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Identifier
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PUA_MS166_002
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Title
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David and Mary Jo Morelli oral history recording
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Description
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David and Mary Jo Morelli oral history interview on Forest Grove and Friends of Historic Forest Grove history, recorded July 31, 2025 at their Forest Grove residence. Elle Griego, the interviewer, was a History and French undergraduate student at Pacific University from 2022-2026.
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In the interview, married couple David and Mary Jo Morelli discuss their lives and Forest Grove's history. Mary Jo was born in Portland in 1952 and grew up in the Gresham area, and David was born in 1950 and moved to Oregon in 1960. David served in the military before working in his father's plastics business and later at Pacific University. They discuss their involvement in local organizations, including a babysitting co-op and Friends of Historic Forest Grove, of which they are founding members. They also talk about the impact of the 1993 earthquake, how Pacific has been involved with Old College Hall over the years, former Pacific University Curator Rick Read, and the year 2000 problem (Y2K), among other topics.
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This is one of a collection of oral history interviews on the Gay Nineties Festival and the Barbershop Ballad Contest at the Pacific University Archives. This recording is accompanied by a transcript, which was made through AI in 2025 with manual corrections.
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Date: Year(s)
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2025
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Date: Display
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July 31, 2025
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Extent
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1 video file (56 min.)
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Copyright
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
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Contributor
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Griego, Elle
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Format
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MP4
