Oral Histories
Found in 721 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Vern B. Ryles
Oral history interview with Vern B. Ryles conducted by Michael O'Rourke from June 2, 1994-February 23, 1995. Ryles discusses his work to provide services to people experiencing homelessness in Portland, Oregon, during the 1980s, and about the political career of his wife, Nancy Ryles.
Oral history interview with Catherine R. Sabin
Oral history interview with Catherine R. Sabin conducted by Charles Digregorio on June 15, 1976. Sabin discusses her family background and early life in Portland, Oregon, in the 20th century.
Oral history interview with Art O. Sasaki
Oral history interview with Art O. Sasaki conducted by Etsu Osaki in two sessions, on September 9 and September 16, 1992, as part of the Japanese American Oral History Project. Sasaki discusses his early life as a second-generation Japanese American in Tualatin before World War II; his experiences while incarcerated by the U.S. government at the Minidoka War Relocation Center during the war; and his experiences working on the family farm in Tualatin.
Oral history interview with Charles L. Sauvie
Oral history interview with Charles L. Sauvie conducted by Jim Strassmaier on May 3, 1988, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Sauvie was an economist for the Oregon State Department of Planning and Development; a speechwriter for Hatfield while he was governor of Oregon; and an economic adviser for Governors Bob Straub and Tom McCall.
Oral history interview with Bob Saxvik
Oral history interview with Bob Saxvik conducted by Michael O'Rourke on August 16, 2000, as part of the Northwest Power Planning Council Oral History Project. Saxvik represented Idaho on the Northwest Power Planning Council, now known as the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, from 1981 to 1996.
Oral history interview with Hilde Schmoll
Oral history interview with Hilde Schmoll conducted by Alfred Staehli on March 26, 1979. Schmoll discusses the history and design of her home in the Mount Tabor neighborhood of Portland.
Oral history interview with Nicholas Schneider and Edmund Schneider
Oral history interview with brothers Nicholas Schneider and Edmund Schneider conducted by Rick Harmon from April 18-25, 1985. The Schneiders discuss life in Portland in the early 20th century, their father's involvement with the Albers Brothers Milling Company, and their U.S. Army service during World War I.
Oral history interview with Arlene Schnitzer
Oral history interview with Arlene Schnitzer, conducted by Marian W. Kolisch on October 20, 1988. Schnitzer discusses operating the Fountain Gallery of Art in Portland, Oregon, which featured Pacific Northwest artists.
Oral history interview with Bill Schonely
Oral history interview with Bill Schonely conducted by Jack McArthur and Ian Strauss on July 24, 2019, as part of the Franklin Historical Society Oral History Program. Schonely was the sports announcer for the Portland Trail Blazers from 1970 to 1998.
Oral history interview with Herbert A. Schroeder
Oral history interview with Herbert A. Schroeder conducted by Herman LeRoy Grafe in March 1975. Schroeder was a homesteader in North Santiam, Oregon.