Oral history interview with John R. Laidlaw, circa 1980
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Interviewee
- Laidlaw, John R., 1898-
- Title
- Oral history interview with John R. Laidlaw
- Dates
- circa 19801980-01-011980-01-01
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (1 audiocassette (29 min., 53 sec.) + transcript (12 pages))
- Collection Number
- SR 69
- Summary
- Oral history interview with John R. Laidlaw conducted by Sally R. Stout around 1980. Laidlaw discusses the background of his maternal family, particularly the Plowden family, in England and the United States.
- 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
Biographical Note
John Raleigh Laidlaw was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1898. Because his father served as a British consul, Laidlaw had dual U.S. and U.K. citizenship. During World War I, he served as a pastor in Astoria. He became a Roman Catholic priest around 1927. He retired in 1973, and died in 1983.
Sources: Information provided by Laidlaw in his oral history interview, as well as two other oral histories, SR 9461 and SR 9462, at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library; vital records on Ancestry.com.
Content Description
This oral history interview with John R. Laidlaw was conducted by Sally R. Stout around 1980. In addition to the audio recording of the interview, a transcript is available. In this interview, Laidlaw discusses the background of his maternal family, particularly the Plowden family, in England and the United States. He talks about the Plowden family plantation in Maryland, and about the Plowden family's religious affiliation. He talks about his siblings, their careers, and their families.
Use of the Collection
Alternative Forms Available
Transcript and digitized version of audio available online in OHS Digital Collections.
Preferred Citation
Oral history interview with John R. Laidlaw, by Sally R. Stout, SR 69, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society. Use is allowed according to the following statement: Creative Commons - BY-NC-SA, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Administrative Information
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- British Americans--Oregon
- Plantations--Maryland
Personal Names
- Laidlaw, John R., 1898-
Family Names
- Plowden family
Form or Genre Terms
- genealogies (histories)
- oral histories (literary genre)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Stout, Sally R. (Sarah Reed), 1913-2001 (interviewer)
