Oral history interview with Douglas E. Coe
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with Douglas E. Coe was conducted by Clark Hansen in Arlington, Virginia, on June 8, 1988. In this interview, Coe briefly discusses his family background and early life, focusing on his high school years in Salem, Oregon, and his memories of the Hatfield family. He talks about the evolution of his Christian faith, and how that led to his friendship with Mark Hatfield. He discusses how Hatfield’s faith influenced his political career. He also talks about Hatfield’s marriage to Antoinette Kuzmanich; Hatfield’s political role models; and Hatfield’s relationships with other politicians. He closes the interview with a discussion of Hatfield’s public and private lives.
Dates
- 1988 June 8
Creator
- Coe, Douglas E. (Douglas Evans), 1928-2017 (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 Willamette University. Use is allowed according to the following license: Creative Commons - BY-NC-SA: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Biographical note
Douglas Evans Coe was born in Medford, Oregon, in 1928. He met Janice Muyskens in high school and they married in 1953; they later had six children. Coe attended Willamette University and graduated in 1953. While at Willamette, he met Mark Hatfield, and they bonded over their shared Christian faith. Coe became an evangelical minister and was influential in American politics. He died in 2017.
Extent
.1 Cubic Feet (2 audiocassettes (1 hr., 46 min., 28 sec.) + transcript (41 pages))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with Douglas E. Coe conducted by Clark Hansen on June 8, 1988, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Coe was an evangelical minister and advisor to U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield.
Existence and Location of Copies
General
Forms part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project.
Creator
- Coe, Douglas E. (Douglas Evans), 1928-2017 (Interviewee, Person)
- Hansen, Clark (Interviewer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to oral history interview with Douglas E. Coe
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Stroman
- Date
- 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- 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.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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