Oral history interview with Virgil H. Langtry, 1976 December 20
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Interviewee
- Langtry, Virgil H. (Virgil Hillary), 1911-2000
- Title
- Oral history interview with Virgil H. Langtry
- Dates
- 1976 December 201976-12-201976-12-20
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (1 audiocassette (1 hr., 3 min., 7 sec.))
- Collection Number
- SR 9524
- Summary
- Oral history interview with Virgil H. Langtry conducted by Charles Digregorio on December 20, 1976. Langtry discusses his career as a lawyer in Deschutes County, 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
Virgil Hillary Langtry was born in Rigby, Idaho, in 1911. Within a year, his family moved near Eugene, Oregon. He earned a law degree from the University of Oregon, then practiced law in Bend during the Depression. A few years later, he began serving as treasurer for the Farm Loan Association in Redmond. He served as a judge on the Oregon Court of Appeals from 1969 to 1976.
In 1939, he and Marguerite Ellen Cronin were married; they later had two children. After her death in 1971, he remarried, to Hazel Lavina Mulkins. Virgil Langtry died in 2000.
Sources: Vital records in Ancestry.com; information provided by Langtry in his interview.
Other Descriptive Information
An incomplete transcript (20 pages) is available for in-person use at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Content Description
This oral history interview with Virgil H. Langtry was conducted by Charles Digregorio at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon, on December 20, 1976, as part of the oral history program at the society's research library. Langtry's wife, H. Lavina Langtry, was also present and briefly contributed to the interview.
In this interview, H. Lavina Langtry briefly discusses her family background. Virgil H. Langtry then discusses his family background and early life in lumber towns near Eugene, Oregon. He talks about starting a law practice in Bend during the Depression, about serving as treasurer for the Farm Loan Association in Redmond, and about his work with the League of Oregon Cities. He discusses lawyers he worked with, shares his thoughts about political issues at the time of the interview, and talks about the relationship between the press and the judicial system. He closes the interview by talking about the disparity between the salaries of judges and lawyers.
Use of the Collection
Alternative Forms Available
Audio available online in OHS Digital Collections.
Preferred Citation
Oral history interview with Virgil H. Langtry, by Charles Digregorio, SR 9524, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and the estate of Virgil H. Langtry. 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
- Judges--Oregon
- Lawyers--Oregon--Deschutes County
Personal Names
- Langtry, Virgil H. (Virgil Hillary), 1911-2000
Form or Genre Terms
- interviews
- oral histories (literary works)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Digregorio, Charles (interviewer)
