A video of Althea Pratt-Broome giving a tour of the Sweek House. She was the last owner of the house, and so she provides many details about how she helped renovate the house.
A video of a performance based on oral history of Tualatin's role in Oregon becoming a state. The stories of some of the early settlers to the area are acted out.
A video recording of an oral history of an unnamed Navy veteran who served as a photographer on the USS Yorktown when the Apollo 8 astronauts returned from orbiting the moon in 1968. The recording begins mid-interview and is missing the first section. Topics include: celebrating holidays in the navy; preparing for the return of the astronauts' capsule; watching the astronauts come on board the Yorktown; attending while the astronauts went to sick bay; taking souvenirs and donating them to the Yorktown museum; escorting the astronauts to Hawaii; about taking photographs; leaving the navy; his career after the navy as a radio news reporter, an attorney and a photographer. The interview is undated, but based on similar oral histories in the collection, it was probably recorded around 2007.
A video of Tualatin history narrated by Loyce Martinazzi. She discusses the evolution of some of the names in the area, like Boones Ferry Road. Images are included to show a comparison between the then and the now.
A videorecording of an oral history of Darlene Phelps Young, who lived through the Great Depression in Manson, Washington near Chelan in the 1930s. Topics include: her birth and early life; going to school; her parents' work as farmers; daily life in poverty during the Depression; panic after Orson Welles' 'War of the Worlds' broadcast; rare visits to the movie theater; her father's work at rodeos; and other topics. The interview was created for the Tigard Public Library's Great Depression oral history project in 2010.
A video recording of an oral history of Helen Riverman Mason who grew up during the Great Depression in the Portland area. She chiefly speaks about how her family survived the Great Depression, including starting up their own farm and working in berry fields.
An audio recording on cassette tape of an oral history of Jim Weber on the subject of Pacific University track in the 1970s. Interview collected by Jase Wambold in May, 2005.
One of three reel-to-reel audio tapes of Man and the Land Symposium proceedings. Symposium included talks by Dr. J.V. Miller, President of Pacific University; Wendell Wyatt, U.S. Representative; Walter Reif, Professor of Philosophy at Pacific University; Gary Evans, Assistant Professor of English at Pacific University; Jan Larson Shield; Assistant Professor of Fine Art at Pacific University; Les AuCoin, Majority Leader, Oregon State House of Representatives; Robert L. Benson, Washington County Historical Society; and Francis J. O'Connor, Project Construction Engineer, Bureau of Reclamation. Additional participants are listed on Schedule of Events attached to Tapes 1 and 2.
One of three reel-to-reel audio tapes of Man and the Land Symposium proceedings. Symposium included talks by Dr. J.V. Miller, President of Pacific University; Wendell Wyatt, U.S. Representative; Walter Reif, Professor of Philosophy at Pacific University; Gary Evans, Assistant Professor of English at Pacific University; Jan Larson Shield; Assistant Professor of Fine Art at Pacific University; Les AuCoin, Majority Leader, Oregon State House of Representatives; Robert L. Benson, Washington County Historical Society; and Francis J. O'Connor, Project Construction Engineer, Bureau of Reclamation. Additional participants are listed on Schedule of Events attached to Tapes 1 and 2.
One of three reel-to-reel audio tapes of Man and the Land Symposium proceedings. Symposium included talks by Dr. J.V. Miller, President of Pacific University; Wendell Wyatt, U.S. Representative; Walter Reif, Professor of Philosophy at Pacific University; Gary Evans, Assistant Professor of English at Pacific University; Jan Larson Shield; Assistant Professor of Fine Art at Pacific University; Les AuCoin, Majority Leader, Oregon State House of Representatives; Robert L. Benson, Washington County Historical Society; and Francis J. O'Connor, Project Construction Engineer, Bureau of Reclamation. Additional participants are listed on Schedule of Events attached to Tapes 1 and 2.
An audio recording of an oral history of Lucille Hagg, who was married to Oscar Hagg and sister-in-law of Henry Hagg, after whom Henry Hagg Lake is named. Lucille speaks about dairy farming and the lobbying that Oscar and Henry did to advocate for the creation of the dam on Scoggins Creek and the Hagg Lake reservoir. The reservoir provides irrigation for local agriculture, as well as residential, industrial, and recreational uses. There is a transcript of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of Jose Jaime. Jose Jaime was born in 1942 in Temascaltepec, Mexico in the state of Morales. Jose was the youngest of 10. His family of farmed, but had considerable difficulty supporting themselves and were affected by the Campesino Movement under the leadership of Emeliano Zapata. He attended Seminary in Cuernavaca, and came to Mount Angel in 1963 to graduate college. He worked between Mexico and the US through the Catholic Church and community organizing. Jose worked for the Valley Migrant League in 1965, and returned to continue his studies in theology.
In this interview, Jose describes working for the Valley Migrant League and the beginnings of Centro Cultural in Cornelius. He discusses some issues of migrant labor and camp conditions, and the various administration changes that occurred while Centro Cultural was establishing itself in the community. Near the end of the interview Jose discusses leaving the ministry, returning to Washington County to marry, work as a probation officer and later at OHSU.
An audio recording of an oral history of Jose Jaime, including moving to Oregon, the Catholic Church, and the Valley Migrant League. There is a transcript of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of Daniel Garza on his experiences as a migrant worker, arriving in Washington county in the 1960s, and Centro Cultural, a volunteer organization geared to assisting migrant families with their various issues. There is a transcript of this interview.
