Oral history interview with John H. Steelquist, 1977 December 8
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Interviewee
- Steelquist, John H. (John Harold), 1912-1986
- Title
- Oral history interview with John H. Steelquist
- Dates
- 1977 December 81977-12-081977-12-08
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (1 audiocassette (1 hr., 3 min., 47 sec.))
- Collection Number
- SR 9507
- Summary
- Oral history interview with John H. Steelquist conducted by Deborah M. Frosaker on December 8, 1977. Steelquist discusses the medical work of his maternal great-grandmother, Catherine Davis, and the pharmaceutical career of his maternal grandfather, Melancthon Marshall Davis, in 19th- and 20th-century 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
John Harold Steelquist was born in Eugene, Oregon, in 1912. In 1930, he moved with his family to Brazil, then returned to the United States in 1932 to study engineering at Stanford University. He soon switched majors and earned a medical degree from Stanford several years later. He worked as a doctor in California. He married three times and had three children. He died in 1986.
Other Descriptive Information
An incomplete transcript (12 pages) is available for in-person use at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Content Description
This oral history interview with John H. Steelquist was conducted by Deborah M. Frosaker at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon, on December 8, 1977, as part of the oral history program at the society's research library.
In this interview, Steelquist discusses the medical work of his maternal great-grandmother, Catherine Davis, and the pharmaceutical career of his maternal grandfather, Melancthon Marshall Davis, in 19th- and 20th-century Oregon. He talks about his early interest in engineering, about his college experience at Stanford University, and about his reasons for pursuing a career in medicine. He closes the interview by discussing his research on Captain James Cook.
Use of the Collection
Alternative Forms Available
Audio available online in OHS Digital Collections.
Preferred Citation
Oral history interview with John H. Steelquist, by Deborah M. Frosaker, SR 9507, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and the estate of John H. Steelquist. 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
- Medical care--Oregon
- Pharmacists--Oregon
- Physicians--Oregon--19th century
Personal Names
- Davis, Catherine, 1811-1898
- Davis, M. M. (Melancthon Marshall), 1851-1934
- Steelquist, John H. (John Harold), 1912-1986
Form or Genre Terms
- interviews
- oral histories (literary works)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Frosaker, Deborah M., 1953- (interviewer)
