Oral history interview with Frank Branch Riley, 1972 January 5
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Interviewee
- Riley, Frank Branch, 1875-1975
- Title
- Oral history interview with Frank Branch Riley
- Dates
- 1972 January 51972-01-051972-01-05
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (1 audiotape reel (32 min., 39 sec.))
- Collection Number
- SR 9092
- Summary
- Oral history interview with Frank Branch Riley conducted by Tom Vaughan on January 5, 1972. Riley discusses the history of the University Club in 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
Frank Branch Riley was born in Iowa in 1875, and moved to Portland, Oregon, with his family in the 1890s. He attended Harvard Law School and joined his father's law office in Portland. He was a founding member, and later president of, the Mazamas, and vice president of the Pacific Highway Association. He was the unofficial ambassador for the state of Oregon, giving lectures around the country boosting the state from 1918 to 1964. He died in 1975.
Content Description
This oral history interview with Frank Branch Riley was conducted by Tom Vaughan on January 5, 1972. In this interview, Riley discusses the history of the University Club of Portland, Oregon. He describes the three buildings that housed the club, and shares stories about events and public figures hosted by the club. He shows photographs and event programs to Vaughan, and talks about them. He closes the interview by talking about financial difficulties that the club faced during the Depression.
Use of the Collection
Alternative Forms Available
Audio available online in OHS Digital Collections.
Preferred Citation
Oral history interview with Frank Branch Riley, by Tom Vaughan, SR 9092, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
Joint copyright for this interview is held by the estates of Frank Branch Riley and Tom Vaughan. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright - http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Administrative Information
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Clubs--Oregon--Portland
Personal Names
- Riley, Frank Branch, 1875-1975
Corporate Names
- University Club of Portland, Oregon
Form or Genre Terms
- interviews
- oral histories (literary works)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Vaughan, Thomas, 1924-2013 (interviewer)
