upbringing and her recreational activities. She speaks about the life and career of her father, Richard Ward Montague, including his involvement with the Mazamas, a mountaineering organization. She shares her memories of the 1905 Lewis & Clark exposition, and talks about her social life as a teenager in early Portland.

Dates

1976 November 4

Creator

Beggs, Carol M. (Caroline Montague), 1898-1992 (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 Carol M. Beggs. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/

Biographical note

Caroline “Carol” Montague Beggs, nee Caroline Content Montague, was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1898. She majored in psychology at the University of Oregon. In 1922, she and George Judson Beggs were married; they later had two children. She died in 1992.

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

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (42 min., 15 sec.) + transcript (19 pages))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Carol M. Beggs conducted by Charles Digregorio on November 4, 1976. Beggs discusses the life and career of her father, Richard Ward Montague, and her early life in the Willamette Heights neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.