This oral history interview with Orlando Hollis was conducted by Jim Strassmaier in Hollis's office in Eugene, Oregon, from January 27 to July 21, 1989, as part of the United States District Court of Oregon Oral History Project. The interview was conducted in nine sessions. The audio recording is incomplete; Tape 4 was discovered to be blank in 2015. A transcript of the interview is available.

In this interview, Hollis discusses his family background and early life in Eugene, Oregon; studying law at the University of Oregon; and his friendship with University of Oregon Law School Dean, and later U.S. Senator, Wayne Morse. He discusses teaching at the University of Oregon Law School beginning in 1931, and serving as dean from 1945 to 1967. He talks about students of his who went on to gain prominence, including Judge Ted Goodwin, about changes in judicial procedure and court rules that affected how he taught, and about his friendship with Judge James Alger Fee. He speaks about his role in judicial appointments made by governors Mark Hatfield and Tom McCall. He closes the interview by discussing his activities since retiring as dean of the University of Oregon Law School in 1967.