Oral history interview with John L. Frewing
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with John Frewing was conducted by Judy Hartman on January 18, 1988. The interview was conducted as part of the Portland General Electric Centennial Oral History Series, which marked PGE’s 100th anniversary and was used in the writing of the book “Electrifying Eden.”
In the interview, Frewing discusses working in Portland General Electric’s nuclear division and working on the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant. He talks about the construction of the Trojan plant and shares his reasons for leaving the nuclear division. He discusses the competition between private and public electric utilities in the Pacific Northwest, PGE’s relationship with the people of Portland, and the company’s workplace culture. He closes the interview by talking about his hopes for an upcoming book about PGE, “Electrifying Eden.”
Dates
- 1988 January 18
Creator
- Frewing, John L. (John Lewis), 1940- (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
John Lewis Frewing was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1940. He began working for Portland General Electric in the nuclear division in 1969, and worked on the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant. He was also an early member of the Oregon Environmental Council.
Extent
.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (47 min., 59 sec.) + transcript (16 pages))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with John L. Frewing conducted by Judy Hartman on January 18, 1988, as part of the Portland General Electric Centennial Oral History Series. Frewing worked on the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant for Portland General Electric.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Craig Wollner, 1989 (Lib. Acc. 28418).
Existence and Location of Copies
Publication note
General
Forms part of the Portland General Electric Centennial Oral History Series.
Creator
- Frewing, John L. (John Lewis), 1940- (Interviewee, Person)
- Hartman, Judy (Interviewer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to oral history interview with John L. Frewing
- 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.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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