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Oral Histories

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 699 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Marjorie McDonald

 Collection
Identifier: SR6502
Abstract

Oral history interview with Marjorie McDonald conducted by Edna Kovacs on October 21, 1989. McDonald was the first Russian language high school teacher in the United States and became an artist after her retirement in 1963.

Dates: 1989 October 21

Oral history interview with Sir James McDonald

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Identifier: SR1069
Abstract

Oral history interview with Sir James McDonald conducted by Marian W. Kolisch on February 6, 1986. McDonald immigrated to the United States from Scotland in the 1920s and became the British Consul for Oregon in 1938.

Dates: 1986 February 6

Oral history interview with Wayne McDonald

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9470
Abstract

Oral history interview with Wayne McDonald conducted by Ray Neufer around 1980. McDonald discusses painting a mural on a building at Beaver Acres Elementary School in Beaverton, Oregon.

Dates: circa 1980

Oral history interview with Frances D. McGill

 Collection
Identifier: SR 819
Abstract

Oral history interview with Frances D. McGill conducted by Marian W. Kolisch from May 21 to October 31, 1991. McGill was a teacher in Portland, Oregon, from 1925 to 1944, a school counselor for Portland Public Schools from 1944 to 1966, and a school counselor for the Department of Defense on military bases in Europe from 1966 to 1973.

Dates: 1991 May 21-October 31

Oral history interview with Lynette K. McGinnis

 Collection
Identifier: SR801
Abstract

Oral history interview with Lynette K. McGinnis conducted by Linda Watkins on January 29, 1991. McGinnis talks about her father, William Jasper Kerr, who served as president of Oregon Agricultural College, now Oregon State University, from 1907 to 1932; about other family members; and about her career as a musician and music teacher.

Dates: 1991 January 29

Oral history interview with Noreen Saltveit McGraw

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Identifier: SR1277
Abstract

Oral history interview with Noreen Saltveit McGraw conducted by S. Diane Rynerson from May 24 to July 31, 2000, as part of the Volunteer Attorneys series of the United States District Court Oral History Project. McGraw was one of the first female municipal judges in Oregon.

Dates: 2000 May 24-July 31

Oral history interview with Noreen Saltveit McGraw

 Collection
Identifier: SR2409
Abstract

Oral history interview with Noreen Saltveit McGraw conducted by Jim Strassmaier on November 29, 1996, as part of the Legacy of Hope: Catholics and Social Justice Project. McGraw was the one of the first female municipal judges in Oregon.

Dates: 1996 November 29

Oral history interview with Donald W. McInnis

 Collection
Identifier: SR1087
Abstract

Oral history interview with Donald W. McInnis conducted by Mary Gorsline from August 25 to November 10, 1992. McInnis grew up near Reedville, Oregon.

Dates: 1992 August 25-November 10

Oral history interview with Henry S. Mears and Margaret S. Clark

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9564
Abstract

Oral history interview with siblings Henry S. Mears and Margaret S. Clark conducted by Charles Digregorio on August 3, 1976. Mears and Clark discuss the life and career of their father, Portland businessman and Oregon legislator Samuel Maxwell Mears.

Dates: 1976 August 3

Interview with Thomas H. Mercer

 Collection
Identifier: SR3974
Abstract

Interview with Oregon Republican Thomas H. Mercer circa 1976, the year Mercer ran unsuccessfully for the Oregon House of Representatives. Also on the audiocassettes with the Mercer interview are a question-and-answer session with Mercer; a speech by an unidentified man; and a panel discussion by Oregon legislators.

Dates: circa 1976