Oral history interview with Bert W. Taylor

Oral history interview with Bert W. Taylor, 1979 May 22

Overview of the Collection

Interviewee: Taylor, Bert W. (Bert Webster), 1894-1998
Title: Oral history interview with Bert W. Taylor
Dates: 1979 May 22
1979-05-221979-05-22
Quantity: 0.1 cubic feet, (2 audiocassettes (1 hr., 34 min., 55 sec.))
Collection Number: SR 9363
Summary: Oral history interview with Bert W. Taylor conducted by Charles Digregorio on May 22, 1979. Taylor discusses his life of fishing and hunting in Oregon during the early 20th century.
Repository: 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: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Digitization funded by the James F. Miller Endowment.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Bert Webster Taylor was born in Wessington, South Dakota, in 1894. That same year, his family relocated to Oregon. They lived in Oakland, and in 1904, the family moved to Winchester. When Taylor was 17 years old, he competed in the National Rifleman contest. In 1917, he and Audry E. Wallace were married; they later had two children. He was a millwright and master mechanic for Georgia-Pacific. After his retirement in 1959, he became a licensed fishing guide. He died in 1998.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

An incomplete transcript (22 pages) is available for in-person use at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This oral history interview with Bert W. Taylor was conducted by Charles Digregorio near Scottsburg, Oregon, on May 22, 1979, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library's oral history program.

In this interview, Taylor discusses his early life on homesteads in Oakland and Winchester, Oregon, and speaks at length about fishing in Oregon in the early 20th century, particularly on the Calapooia, Umpqua, and Rogue rivers. He also discusses hunting in Oregon in the early 20th century, particularly bird and deer hunting, and talks about working with hunting dogs.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

Audio available online in OHS Digital Collections.

Preferred Citation

Oral history interview with Bert W. Taylor, by Charles Digregorio, SR 9363, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Restrictions on Use

Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and the estate of Bert W. Taylor. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/

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