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Oral history interview with Charles H. Raney and Myrtle E. Raney
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- 1970-01-22 (Creation)
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.1 cubic feet; 1 audiocassette (29 min., 26 sec.)
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Charles Henry Raney was born in Springwater Village, Oregon, in 1885. He married Myrtle Elizabeth Raney, nee Stanley, in 1915 and they later had two children. Charles Raney served in the U.S. Army during World War II. They both worked at the Beaver State Motor Company in the early 20th century. Charles Raney died in 1972.
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Myrtle Elizabeth Raney, nee Stanley, was born in Gresham, Oregon, in 1893. She married Charles Henry Raney in 1915 and later had two children. They both worked at the Beaver State Motor Company in the early 20th century. Myrtle Raney died in 1975.
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This oral history interview with Charles H. Raney and Myrtle E. Raney was conducted by Richard E. Larrowe on January 22, 1970. In this interview, the Raneys discuss working at The Beaver State Motor Company in Gresham, Oregon, and the car they manufactured. They talk about wood saws that the company also manufactured, other people who worked at the company, and the factory building. They describe the design of the car, legal trouble the company faced, and the reasons the company went out of business. They close the interview by discussing cement mixers the company made.
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Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and the estate of Charles H. Raney and Myrtle E. Raney. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/.
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- English
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Preferred citation: Oral history interview with Charles H. Raney and Myrtle E. Raney, by Richard E. Larrowe, SR 9125, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
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Summary (2 pages) is available for in-person use at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
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Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition.
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Sarah Stroman
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- Larrowe, Richard E., 1936-2014 (Contributor)
- The Beaver State Motor Co. (Gresham, Or.) (Subject)