Oral Histories
Found in 721 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Wendell Wyatt
Oral history interview with Wendell Wyatt conducted by Clark Hansen from May 17-19, 1988, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Wyatt was a U.S. congressman from Oregon.
Oral history interview with John G. Wyers
Oral history interview with John G. Wyers conducted by his son, Teunis J. Wyers, from March 3-21, 1959. John G. Wyers immigrated to the United States from the Netherlands in the late 19th century, and settled in White Salmon, Washington, in 1891.
Oral history interview with Teunis Wyers, Jr.
Oral history interview with Teunis Wyers, Jr., conducted by Elizabeth Strain on August 6, 1964. Wyers immigrated to the United States from the Netherlands in the late 19th century and settled in White Salmon, Washington, in 1891.
Oral history interview with Tatsuro Yada
Oral history interview with Tatsuro Yada conducted by Taka Mizote on March 8, 1992, as part of the Japanese American Oral History Project. Yada was born in Portland, Oregon, and grew up in Salem. After graduating from Willamette University, he took over the family farm. During World War II, he and his family were incarcerated by the U.S. government at the Tule Lake Relocation Center in California. After their release, he returned to farming.
Oral history interview with Herbert E. Yates
Oral history interview with Herbert E. Yates conducted by Roberta Watts on June 7, 1978. Yates discusses the life and career of Parker Farnsworth Morey and the history of the Glenmorrie neighborhood of Lake Oswego, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Charlie M. Yaw
Oral history interview with Charlie M. Yaw conducted by Curtis Johnson on November 19, 1980, as part of the Drive-in Restaurants of Portland Oral History Project. Yaw worked as a carhop at drive-in restaurants in Portland, Oregon, during the 1960s.
Oral history interview with Steven P. Yaw
Oral history interview with Steven P. Yaw conducted by Curtis Johnson on November 12, 1980, as part of the Drive-in Restaurants of Portland Oral History Project. Yaw was the grandson of W.P. Yaw, the founder of Yaw's Top Notch, and ran the restaurant until its closure in 1985.
Oral history interview with Ramazan Yiğit
Oral history interview with Ramazan Yiğit conducted by Jessica Pollard on August 30, 2018, for The Immigrant Story. Yiğit discusses his experiences as a Kurd in Turkey and in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Jean Young
Oral history interview with Jean Young conducted by Linda Watkins from February 12 to March 25, 1988, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Young was active in the Oregon Republican Party beginning in 1936, as well as mayor of King City, Oregon, from 1981 to 1989.
Oral history interview with Tony Yturri
Oral history interview with Tony Yturri conducted by James Strassmaier from November 19-21, 1990, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Yturri was an Oregon state senator from 1963 to 1972.