Oral history interview with Jean M. Beatty, 1976 July 1
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Interviewee
- Beatty, Jean M. (Jean Morrison), 1892-1990
- Title
- Oral history interview with Jean M. Beatty
- Dates
- 1976 July 11976-07-011976-07-01
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (1 audiocassette (1 hr., 1 min., 31 sec.))
- Collection Number
- SR 9570
- Summary
- Oral history interview with Jean M. Beatty conducted by Charles Digregorio on July 1, 1976. Beatty discusses the life and career of her father, Albert A. Morrison, a minister at Trinity Episcopal Church in Portland, Oregon.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Digitization funded by the James F. Miller Endowment.
Biographical Note
Jean Morrison Beatty, nee Jean Morrison, was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1892. When she was six years old, she moved with her family to Portland, Oregon. In 1918, she and John Cabeen Beatty were married; they later had two children. She died in 1990.
Sources: Vital records in Ancestry.com; information provided by Beatty in her interview.
Other Descriptive Information
A typescript summary (2 pages) is available for in-person use at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Content Description
This oral history interview with Jean M. Beatty was conducted by Charles Digregorio in Portland, Oregon, on July 1, 1976, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library's oral history program. Henry C. C. Stevens was also present and occasionally contributed to the interview.
In this interview, Beatty discusses the life and career of her father, Albert A. Morrison, an Episcopalian minister. She shares her memories of traveling to Oregon by train in 1899, and talks about her early life in the Nob Hill neighborhood of Portland. She discusses her father's work as pastor at Trinity Episcopal Church in Portland, describes a conflict he had with another member of the clergy, and talks about his social life. She also discusses his support for women's suffrage. She then briefly talks about the life of her mother, Caroline Conover Morrison. She talks about her own education, about her marriage to John C. Beatty, and about her involvement with the Junior League of Portland. She also speaks about the league's founder, Gretchen H. Corbett.
Use of the Collection
Alternative Forms Available
Audio available online in OHS Digital Collections.
Preferred Citation
Oral history interview with Jean M. Beatty, by Charles Digregorio, SR 9570, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and the estate of Jean M. Beatty. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/
Administrative Information
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Episcopal Church--Oregon--Portland--Clergy
- Episcopalians--Oregon--Portland
- Neighborhoods--Oregon--Portland
Personal Names
- Beatty, Jean M. (Jean Morrison), 1892-1990
- Corbett, Gretchen Hoyt, 1886-1978
- Morrison, Albert A. (Albert Alexander), 1862-1931
Corporate Names
- Trinity Episcopal Church (Portland, Or.)
Geographical Names
- Nob Hill (Portland, Or.)--20th century
- Portland (Or.)--Social life and customs--20th century
Form or Genre Terms
- interviews
- oral histories (literary works)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Digregorio, Charles (interviewer)
