oral histories (literary genre)
Found in 435 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Norm Costa
This oral history interview with Norm Costa was conducted by Stephanie Munly and Ruben Reynaga from November 13-20, 2000, for the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest (GLAPN). Costa came out as gay in 1947 and moved to Portland, Oregon, in 1958. He was a gay rights activist and worked with local health departments on HIV prevention efforts.
Oral history interview with Malcolm M. Crawford
Oral history interview with Malcolm M. Crawford conducted by Pat Bleakney from November 28 to December 18, 1987. Crawford was a life-long resident of The Dalles, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Luther S. Cressman
Oral history interview with Luther S. Cressman conducted by Rick Harmon on July 31, 1987. Cressman, who helped to found of the University of Oregon Department of Anthropology and served as its longtime chair, talks about the background of the Museum of Natural History at the University of Oregon in Eugene, and talks about archaeological digs he participated in.
Oral history interview with Bernal Cruz
Oral history interview with Bernal Cruz conducted by Sankar Raman on February 25, 2019, for The Immigrant Story. Cruz discusses his experience as a Guatemalan immigrant in Oregon, and talks about his career as a social worker.
Oral history interview with Cindy Cumfer
Oral history interview with Cindy Cumfer conducted by Erik Funkhouser and Tim Aguirre on February 21, 2009, for the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest. Cumfer discusses her work as a lawyer on domestic relations cases for same-sex couples in Oregon.
Oral history interview with Jerry F. Cundari
Oral history interview with Jerry F. Cundari conducted by Kerry Tymchuk on August 23, 2023. Cundari, a longtime amateur golfer and inductee to the University of Oregon Hall of Fame, discusses playing in golf tournaments.
Oral history interview with Edith I. A. Dailey
Oral history interview with Edith I. A. Dailey conducted by Linda S. Dodds on April 21, 1982. Dailey discusses her experience as Portland Rose Festival queen in 1924.
Oral history interview with Alice L. Dale
Oral history interview with Alice Dale, conducted by Carolyn K. Matthews in five sessions, from March 5 to May 21, 2018, for the Oregon Labor Oral History Program. Dale discuses her career as a lawyer for Oregon Public Employees Union (OPEU, later SEIU Local 503) from 1978 to 1982; her work as executive of Local 503 from 1985 to 2001; and her work as a trustee and then president for SEIU Local 49 from 2001 to 2009.
Oral history interview with Rose Iva Dalton
Oral history interview with Rose Iva Dalton conducted by Linda S. Dodds on October 27, 1981. Dalton grew up on Government Island, Oregon, in the late 19th century.
Oral history interview with Barbara Elliott Davies
Oral history interview with Barbara Elliott Davies conducted by Charles Digregorio on July 18, 1976. Davies discusses the life and work of her father, Thomas Coit Elliott, at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon, and of her grandfather, John Euclid Elliott, in the development of Walla Walla, Washington.