ohy_SR9255.xml Guide to oral history interview with Evelyn Gibson Gibson (Evelyn) oral history interview Sarah Stroman Digitization funded by the James F. Miller Endowment. Oregon Historical Society Research Library 2021
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Oral history interview with Evelyn Gibson Gibson, Evelyn, 1902-1995 SR 9255 0.1 cubic feet 1 audiocassette (46 min., 47 sec.) + transcript (22 pages) 1977 November 17 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. English

Collection is open for research.

Gift of Delores L. Donnelly, September 1988 (Lib. Acc. 28443).

Audio and transcript available online in OHS Digital Collections.

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.

Oral history interview with Evelyn Gibson, by Roberta Watts, SR 9255, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

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.

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/

 Gibson, Evelyn, 1902-1995 Business enterprises--Oregon--Portland Department stores--Oregon--Portland Women-owned business enterprises--Oregon--Portland--20th century Fashion Oregon Oral Histories interviews Watts, Roberta