Oral history interview with Windsor D. Calkins

Collection

Identifier: SR 11168

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Windsor D. Calkins was conducted by Monica D. LaRosa in Eugene, Oregon, from March 25 to May 8, 2008, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. The interview was conducted in three sessions, and a transcript is available.

In this interview, Calkins discusses his family background and early life in Eugene, talks about his education at the University of Oregon and at Willamette University Law School, and discusses practicing law with his father, Windsor Calkins, in Eugene. He speaks at length about his father’s career. He talks about his marriage to Judy VanCleave, talks about their family life, and speaks about medical malpractice cases he worked on.

Dates

Creation: 2008 March 25-May 8

Creator

Calkins, Windsor D. (Windsor Dean), 1944-2018 (Interviewee, Person)
LaRosa, Monica D. (Interviewer, Person)
United States District Court of Oregon Historical Society (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Joint copyright held by the Oregon Historical Society and the U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society. Use of this interview is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/

Biographical note

Windsor Dean Calkins was born in Eugene, Oregon, in 1944. He was educated at the University of Oregon and Willamette University Law School, and was admitted to Oregon State Bar in 1971. In 1975, he and Judy VanCleave were married. He practiced law at the law firm of Calkins and Calkins in Eugene until 2011. He also served as Commissioner on Uniform State Laws, and as Division Chief of the National Conference on Uniform State Laws. He died in 2018.

Extent

19.6 Megabytes (3 audio files (DSS, 7 hr., 3 min., 30 sec.) + transcript (172 pages))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Windsor D. Calkins conducted by Monica LaRosa from March 25 to May 8, 2008, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Calkins was a lawyer in Eugene, Oregon.