Oral history interview with Allen T. Gribble

Collection

Identifier: SR 9669

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Allen T. Gribble was conducted by Roberta Watts in Silverton, Oregon, on February 13, 1978, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library's oral history program.

In this interview, Gribble discusses his family background, including his ancestors’ overland journeys to Oregon. He talks about his early life in Silverton, Oregon, including his education and life on the family homestead. He also shares his experiences working in Alaska in 1909, and talks about living in Portland from 1910 to 1946, including the jobs he held and his marriage to Gladys E. Hartell. He also shares his experiences in the Oregon National Guard and later in the U.S. Marines during World War I, and talks about working as a cowboy in Eastern Oregon before 1910.

Dates

1978 February 13

Creator

Gribble, Allen T. (Allen Thurman), 1887-1982 (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 Allen T. Gribble. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/

Biographical note

Allen Thurman Gribble was born in Clackamas, Oregon, in 1887. He grew up in Silverton, Oregon, and then lived in Portland from 1910 to 1946. In 1911, he and Winona Frances Gearhart were married; they divorced soon after. During World War I, he served in the U.S. Marines in France. In 1924, he remarried to Gladys E. Hartell; they later had one child. After World War II, he returned to Silverton. Gribble died in 1982.

Sources: Vital records on Ancestry.com; information provided by Gribble in his interview.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (1 hr., 4 min., 19 sec.))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Allen T. Gribble conducted by Roberta Watts on February 13, 1978. Gribble discusses his family background and early life in Silverton, Oregon.