Oral history interview with Evelyn Gibson

Collection

Identifier: SR 9255

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Evelyn Gibson was conducted by Roberta Watts on November 17, 1977. A transcript is available.

In this interview, Gibson discusses her early job designing window displays for fashion boutiques and studying to become a singer. She talks about moving to Portland in 1929 and working at department stores, including the Charles F. Berg Company, Meier and Frank, and Nordstrom. She then discusses opening her own boutique in downtown Portland, Evelyn Gibson Gowns. She closes the interview by talking about going on buying trips to New York and about some of her employees.

Dates

1977 November 17

Creator

Gibson, Evelyn, 1902-1995 (Interviewee, 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

M. Evelyn Gibson, known as Gibby, was born in Bucoda, Washington, in 1902. She came to Portland on Thanksgiving Day, 1929, and worked for various department stores before opening her own boutique, Evelyn Gibson Gowns. She died in 1995.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (46 min., 47 sec.) + transcript (22 pages))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Evelyn Gibson conducted by Roberta Watts on November 17, 1977. Gibson was the owner of Evelyn Gibson Gowns in Portland, Oregon.