Oral Histories
Found in 721 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Johana Amani
Oral history interview with Johana Amani conducted by Sankar Raman on March 13, 2019, for The Immigrant Story. Amani discusses her life in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Kenya, and her life after immigrating to the United States in 2016.
Oral history interview with Mussa Amissi
Oral history interview with Mussa Amissi conducted by Sankar Raman and Alia Burck on July 18, 2018, for The Immigrant Story. Amissi and his family, refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo, resettled in Portland, Oregon, in 2009.
Oral history interview with LeRoy C. Andersen
Oral history interview with LeRoy C. Andersen conducted by Roberta Watts on January 11, 1978. Andersen discusses his career at Portland Iron Works, beginning in 1908.
Oral history interview with Claire Argow
Oral history interview with Claire Argow conducted by Roberta Watts from November 28 to December 2, 1977. Argow was a criminologist, attorney, and activist for improved correctional facilities, and served as executive director of the Oregon Prison Association.
Oral history interview with Jane M. Armentrout
Oral history interview with Jane M. Armentrout conducted by Roberta Watts on June 5, 1978. Armentrout discusses the life and career of her father, Dr. Harold Bunce Myers, and her own interest in science.
Oral history interview with Isabelle K. Ashcraft
Oral history interview with Isabelle K. Ashcraft conducted by Charles Digregorio on June 14, 1977. Ashcraft discusses her experience serving on the board of the Portland Civic Theatre, beginning in 1945.
Oral history interview with Victor Atiyeh
Oral history interview with Victor Atiyeh conducted by Clark Hansen from November 24, 1992, to September 10, 1993, and on June 11, 1998, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Atiyeh was an Oregon state representative from 1959 to 1964, an Oregon state senator from 1965 to 1979, and Oregon governor from 1979 to 1987.
Oral history interview with George I. Azumano
Oral history interview with George I. Azumano conducted by George Katagiri in four sessions, from March 12 to November 10, 1992, as part of the Japanese American Oral History Project. Azumano discusses his early life as a second-generation Japanese American in Portland before World War II; his family’s experience of incarceration by the U.S. government during World War II; and his businesses, Azumano Insurance and Azumano Travel.
Oral history interview with Kernan H. Bagley
Oral history interview with Kernan H. Bagley conducted by Brent E. Turvey from February 9 to March 17, 1993, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Bagley was a U.S. marshal in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Fred C. Baker
Oral history interview with Fred C. Baker conducted by Sheila Ann Finch on July 5, 1978. Baker was a designer of light fixtures for Oregon architects and interior designers.