Oral history interview with Herbert E. Yates

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Identifier: SR 9670

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Oral history interview with Herbert E. Yates

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Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Herbert E. Yates was conducted by Roberta Watts on June 7, 1978, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library’s oral history program.

In this interview, Yates speaks at length about the life and career of Parker Farnsworth Morey, and about the history of the Glenmorrie neighborhood of Lake Oswego, Oregon. He looks at Morey family photographs and letters, and talks about them. He then talks about the life and career of his uncle, Frederick Parker Morey, and his aunt, Josephine Alberta Morey (nee Yates). He describes the development of Glenmorrie in the early 20th century, including the creation of the water utility company, the Glenmorrie Cooperative Association. He closes the interview by talking about his service as president of the association.

Dates

Creation: 1978 June 7

Creator

Yates, Herbert E. (Herbert Edward), 1930-2006 (Interviewee, Person)
Watts, Roberta (Interviewer, 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 Herbert E. Yates. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/

Biographical note

Herbert Edward Yates was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1930. He grew up in the Glenmorrie neighborhood of Lake Oswego, Oregon. In 1962, he and Bonnie Bernice Lynch were married. He served as president of the Glenmorrie Cooperative Association. He died in 2006.

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

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (59 min., 54 sec.))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Herbert E. Yates conducted by Roberta Watts on June 7, 1978. Yates discusses the life and career of Parker Farnsworth Morey and the history of the Glenmorrie neighborhood of Lake Oswego, Oregon.

Existence and Location of Copies

Audio available online in OHS Digital Collections.

Related Materials

The transcript of an additional interview with Yates is part of the Lake Oswego Public Library Collection of Oral History Transcripts on Early Lake Oswego History, which is held at the Oregon Historical Research Library as Mss 2362.