Oregon
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
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 C. Girard Davidson
Oral history interview with C. Girard Davidson conducted by Thomas Wright as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Davidson was a lawyer and businessman, served as assistant secretary of the U. S. Department of the Interior from 1946 to 1950, and was active in the Democratic Party in Oregon.
Oral history interview with Charles F. Luce
Oral history interview with Charles F. Luce conducted by Gene Tolefson from September 7 to November 20, 1984. Luce was hired at the Bonneville Power Administration in 1944 and served as the Bonneville Power Administrator from 1961 to 1966.
Oral history interview with Ambrose A. Oderman
Oral history interview with Ambrose A. Oderman conducted by Jim Strassmaier from April 5-25, 2005. In this interview, Oderman discusses the 1918 flu pandemic; his studies during the Depression; his naval service during World War II; and his work for the Bonneville Power Administration and the U.S. Interior Department.
Nona C. Peterson papers
Nona C. Peterson (1904-) graduated from the University of Oregon and worked for the Bonneville Power Administration, 1940-1966, beginning as a typist and later working as an engineering drafter and editorial assistant. Collection includes postcards, 1907-1984, and miscellaneous documents related to her work with BPA, 1940-1966.
Harry H. Stein papers
Research materials collected by scholar Harry H. Stein, including interviews related to the Bonneville Power Administration; research on Judge Gus Solomon; copies of correspondence of Louis A. Johnson; materials relating to the controversy over expansion of the Portland International Airport in Oregon; and copies of materials relating to the west coast longshoremen's strike.
Oral history interview with Al Wright
Oral history interview with Al Wright conducted by Michael O'Rourke from April 15 to October 28, 2002, as part of the Northwest Power Planning Council Oral History Project. Wright was executive director of the Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee from 1985 to the mid-1990s.