Oral history interview with Gretchen Brown, 1977 April 12
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Interviewee
- Brown, Gretchen, 1901-1994
- Title
- Oral history interview with Gretchen Brown
- Dates
- 1977 April 121977-04-121977-04-12
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (1 audiocassette (15 min., 10 sec.))
- Collection Number
- SR 9667
- Summary
- Oral history interview with Gretchen Brown conducted by Charles Digregorio on April 12, 1977. Brown discusses the overland journey from Ontario, Canada, to Salem, Oregon, of her father, James Charles Brown, and the life and career of her husband, McDannell Brown.
- 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
Gretchen Brown was born in Salem, Oregon, in 1901. In the 1920s, she taught English and Latin. In 1927, she and Francis McDannell Brown were married; they later had two children. She died in 1994.
Sources: Vital records on Ancestry.com.
Other Descriptive Information
A typescript summary (5 pages) is available for in-person use at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Content Description
This oral history interview with Gretchen Brown was conducted by Charles Digregorio at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon, on April 12, 1977, as part of the oral history program at the society's research library.
In this interview, Brown discusses the 1858 overland journey from Ontario, Canada, to Salem, Oregon, of her father, James Charles Brown. She talks about her father's hardware store, about her early life, and about the Chinese and Native communities in Salem. She briefly talks about her career as a teacher, and closes the interview by discussing the life and legal career of her husband, McDannell Brown.
Use of the Collection
Alternative Forms Available
Audio available online in OHS Digital Collections.
Preferred Citation
Oral history interview with Gretchen Brown, by Charles Digregorio, SR 9667, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and the estate of Gretchen Brown. 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
- Business enterprises--Oregon--Salem--19th century
- Lawyers--Oregon
- Overland journeys to the Pacific
- Pioneers--Oregon--Salem
Personal Names
- Brown, Gretchen, 1901-1994
- Brown, James C. (James Charles), 1837-1904
- Brown, McDannell (Francis McDannell), 1897-1968
Form or Genre Terms
- interviews
- oral histories (literary works)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Digregorio, Charles (interviewer)
