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Rankin, Tex (John Gilbert), 1894-1947

 Person

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Ann M. Bohrer

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9361
Abstract

Oral history interview with Ann M. Bohrer conducted by Patricia Keith on May 12, 1980. Bohrer discusses her experiences as a woman aviator in Portland, Oregon, in the 1920s and 1930s.

Dates: 1980 May 12

Oral history interview with Ruth G. Fletcher

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9128
Abstract

Oral history interview with Ruth G. Fletcher, conducted by Patricia Keith on April 24, 1980. Fletcher discusses learning to fly airplanes at the Salem Airport from 1930 to 1931.

Dates: 1980 April 24

Oral history interview with Leah Hing and Ruth Chinn

 Collection
Identifier: SR 3567
Abstract

Oral history interview with sisters Leah Hing and Ruth Chinn, conducted by Jane Leung Larson in two sessions, on April 9 and April 26, 1999. Hing and Chinn discuss their family background and early life on a hop farm in Tualatin, Oregon. Hing also talks about playing in a band whose members were all Chinese American women, and about learning to fly with pilot Tex Rankin in Portland during the 1930s.

Dates: 1999 April 9-26

Oral history interview with Leah Hing

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9130
Abstract

Oral history interview with Leah Hing, conducted by Patricia Keith on June 2, 1980. Hing discusses taking lessons from Tex Rankin at the Tex Rankin School of Flying in Portland, Oregon, during the 1930s, as well as the plane she owned and her involvement with the Ninety-Nines and the Aero Club.

Dates: 1980 June 2

Oral history interview with Leah Hing

 Collection
Identifier: SR 3568
Abstract

Oral history interview with Leah Hing, conducted by Judy Yung on April 18, 1982, as part of the Chinese Women of America Research Project. Hing looks at photographs of the Chinese community in Portland, Oregon, taken in the early 20th century and discusses them, and talks about her family background and early life on a hop farm in Tualatin, Oregon.

Dates: 1982 April 18

Oral history interview with Dwight M. Smith

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9132
Abstract

Oral history interview with Dwight M. Smith, conducted by Charles Digregorio on March 12, 1976. Smith discusses the antique car he owned, a 1912 Hudson Model 33; and his experiences as a freelance pilot during the 1920s and 1930s.

Dates: 1976 March 12

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Sports and Recreation 5
Air pilots -- Oregon 4
Women 3
Women air pilots -- Oregon 3
Bands (Music) -- Oregon 2