Washington (State)

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 Tex L. Troutman, Janis M. Troutman, and their son Wade Troutman, conducted by Clark Hansen on April 9, 1999, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. The Troutmans discuss the history and operation of their family farm in Bridgeport, Washington.

Oral history interview with Bob Tuck, conducted by Clark Hansen on May 29, 2000, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Tuck discusses the topic of his 1995 master’s thesis, “Impacts of Irrigation Development on Anadromous Fish in the Yakima River Basin, Washington,” which examines the reasons for the decline in salmon runs in the Yakima Basin between 1880 and 1905, as well as proposals for permanent drawdowns and dam removals in the Columbia River Basin.

Oral history interview with Mark L. Ufkes, conducted by Clark Hansen on January 26, 2000, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Ufkes discusses his early life near the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington, and talks about his later opposition to the construction of a dam in Hells Canyon.

Collection consists of two albums containing photographs of the Pacific coastline taken between 1926 and 1947. One album contains aerial photographs taken by Brubaker Aerial Surveys of the Oregon and Washington coasts. The other contains photographs of the construction of the Umpqua River jetties. Notable locations depicted in the collection include Astoria, Tillamook, Lincoln City, and Reedsport.

Collection consists of nitrate negatives of Oregon and Washington scenes from approximately 1905-1910, including images of the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland, Oregon. The photographs were taken by J. Enos Wait (1870-1947), a dentist from Superior, Nebraska.

Oral history interview with Tim Wapato conducted by Michael O'Rourke from August 4 to November 16, 2002, as part of the Northwest Power Planning Council Oral History Project. Wapato discusses his work on the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.

Collection includes photographic postcards of landscapes in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Yellowstone National Park from 1904-1940. Wesley Andrews was both the photographer and the printer of these photographic postcards.

Oral history interview with spouses Dennis A. White and Bonnie L. White, conducted by Clark Hansen in two sessions, on January 11 and May 12, 2000, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. The Whites discuss their involvement with the Friends of White Salmon to oppose the construction of dams on the White Salmon River in Washington state, and later to advocate for the river to be designated as a National Wild and Scenic River.