Oral history interview with Evelyn B. Shirk and Mary C. Hull
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with second cousins Evelyn B. Shirk and Mary C. Hull (also known as Ma’Carry W. Hull) was conducted by Charles Digregorio at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon, on April 21, 1976, as part of the oral history program at the society’s research library. Henry C. C. Stevens was also present and occasionally contributed to the interview. In addition to the audio recording of the interview, a transcript is available.
In this interview, Shirk and Hull speak at length about their family background, including the Beebe, Wilson, Webster, and Couch families. They also talk about how the role of women in society changed over the 20th century. They discuss how they are related, and describe their shared family traits. They talk about their early lives in Portland, including their social lives, their recreational activities, and their family friends.
Dates
- 1976 April 21
Creator
- Shirk, Evelyn B. (Evelyn Beebe), 1913-2009 (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 estates of Evelyn B. Shirk and Ma'Carry W. Hull. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/
Biographical note
Evelyn Beebe Shirk, nee Evelyn Wilson Beebe, was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1913. In 1938, she and Frank James Billington were married; they later had one child. In 1953, she remarried to Stanley Hall Shirk. She died in 2009.
Biographical note
Mary Caroline Hull, nee Webster, was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1917. In 1942, she and Robert S. Hull were married. During her life, she was commonly known as Ma'Carry Webster Hull or Ma'Carry W. Hull. She died in 2003.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (1 hr., 1 min., 9 sec.) + transcript (55 pages))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with second cousins Evelyn B. Shirk and Mary C. Hull conducted by Charles Digregorio on April 21, 1976. Shirk and Hull speak at length about their family background, including the Beebe, Wilson, Webster, and Couch families.
Existence and Location of Copies
- Beebe family
- Couch family
- Families -- Oregon -- Portland
- Home and Family
- Hull, Ma'Carry Webster, 1917-2003
- Older women -- Oregon -- Interviews
- Oral Histories
- Portland
- Portland (Or.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Shirk, Evelyn B. (Evelyn Beebe), 1913-2009
- Webster family
- Wilson family
- Women
- interviews
- oral histories (literary genre)
Creator
- Shirk, Evelyn B. (Evelyn Beebe), 1913-2009 (Interviewee, Person)
- Hull, Ma'Carry Webster, 1917-2003 (Interviewee, Person)
- Digregorio, Charles (Interviewer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the oral history interview with Evelyn B. Shirk and Mary C. Hull
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Stroman
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
- Sponsor
- Digitization funded by the James F. Miller Endowment.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
1200 SW Park Ave.
Portland OR 97205 United States
5033065204
5033065240
libreference@ohs.org