Oral history interview with Charlie M. Yaw

Collection

Identifier: SR9254

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Charlie M. Yaw was conducted by Curtis Johnson on November 19, 1980, at Yaw’s Restaurant in Portland, Oregon. The interview was conducted as part of the Drive-in Restaurants of Portland Oral History Project, a series of interviews that Johnson conducted about the history of Portland drive-ins, with a particular emphasis on Tik-Tok and Yaw's Top Notch.

In this interview, Yaw discusses her experience during high school in Portland in the 1960s, including her social life, dating, and school dress codes. She speaks at length about frequenting Yaw’s Top Notch drive-in restaurant during high school, including underage drinking, the restaurant employees, and the menu. She closes the interview by talking about working as a carhop at Yaw’s.

Dates

Creation: 1980 November 19

Creator

Yaw, Charlie M. (Charlie Marie), 1948- (Interviewee, Person)
Johnson, Curtis (Interviewer, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society. Use is allowed according to the following statement: Creative Commons - BY-NC-SA, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/.

Biographical note

Charlie Marie Yaw, nee Fowler, was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1948. She worked as a carhop at Yaw’s Top Notch drive-in restaurant in Portland.

Extent

.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (33 min., 1 sec.))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Charlie M. Yaw conducted by Curtis Johnson on November 19, 1980, as part of the Drive-in Restaurants of Portland Oral History Project. Yaw worked as a carhop at drive-in restaurants in Portland, Oregon, during the 1960s.