Oral history interview with Jack L. Fuller

Oral history interview with Jack L. Fuller, 1981 September 9

Overview of the Collection

Interviewee: Fuller, Jack L. (Jack Lester), 1906-1989
Title: Oral history interview with Jack L. Fuller
Dates: 1981 September 9
1981-09-091981-09-09
Quantity: 0.1 cubic feet, (1 audiocassette (31 min., 52 sec.))
Collection Number: SR 9439
Summary: Oral history interview with Jack L. Fuller conducted by Glen Meek on September 9, 1981. Fuller discusses his career as a restaurateur in Portland, Oregon.
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

Jack Lester Fuller was born in Lexington, Oregon, in 1906. His family ranched and farmed in several towns in Oregon, and during World War I, they moved to Portland. In 1931, he and Eileen McLennan were married. He was a milk delivery truck driver for the Jersey Milk Company until 1942. During World War II, he worked in a Portland shipyard. After the war ended, he partnered with a brother to run Fuller's Restaurant in Northeast Portland. In 1960, he purchased a coffee shop in Northwest Portland and renamed it Fuller's Coffee Shop. In 1979, he retired and his son took over the shop. He died in 1989.

Sources: Vital records on Ancestry.com; information provided by Fuller during his interview.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

An incomplete transcript (9 pages) is available for in-person use at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This oral history interview with Jack L. Fuller was conducted by Glen Meek in Portland, Oregon, on September 9, 1981, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library's oral history program.

In this interview, Fuller discusses his family background and early life on ranches and farms in Oregon. He talks about driving a milk delivery truck during the Depression, discusses managing Fuller's Restaurant with a brother, and speaks about owning and operating Fuller's Coffee Shop.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

Audio available online in OHS Digital Collections.

Preferred Citation

Oral history interview with Jack L. Fuller, by Glen Meek, SR 9439, 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, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

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