Oral history interview with Charles H. Raney and Myrtle E. Raney
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with Charles H. Raney and Myrtle E. Raney was conducted by Richard E. Larrowe on January 22, 1970. In this interview, the Raneys discuss working at The Beaver State Motor Company in Gresham, Oregon, and the car they manufactured. They talk about wood saws that the company also manufactured, other people who worked at the company, and the factory building. They describe the design of the car, legal trouble the company faced, and the reasons the company went out of business. They close the interview by discussing cement mixers the company made.
Dates
- 1970 January 22
Creator
- Raney, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1885-1972 (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 Charles H. Raney and Myrtle E. Raney. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted statement, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/.
Biographical note
Charles Henry Raney was born in Springwater Village, Oregon, in 1885. Myrtle Elizabeth Raney, nee Stanley, was born in Gresham, Oregon, in 1893. They married in 1915 and later had two children. Charles Raney served in the U.S. Army during World War II. They both worked at the Beaver State Motor Company in the early 20th century. Charles Raney died in 1972, and Myrtle Raney died in 1975.
Extent
.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (29 min., 26 sec.))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with Charles H. Raney and Myrtle E. Raney conducted by Richard E. Larrowe on January 22, 1970. The Raneys worked at The Beaver State Motor Company in Gresham, Oregon.
Existence and Location of Copies
General
Summary (2 pages) is available for in-person use at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Creator
- Raney, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1885-1972 (Interviewee, Person)
- Raney, Myrtle E. (Myrtle Elizabeth), 1893-1975 (Interviewee, Person)
- Larrowe, Richard E., 1936-2014 (Interviewer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to oral history interview with Charles H. Raney and Myrtle E. Raney
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Stroman
- Date
- 2021
- 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
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