oral histories (literary genre)
Found in 441 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Abbot L. Mills, Jr.
Oral history interview with Abbot L. Mills, Jr., conducted by Charles Digregorio on July 15, 1977. Mills discusses his banking career and that of his father, Abbot Low Mills.
Oral history interview with Hobart M. Mitchell
Oral history interview with Hobart M. Mitchell conducted by Charles Digregorio on May 4, 1977. Mitchell discusses his father, McKinley Mitchell, and talks about his own career as a produce wholesaler in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Mohammed Husson Ali
Oral history interview with Mohammed Husson Ali conducted by Elizabeth Mehren and Sankar Raman from September 25 to November 20, 2018, for The Immigrant Story. Mohammed Husson Ali discusses his experiences as a Rohingya in Burma, also known as Myanmar.
Oral history interview with Richard G. Montgomery
Oral history interview with Richard G. Montgomery conducted by Charles Digregorio on May 16, 1976. Montgomery discusses his Montgomery and Gill family background and talks about the history of J. K. Gill Company.
Oral history interview with Kenny Moore
Oral history interview with Kenny Moore conducted by Linda S. Dodds on July 9, 1982. Moore discusses his participation in track and field sports in Eugene, Oregon, and his experiences as a member of the U.S. Olympic team in 1968 and 1972.
Oral history interview with Everice B. Moro
Oral history interview with Edris Morrison
Oral history interview with Edris Morrison conducted by Roberta Watts on January 18, 1978. Morrison discusses the history of live theater in Portland, Oregon, and her involvement with the Portland Civic Theatre.
Mount St. Helens oral history interviews and written recollections
Oral history interviews and written recollections gathered by the Oregon Historical Society after the eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, as part of a project to preserve memories of the mountain before it erupted. Participants in the project include lodge owners and employees, timber workers, and a fire lookout; visitors to lodges and youth camps near the mountain; mountaineers, hikers, and skiers; and a geologist who studied Mount St. Helens.
Oral history interview with Jenny Munezero
Oral history interview with Jenny Munezero conducted by Sankar Raman and Julianna Robidoux on May 2, 2019, for The Immigrant Story. Munezero discusses her experiences as a Burundian refugee in Tanzania and in Beaverton, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Helen Y. Murao
Oral history interview with Helen Y. Murao conducted by Linda Doami on August 11, 1995, as part of the Japanese American Oral History Project. Murao discusses her early life as a second-generation Japanese American living with white foster families in Portland, Oregon, and her experiences while incarcerated by the U.S. government at the Minidoka Relocation Center during World War II.