Oral history interview with Michael Gutwig
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with Michael Gutwig was conducted by James Louderman from May 11 to July 14, 2001, as part of the Oregon Labor Oral History Program, which collects oral histories of individuals who have advocated for working people of Oregon, including public figures, union members, and workers. The interview was conducted in five sessions.
In this interview, Gutwig discusses his early journalism career, his marriage to Lori Clark, and his career as managing editor of the Northwest Labor Press. He also shares the history of the Northwest Labor Press. He also talks about the relationship between labor and the Democratic Party.
Dates
- 2011 May 11-July 14
Creator
- Gutwig, Michael, 1956- (Interviewee, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing 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/
Biographical note
Michael Gutwig was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1956. He was editor for the Parkrose High School newspaper, and studied journalism at Mount Hood Community College. In 1981, he became the sports editor for the Central Oregonian newspaper in Prineville. That same year, he and Lori Clark were married; they later had two children. In 1986, he joined the staff of the Northwest Labor Press. He retired at the end of 2021.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (7 audiocassettes (5 hr., 36 min., 25 sec.) + 2 photographs (color))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with Michael Gutwig conducted by James Louderman from May 11 to July 14, 2011, as part of the Oregon Labor History Program. Gutwig discusses his career as a journalist in Oregon, particularly as managing editor of the Northwest Labor Press.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Oregon Labor Oral History Program, August 2011 (Lib. Acc. 28380).
Existence and Location of Copies
General
Forms part of the Oregon Labor Oral History Program (OLOHP).
General
Incomplete transcript (29 pages) is available for in-person use at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
- American newspapers -- Oregon -- Portland
- Collective bargaining
- Gutwig, Michael, 1956-
- Journalism
- Journalists -- Oregon -- Portland
- Labor unions -- Oregon -- Portland
- Newspaper publishing -- Oregon
- North American Free Trade Agreement (1992 December 17)
- Northwest Labor Press
- Oral Histories
- Oregon
- Pacific Northwest Labor History Association
- Press, Labor -- Northwest, Pacific
- Saint Helens, Mount (Wash.) -- Eruption, 1980
- interviews
- oral histories (literary genre)
Creator
- Gutwig, Michael, 1956- (Interviewee, Person)
- Louderman, James (Interviewer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the oral history interview with Michael Gutwig
- 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 of this interview was funded by the Forward! Digital Vault and the gifts to the general oral history fund.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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