Oral Histories
Found in 772 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Frances S. Charlton and Mary H. Clair
Oral history interview with Frances S. Charlton and Mary H. Clair conducted by Charles Digregorio on February 2, 1977. Charlton and Clair were sisters who grew up in the King's Hill neighborhood in Southwest Portland, Oregon, in the early 20th century.
Oral history interview with Sumitra Chhetri
Oral history interview with Sumitra Chhetri conducted by Sankar Raman on March 19, 2017, for The Immigrant Story. Chhetri grew up in a camp for Bhutanese refugees in Nepal and immigrated to Portland, Oregon, in 2008.
Oral history interview with Tsering D. Choephel
Oral history interview with Tsering D. Choephel, conducted for The Immigrant Story by Sankar Raman, Nancy Dollahite, Juniper Yarnall-Benson, and additional unidentified interviewers. The interview was conducted in three sessions from January 15 to January 27, 2020. Choephel discusses her early life in Tibet and Nepal; her arranged marriage, which brought her to Camas, Washington; and running a food truck called Tibetan Family Momo in Dallas, Texas.
Oral history interview with Tito Chowdhury
Oral history interview with Tito Chowdhury, conducted by Sankar Raman and Lisa Cohn on March 12 and March 23, 2020, for The Immigrant Story. Chowdhury discusses his early life in Bangladesh, including his family's experiences during the 1947 partition of India and the 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence, and talks about his involvement with FashioNXT, a fashion event in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Bob Christ
Oral history interview with Bob Christ conducted by Jack G. Collins on September 28, 1990, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Christ was the clerk of the U.S. District Court of Oregon.
Oral history interview with Sam R. Christensen
Oral history interview with Sam R. Christensen conducted by Judy Hartman on January 12, 1988, as part of the Portland General Electric Centennial Oral History Series. Christensen joined Portland General Electric in 1956 as an engineer, ultimately working his way up to general manager of Generation & Facilities Engineering.
Oral history interview with Bernice McGregor Church
Oral history interview with Bernice McGregor Church, conducted by Charles Digregorio on February 17, 1977. Church discusses her memories of Astoria, Oregon, in the 1900s and 1910s.
Oral history interview with Bud Clark
Oral history interview with Bud Clark conducted by Joseph W. Carlisle on April 6, 1995. Clark was mayor of Portland, Oregon, from 1984 to 1992.
Oral history interview with Don E. Clark
Oral history interview with Don E. Clark conducted by George M. Joseph from August 30, 1994, to March 27, 1998. Clark served as Multnomah County sheriff from 1963 to 1965, and as Multnomah County commissioner from 1971 to 1983.
Oral history interview with Malcolm H. Clark, Jr.
Oral history interview with Malcolm H. Clark, Jr., conducted by Linda S. Dodds on February 7, 1980. Clark discusses his career as an author.