Scope and Contents From the Collection: This oral history interview with Travis Cross was conducted by Jim Strassmaier in Cross’ office at St. Vincent’s Hospital and at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon, from October 8 to November 23, 1987. In this interview, Cross discusses his family background and early life in Salem, Oregon, including growing up in the same neighborhood as Mark Hatfield. He then talks about attending Willamette University at the same time as Hatfield, and how they became more closely...