Oral history interview with Adam C. Heim and Clara C. Heim
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with Adam C. Heim and Clara C. Heim was conducted by Jim Strassmaier at the Heims' home in Portland, Oregon, from July 26 to September 13, 1989, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library's oral history program. The interview was conducted in five sessions. Adam C. Heim was interviewed in sessions 1 and 2; Clara C. Heim was interviewed in sessions 3 and 4; and both were interviewed together in session 5. The Heims discuss their family backgrounds and early lives in Portland, Oregon. They talk about their marriage and about raising their family, share their experiences during the Depression, and talk about living in Huntington, Oregon. Adam C. Heim also speaks about his career as a machinist for the Union Pacific Railroad.
Dates
- 1989 July 26-September 13
Creator
- Heim, Adam C. (Adam Clarence), 1902-1995 (Interviewee, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and the estate of Adam C. Heim and Clara C. Heim. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/
Biographical note
Adam Clarence Heim was born in Topeka, Kansas, in 1902. His family soon moved to Portland, Oregon, and also spent some years in Boise, Idaho. Clara Cecilia Heim, nee Thomas, was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1905. In 1927, Adam Clarence Heim and Clara Cecilia Thomas were married; they later had five children. Clara C. Heim worked for Montgomery Ward & Co., and later worked as a telephone operator. From 1918 to 1969, Adam C. Heim worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. Clara C. Heim died in 1994, and Adam C. Heim died in 1995.
Extent
.1 Cubic Feet (7 audiocassettes (5 hr., 25 min., 17 sec.))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with Adam C. Heim and Clara C. Heim conducted by Jim Strassmaier from July 26 to September 13, 1989. The Heims discuss their lives in Portland and in Huntington, Oregon.
Existence and Location of Copies
General
Handwritten index (3 pages) is available for in-person use at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
- Catholics -- Oregon
- Depressions -- 1929 -- United States
- Families -- Oregon
- Heim, Adam C. (Adam Clarence), 1902-1995
- Heim, Clara C. (Clara Cecilia), 1905-1994
- Home and Family
- Oral Histories
- Oregon
- Railroad companies -- Oregon
- Railroads
- Union Pacific Railroad Company
- interviews
- oral histories (literary genre)
Creator
- Heim, Adam C. (Adam Clarence), 1902-1995 (Interviewee, Person)
- Heim, Clara C. (Clara Cecilia), 1905-1994 (Interviewee, Person)
- Strassmaier, James (Interviewer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the oral history interview with Adam C. Heim and Clara C. Heim
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Stroman
- Date
- 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
- Sponsor
- Digitization funded by the James F. Miller Endowment.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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Portland OR 97205 United States
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