oral histories (literary genre)
Found in 379 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Flora Cushinway Thompson
Oral history with Flora Cushinway Thompson conducted around 1971. Thompson discusses the Wyam people's way of life at Celilo Falls, and the Wyams' resistance to the construction of The Dalles Dam.
Oral history interview with Flora Cushinway Thompson
Oral history interview with Flora Cushinway Thompson conducted by Joan Arrivee Wagenblast in April 1966. Thompson, whose husband was Wyam Chief Tommy Thompson, discusses the forced relocation of the Wyam people after the construction of The Dalles Dam flooded Celilo Falls.
Oral history interview with Helen L. Thompson and Mary C. Baker
Oral history interview with sisters Helen L. Thompson and Mary C. Baker conducted by Charles Digregorio on October 27, 1976. Thompson and Baker discuss their family background and early life in the Portland Heights neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Dorothy H. Thornton
Oral history interview with Dorothy H. Thornton conducted by Nancy Hawver from September 10 to December 13, 1991. Thornton talks about the Tillamook Creamery Association, about the legal and political career of Robert Y. Thornton, and about her career as a painter.
Oral history interview with Howard C. Tobin
Oral history interview with Howard C. Tobin conducted by Ron E. Shay on January 25, 1968. Tobin shares his memories of hunting and fishing in the area of Fort Stevens, Oregon, from 1903 to 1905.
Oral history interview with Mary V. Tobkin
Oral history interview with Mary V. Tobkin conducted by Linda S. Dodds on February 6, 1981. Tobkin discusses her work as administrative secretary to Portland Mayor Terry Schrunk from 1957 to 1972.
Oral history interview with Kay N. Toyooka
Oral history interview with Hung V. Tran
Oral history interview with Hung V. Tran conducted by Allyson Harper from August 6-28, 1998. Tran discusses his experiences in South Vietnam during and after the Vietnam War, and talks about his career as a pharmacist.
Oral history interview with Van Tran
Oral history interview with Van Tran conducted by Sankar Raman and Shea Seery in 2019 for The Immigrant Story. Tran discusses her experiences as a young woman during and after the Vietnam War, and talks about operating Phở Lê, a Vietnamese restaurant now located in Vancouver, Washington.
Oral history interview with Dick Troon
Oral history interview with Dick Troon conducted by Jamie Minkus and Kirsten Wall on April 20, 2002, as part of the Oregon Wine Archives Oral History Project. Troon discusses the history of Troon Vineyard in the Applegate Valley, Oregon, and talks about the wine industry in Oregon.