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Margaret Milliken Oral History Interview (2 of 2)
Margaret Milliken describes dormitory life at Oregon State College from when she lived in Waldo Hall in the early 1940s, details the physical education program during that same period, and reflects on the local impact of World War II. From there, she…
Lita Schecter Oral History Interview
Schecter opens the interview by briefly describing where she and her husband each grew up, how they met, and why they moved to Corvallis. She then describes her religious background and her perceptions of the Jewish community in Corvallis when she…
Susan Philipp Oral History Interview
The interview opens with Susan Philipp describing the events that led to her moving to Corvallis, Oregon with her husband, Kurt, who had been offered a job in the history department at Oregon State University. She also describes their family origins,…
Selma Loney Oral History Interview
The interview opens with Selma Loney describing her family origins. Her father, William Konick, came to Corvallis, Oregon in 1913 from the East Coast. Her mother, Sarah, was originally from London but grew up in Portland. Loney was born in 1922 in…
Jacqueline Gordon Oral History Interview
Jacqueline Gordon discusses her involvement in the Jewish community in Corvallis from the mid-1960s on. She talks about her family and what brought them to Corvallis, and then segues into a discussion of the development of several Jewish community…
Ruth Goldberg Oral History Interview
Ruth Goldberg opens the interview with a description of the Jewish community in Corvallis at the time when she arrived, in 1942. She recalls that there was only a handful of Jewish families living in Corvallis at the time and that it was a loosely…
Molly Goheen Oral History Interview
The interview opens with Molly Goheen describing when and why her family moved to Corvallis, Oregon. Her husband, Harry Goheen, had been offered a position as a professor of mathematics at Oregon State University. The couple moved to Corvallis with…
Ed Walkinstik-Man-Alone (2 of 2)
In this interview, Ed Walkinstik-Man-Alone details some of the many indignations his people have suffered at the hands of the U.S. government. For one, his own U.S. birth certificate is off by five years, despite the one issued by his tribe showing…
Ed Walkinstik-Man-Alone Oral History Interview (1 of 2)
In this interview, Ed Walkinstik-Man-Alone reveals the degradations he has suffered at the hands of the U.S. government and discusses what it means to be a Native American 500 years after the arrival of the white man. He notes that he is that last…
Chih Wang Oral History Interview
Dr. Chih Wang opens the interview with a description of his early childhood in Shanghai and Qingdao, in China. He lived with his father, who worked for the railroad, and his stepmother. He admits that he was a poor student until he entered university…