Oral history interview with Ervin A. and Dutch Schultz

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Identifier: SR 11254

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Oral history interview with Ervin A. Schultz and Dutch Schultz

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Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Ervin A. Schultz and Dutch Schultz was conducted by Jim Strassmaier in three sessions from March 2-23, 1984. The Schultzes' daughter, Sandra Lee Arbaugh, and several other unidentified members of the Schultz family were also present and often contributed to the interview.

In this interview, Ervin A. Schultz discusses his family background and early life near Green Bay, Wisconsin, his career in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1929 to the late 1940s, and his work for the Atomic Energy Commission in Nevada. Dutch Schultz discusses her family background and early life in Detroit, Michigan, her experiences raising a child while living in the Philippines after World War II, and her work for NASA as an employee of the Pan American airline.

Dates

Creation: 1984 March 2-23

Creator

Schultz, Ervin A., 1909-1993 (Interviewee, Person)
Schultz, Dutch (Charlotte Lillian), 1911-2004 (Interviewee, Person)
Arbaugh, Sandra Lee (Interviewee, Person)
Strassmaier, James (Interviewer, 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 Ervin A. Schultz and Dutch Schultz. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/

Biographical note

Ervin A. Schultz was born in Niagara, Wisconsin, in 1909, and grew up near Green Bay. Charlotte Lillian "Dutch" Leonard was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1911. They married in 1932, and later had one child, Sandra.

Ervin Schultz joined the U.S. Army Air Corps, which became the U.S. Air Force, in 1929, and was a plane mechanic base inspector and accident investigator for the Corps. During and after World War II, he did reconaissance for the Air Corps in the Pacific theater, and after the war, the Schultz family lived in the Philippines. Ervin Schultz retired in the late 1940s, and the family moved to Phoenix, Arizona. He earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from Arizona State University, and later worked for the Atomic Energy Commission at a test site in Nevada. Dutch Schultz worked for the Pan American airline, then was subcontracted to NASA at the same test site. In 1982, the family moved to Oregon. Ervin A. Schultz died in 1993, and Dutch Schultz died in 2004.

Sources: Information provided by the Schultzes in their interview; vital records on Ancestry.com.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (8 audiocassettes (6 hr., 38 min., 34 sec.))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with spouses Ervin A. Schultz and Dutch Schultz, conducted by Jim Strassmaier from March 2-23, 1984. Ervin A. Schultz discusses his family background and career in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1929 to the late 1940s. Dutch Schultz discusses her family backround, her experiences raising a child while living in the Philippines after World War II, and her work for NASA as an employee of the Pan American airline.