Oral Histories
Found in 759 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interviews conducted by Robert H. Peirce about the Portland Art Museum
Audio recordings of oral history interviews and conversations with people associated with the Portland Art Museum. The interviews were conducted over a period of three years, from approximately 1990 to 1993. Most were conducted by Robert Peirce, who was then the librarian at the art museum. Interviewees include Bob Sitton, Bill Foster, Clyde Rice, William Givler, Pietro Belluschi, Marian Kolisch, Francis J. Newton, Robert O. Lee, and members of the Portland Art Museum Women's Council.
Oral history interview with Edwin J. Peterson
Oral history interview with Edwin J. Peterson conducted by Jeffrey C. Dobbins from August 21 to December 11, 2007, as part of the United States District Court of Oregon Oral History Project. Peterson discusses his youth and education, as well as his career as a lawyer in Portland, Oregon, and as chief justice of the Oregon Supreme Court.
Oral history interview with Fred L. Peterson
Oral history interview with Fred L. Peterson conducted by Linda S. Dodds from February 11 to April 28, 1982. Peterson discusses serving on the Portland City Council from 1940 to 1952, and as Portland mayor from 1953 to 1956.
Oral history interview with Margaret Thiele Petti
Oral history interview with Margaret Thiele Petti conducted by Jim Strassmaier from March 26 to April 30, 1987. Petti ran the Henry Thiele Restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Drew D. Pettus
Oral history interview with Drew D. Pettus conducted by Michael O'Rourke on June 5, 2002, as part of the Northwest Power Planning Council Oral History Project. Pettus discusses his work on the 1980 Northwest Power Act as chief of staff for U.S. Representative Al Swift.
Oral history interview with Russell Peyton
Oral history interview with Russell Peyton conducted by Dan Malone from July 28 to August 12, 1987. Peyton worked as an investigator for the Civil Rights Division of the Oregon State Bureau of Labor, and later was executive director of the Metropolitan Human Relations Commission.
Oral history interview with Calliope T. Phoutrides
Oral history interview with Calliope T. Phoutrides conducted by Deborah Newman on October 10, 1991, as part of the Portland Matriarchs oral history project. Phoutrides discusses her early life in Athens, Greece, and her marriage to the Reverend Stephanos E. Phoutrides.
Oral history interview with Helen Platt
Oral history interview with Helen Platt conducted by Charles Digregorio on September 20, 1976. Platt discusses her Durham and Platt family background.
Oral history interview with David R. Policar
Oral history interview with David R. Policar conducted by Roberta Watts on November 21, 1977. Policar discusses his family history and the Sephardic Jewish community in Portland.
Oral history interview with Abdulah Polovina
Oral history interview with Abdulah Polovina conducted by Elizabeth Mehren and Sankar Raman on January 7, 2019, for The Immigrant Story. Polovina discusses his experiences as a Muslim in Bosnia during the Yugoslav Wars.