Oral history interview with Stanton W. Allison, 1976 August 11
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Interviewee
- Allison, Stanton W.
- Title
- Oral history interview with Stanton W. Allison
- Dates
- 1976 August 111976-08-111976-08-11
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (1 audiocassette (51 min., 35 sec.) + transcript (18 pages))
- Collection Number
- SR 9403
- Summary
- Oral history interview with Stanton W. Allison conducted by Charles Digregorio on August 11, 1976. Allison discusses his family and early life in the Portland Heights neighborhood of 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
Stanton Willetts Allison was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1896. In 1905, his family moved to Portland, Oregon. He served in the U.S. military during World War I. In 1926, he and Winifred Crowther were married; they later had one child. He was a lawyer in Portland, and later served as secretary of the board of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon. He died in 1978.
Content Description
This oral history interview with Stanton W. Allison was conducted by Charles Digregorio at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon, on August 11, 1976, as part of the oral history program at the society's research library. A transcript is available.
In this interview, Allison discusses his family background and early life in the Portland Heights neighborhood of Portland. He speaks at length about his relatives, their families, and their careers. He then talks about the family background of his wife, Winifred Allison, and particularly talks about her uncle, James Carlyle "Carl" Denton, conductor of the Portland Symphony Orchestra (now known as the Oregon Symphony) from 1918 to 1925. He closes the interview by discussing his career as a lawyer in Portland and talking about cases he worked on.
Use of the Collection
Alternative Forms Available
Audio and transcript available online in OHS Digital Collections.
Preferred Citation
Oral history interview with Stanton W. Allison, by Charles Digregorio, SR 9403, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and the estate of Stanton W. Allison. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/
Administrative Information
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Lawyers--Oregon--Portland
- Neighborhoods--Oregon--Portland
Personal Names
- Allison, Stanton W.
- Allison, Winifred C. (Winifred Crowther), 1904-1990
- Denton, Carl, 1877-1953
Geographical Names
- Portland Heights (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)
