Oral Histories

Oral history interview with Harold L. Pubols conducted by Louise Pubols from January 10-22, 1988. Pubols grew up on a farm in Hillsboro.

Oral history interview with Jeanne M. Radow conducted by Roberta Watts on March 15, 1978. Radow was one of the founders of the first Planned Parenthood in Portland, Oregon.

Oral history interview with Yamini Rajan conducted by Monica Salazar and Sankar Raman on February 20, 2019, for The Immigrant Story. Rajan discusses her experience as an Indian immigrant in Oregon and speaks about her mental health during her teenage years.

Oral history interview with William C. Ralston conducted by Charles Digregorio on March 25, 1977. Ralston discusses his early life in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, and his later work as a prosecutor for the district attorney's office in Portland.

Interviews about Gladys L. Randall conducted by Bethanye McNichol from February 7 to March 7, 1998. Interviewees include Richard S. Randall, Sylvia J. Randall, and Horst G. Grimm. Gladys J. Randall was a milliner in Portland, Oregon.

Oral history interview with Gladys L. Randall conducted by Emily Renfrow in 1980. Randall was a hatmaker in Portland, Oregon, and in Hollywood, California, in the early 20th century.

Oral history interview with Charles H. Raney and Myrtle E. Raney conducted by Richard E. Larrowe on January 22, 1970. The Raneys worked at The Beaver State Motor Company in Gresham, Oregon.

Oral history interview with Esther Azorr Rask conducted by Robert J. Gassner on September 10, 1988, as part of the Portland's Syrian/Lebanese-American Community series. Rask was a second-generation Syrian-American and was active in the Portland Syrian and Lebanese American communities.

Oral history interview with Charles F. Ray, conducted by Clark Hansen in two sessions, on July 27 and July 28, 1999, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Ray speaks extensively about his work with Idaho Rivers United to advocate for the restoration of Snake River salmon and steelhead runs.

Oral history interview with Werner Raz conducted by Christine Ermenc on April 20, 1976, as part of the Portland Neighborhood History Project. Raz lived in what are now the Multnomah and Hillsdale neighborhoods of Portland, Oregon.