oral histories (literary genre)
Found in 441 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Gladys L. Randall
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 Werner Raz
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.
Oral history interview with James A. Redden
Oral history interview with James "Jim" Anthony Redden conducted by Michael O'Rourke on January 27, 2006, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Redden was a judge on the U.S. District Court of Oregon.
Oral history interview with Joel Redon
Oral history interview with Joel Redon conducted by Rick Harmon from November 1, 1992, to February 18, 1994. Redon was a gay man who lived much of his life in Portland, Oregon, and was diagnosed with AIDS in 1986. He authored several novels, including his semi-autobiographical novel "Bloodstream."
Oral history interview with Medford G. Reed
Oral history interview with Medford G. Reed conducted by Charles Digregorio and Henry C. C. Stevens on December 2, 1976. Reed discusses his early life in Portland, Oregon, and shares his memories of the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition.
Oral history interview with Nader Rezvani
Oral history interview with Nader Rezvani conducted by Dora Totoian and Sankar Raman on August 15, 2019, for The Immigrant Story. Rezvani discusses his experiences in Germany and the United States as an immigrant from Iran, and talks about his career as an engineer at Tektronix, Inc. in Beaverton, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Clyde Rice
Oral history interview with Clyde Rice conducted by Rick Harmon from January 22 to March 13, 1985. Rice was an author from Portland, Oregon, and he discusses his novel "A Heaven in the Eye," as well as his family background and early life, his marriages, and his father's flavor extract business.
Oral history interview with Ken Richins
Oral history interview with Ken Richins, conducted by James R. Kelsheimer-Sevich in four sessions, from May 24 to June 21, 2010, for the Oregon Labor Oral History Program. Richins discusses his involvement with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1594 in Salem, Oregon, which later merged into Local 757 in Portland. He also speaks about his personal journey away from Pentecostalism.
Oral history interview with Sarah Rikaz
Oral history interview with Sarah Rikaz conducted by Sankar Raman on January 11, 2019, for The Immigrant Story. Rikaz discusses her career as an artist and her experiences in Portland, Oregon, as an immigrant from Sri Lanka.
Oral history interview with Frank Branch Riley
Oral history interview with Frank Branch Riley conducted by Tom Vaughan on January 5, 1972. Riley discusses the history of the University Club in Portland, Oregon.