Oral history interview with Richard Sundeleaf

Collection

Identifier: SR 9311

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Transcript and digitized audio recording of interview

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Scope and Contents

Audio recording and transcript of an oral history interview with Richard Sundeleaf that was conducted by Linda Dodds and Alfred Staehli at Sundeleaf’s home in Portland, Oregon. The interview was conducted in three sessions, from November 2-23, 1982. In this interview, Sundeleaf discusses his career as a designer and architect; talks about designing the pools at the Jantzen Beach Amusement Park; and speaks at length about his involvement with the Historic American Buildings Survey.

Dates

Creation: 1982 November 2-23

Creator

Sundeleaf, Richard, 1900-1987 (Interviewee, Person)
Dodds, Linda S. (Interviewer, Person)
Staehli, Alfred (Interviewer, 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, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/.

Biographical note

Richard Wilhelm Sundeleaf was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1900. In 1923, he earned a degree in architecture from the Oregon Agricultural College, now Oregon State University. After graduating, he worked with the firm of Sutton and Whitney for four years. In 1925, he and Mildred Beatrice Deaver were married; they later had two children. In 1928, he opened his own architectural firm, and during the Depression, he worked on the Historic American Buildings Survey. Several of the buildings he designed are on the National Register of Historic Places. He died in 1987.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (6 audiocassettes (4 hr., 36 min., 28 sec.) + transcript (118 pages))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Richard Sundeleaf conducted by Linda Dodds and Alfred Staehli from November 2-23, 1982. Sundeleaf was an architect in Oregon.

Existence and Location of Copies

Audio and transcript available online in OHS Digital Collections.

Related Materials

Richard Sundeleaf papers and architectural records, Coll 196, University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, Eugene, Oregon.