Sports and Recreation

Reminiscences of F. Hague Callister (1914-1996), describing a camping trip to Marys Peak, Oregon, in June 1927. Callister grew up in Albany, Oregon. He later lived in Portland, Oregon, and then Wilsonville, Oregon, and was known for his advocacy for people with disabilities.

Oral history interview with Dorothea M. Lensch conducted by Roberta Watts from December 5-16, 1977. Lensch, retired director of recreation for the Portland, Oregon Bureau of Parks, discusses recreation programs and cultural life in Portland.

Oral history interview with Dorothea M. Lensch conducted by Mischa Creditor and Carol Spellman from October 20, 1977, to March 10, 1978, for the Portland Neighborhood History Project. Lensch served as director of recreation for the Portland Parks Bureau, now Portland Parks and Recreation, from 1936 to 1972.

Papers of Dorothea Lensch (1907-2000), including correspondence, clippings, and awards. Lensch was the first director of recreation in the Bureau of Parks and Public Recreation of Portland, Oregon, serving in that position from 1936 to 1972.

Memorabilia relating to the Portland, Oregon, soccer team the Portland Timbers, collected by the Lesowske family. Materials include season programs, a history of the team, a newspaper section about the team's Major League Soccer championship win, and ephemera. As of 2021, the Lesowske family had been attending Portland Timbers games for over 15 seasons.

Photographs, negatives, and diaries of Crater Lake National Park Company employee John Maben, who worked as the winter caretaker of Crater Lake Lodge from 1921 to 1927. The bulk of the photographs in the collection document Crater Lake and the lodge, as well as scenes from Klamath County, Oregon.

Oral history interview with Chris Mazzuca conducted by Sarah Tolle and Andrew Clark on February 10, 2011, for the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest (GLAPN). Mazzuca, who was a professional softball player, discusses her experiences in the sport in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Oral history interview with Philip A. Meyer, conducted by Clark Hansen on April 5, 2000, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Meyer discusses Canadian and United States policies regarding water use and energy production in the Pacific Northwest, and talks about his work as a private consultant for the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs and for the Yakama Nation.

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.