Oral history interview with Orlando Hollis
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- 1989 January 27-July 21
Creator
- Hollis, Orlando John, 1904-2000 (Interviewee, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Joint copyright is held by the Oregon Historical Society, the U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society, and the estate of Orlando Hollis. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted: https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Biographical note
Orlando John Hollis was born in Eugene, Oregon, in 1904. He earned a law degree from the University of Oregon in 1928. While attending law school, he worked at the First National Bank of Eugene. In 1931, he began teaching full-time at the University of Oregon Law School. In 1937, he and Marian Mildred Herbert were married. Hollis served as acting president of the University of Oregon Law School from 1944 to 1945, then as dean from 1945 to 1967. After retiring, he joined the Eugene law firm Cass, Scott, Woods and Smith. He was also active in several civic organizations, including the Eugene Water Board and the Lane County Selective Service Board. He also chaired the Governor’s Commission on Judicial Reform from 1971 to 1975. He died in 2000.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (20 audiocassettes (15 hr., 4 min., 5 sec.) + transcript (253 pages))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with Orlando Hollis conducted by Jim Strassmaier from January 27 to July 21, 1989, as part of the United States District Court of Oregon Oral History Project. Hollis was dean of the University of Oregon Law School and an attorney in Eugene, Oregon.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society (Lib. Acc. 26282).
Existence and Location of Copies
General
Forms part of the United States District Court Oral History Project.
- Civil Procedure and Courts
- College administrators -- Oregon -- Eugene
- Fee, James Alger, 1888-1959
- Hollis, Orlando John, 1904-2000
- Law -- Study and teaching -- Oregon
- Law schools -- Oregon
- Law teachers -- Oregon
- Lawyers -- Oregon -- Eugene
- Morse, Wayne L. (Wayne Lyman), 1900-1974
- Oral Histories
- Oregon
- University of Oregon. School of Law
- interviews
Creator
- Hollis, Orlando John, 1904-2000 (Interviewee, Person)
- Strassmaier, James (Interviewer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to oral history interview with Orlando Hollis
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Stroman
- Date
- 2020
- 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
- This project is supported in whole or part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the State Library of Oregon.
Revision Statements
- 2023: Collection guide revised to provide description of the content of each session.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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