Arthur J. Prideaux, Class of 1906
The Pacific University Archives has oral histories dating back to the 1960s. One early collector was the journalist Ellis Lucia, who recorded captivating interviews about the timber industry, early life in the Portland area and other topics related to the history of the American West. Another set of recordings includes the oral histories of Pacific University alumni such A.J. Prideaux, Class of 1906, who talks about his life in Portland in the early 20th century. A collection of recordings from the Tualatin Valley Historical Society includes a talk by editor and publisher Hugh McGilvra on 50 years of Washington County newspapers.
Highlights from the collection appear on this page. You may also browse all Pacific University Archives oral histories .
Forestry
State Forester Lynn F. Cronemiller's perspective on the Tillamook Burn
Logger Clifford Johnston's first-person account of the start of the Tillamook burn
Larry Williams, head of the Oregon Environmental Council, on his views regarding forestry and the ecology movement
Walter Vandervelden, volunteer fire chief of the Forest Grove fire department, talks about the first hours of the 1933 Tillamook fire
Pacific University Alumni
Interview with early Pacific University alumnus Arthur J. Prideaux, Class of 1906
Interview with Dr. Arnold Opengart, Class of 1954
Oregon History
Oral history of Charles Renard, Trolley operator in Portland, Oregon 1910s-1920s
Riverboat captain Sidney J. Harris on working the Willamette and Columbia rivers, 1913-1965
Edna Tupper's recollections of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition of 1905 in Portland, Oregon
Hugh McGilvra talks about his 50 years of experience in the newspaper business in Washington County