oral histories (literary genre)
Found in 379 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Ervin A. and Dutch Schultz
Oral history interview with spouses Ervin A. Schultz and Dutch Schultz, conducted by Jim Strassmaier from March 2-23, 1984. Ervin A. Schultz discusses his family background and career in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1929 to the late 1940s. Dutch Schultz discusses her family backround, her experiences raising a child while living in the Philippines after World War II, and her work for NASA as an employee of the Pan American airline.
Oral history interview with John D. Scott
Oral history interview with John D. Scott conducted by Charles Digregorio on November 3, 1976. Scott discusses the history of the Mazamas, a mountaineering organization in Oregon, as well as his experiences climbing Mount Hood.
Oral history interview with Lynne E. Scott
Oral history interview with Lynne E. Scott conducted in May 1978. Scott shares her memories of life in Brownsville, Oregon, from 1900 to 1909, and also talks about her family’s journey from Nebraska to Oregon in 1898.
Oral history interview with Edward B. Segel
Oral history interview with Edward B. Segel conducted by Lisa Brandt Heckman on May 22, 2007, for the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest. Segel discusses the history of LGBT organizations in Portland, including Basic Rights Oregon (BRO), Love Makes A Family, Right to Pride, and Portland Town Council, as well as the individuals involved.
Oral history interview with Ambrose M. Seliger
Oral history interview with Ambrose M. Seliger conducted by Charles Digregorio on May 26, 1976. Seliger discusses his Hood, Myers, and Seliger family background, and talks about his career as a preschool teacher in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Norman Sepenuk
Oral history interview with Norman Sepenuk conducted by Jeffrey Batchelor from March 5-7, 1993, and on September 22, 2002, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Sepenuk worked as an assistant U.S. attorney in Oregon from 1965 to 1972, and later as an independent defense attorney in Portland, Oregon, with a focus on white collar crime.
Oral history interview with Homer T. Shaver
Oral history interview with Homer T. Shaver conducted by Charles Digregorio on September 8, 1976. Shaver discusses his family's business, the Shaver Transportation Company, of which he became president in 1967.
Oral history interview with Riki P. Sheehan
Oral history interview with Riki P. Sheehan conducted by Michael O'Rourke from June 2-11, 1988, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Sheehan was a caseworker and legislative assistant on Hatfield's staff.
Oral history interview with Ed W. Sheets
Oral history interview with Ed W. Sheets conducted by Michael O'Rourke from November 10, 1998, to September 28, 2000, as part of the Northwest Power Planning Council Oral History Project. Sheets discusses serving as executive director of the Northwest Power Planning Council, now known as the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, from 1981 to 1995.
Oral history interview with Ida Mae Shepherd
Oral history interview with Ida Mae Shepherd conducted by Greta Smith Wisnewski from August 14 to October 26, 2020. Shepherd discusses her life in the Albina area of Portland, Oregon, particularly the Eliot neighborhood, as well as her involvement with Albina Fair Share.