interviews
Found in 805 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Soulayvanh Beisel
Oral history interview with Soulayvanh Beisel, conducted by Sankar Raman and Samuel Chapman on February 2, 2020, for The Immigrant Story. Beisel discusses her early life in Tha Ngon, Laos; her life in the Nongkai refugee camp in Thailand in the 1970s; and her experiences as a Laotian American in Wichita, Kansas, in the 1980s, and in Waikiki, Hawaii, in the 1990s.
Oral history interview with Frankie Bell
Oral history interview with Frankie Bell conducted by Vinita Howard from November 12-30, 1992, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Bell was a tour guide at the Oregon State Capitol.
Oral history interview with George H. Bell
Oral history interview with George H. Bell conducted by Vinita Howard from October 31 to November 21, 1994, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Bell was assistant to the president of the Oregon Senate and deputy secretary of state of Oregon.
Oral history interview with Nina Bell
Oral history interview with Nina Bell, conducted by Clark Hansen in two sessions, on June 1, 1999, and July 26, 1999, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Bell discusses her history of environmental activism, including her participation in advocacy to decommission Trojan Nuclear Power Plant in Oregon, and her work as a lawyer with Northwest Environmental Advocates to implement the Clean Water Act in Oregon, particularly in relation to the Willamette River.
Oral history interview with Robert C. Belloni
Oral history interview with Robert C. Belloni conducted by Jim Strassmaier from September 19, 1988, to July 28, 1989, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Belloni was a judge on the U.S. District Court of Oregon.
Oral history interview with Pietro Belluschi
Oral history interview with architect Pietro Belluschi conducted by Marian W. Kolisch on March 9, 1976, and on January 25, 1988. Belluschi discusses his work as an architect in Oregon and talks about architectural styles in Saudi Arabia.
Oral history interview with Victor D. Bencomo Acevedo
Oral history interview with Victor D. Bencomo Acevedo conducted by Kristin Cole and Sankar Raman on May 4, 2018, for The Immigrant Story. Acevedo was born in Venezuela, and his family opposed Hugo Chávez's government. He fled Venezuela in 2014, and he applied for asylum in the United States while studying in Portland, Oregon, on a student visa.
Oral history interview with Ralph B. Bennett
Oral history interview with Ralph B. Bennett conducted by Jim Strassmaier on June 8, 1991. Bennett discusses working in public relations for the Bonneville Power Administration from 1946-1947, his association with Woody Guthrie, and living in Vanport, Oregon, at the time of the 1948 flood.
Oral history interview with Robert A. Benz
Oral history interview with Robert A. Benz conducted by Jacob Cohen from February 27 to May 30, 1980. Benz discusses the history and operations of the Benz Spring Company.
Oral history interview with Forrest T. Berg
Oral history interview with Forrest T. Berg conducted by Charles Digregorio on November 6, 1978. Berg discusses his work as a clothier, and particularly the Charles F. Berg Company, his father's clothing store in Portland, Oregon.