Chris Petersen Oral History Interview on the History of The Pauling Blog

Interviewee: Chris Petersen
Interviewer: Tiah Edmunson-Morton
Interview Date: March 8, 2018
Location: The Valley Library, Oregon State University
Duration: 1:45:23
 

In this interview, Petersen shares his memories of founding, editing and publishing the Pauling Blog on the occasion of the blog's tenth anniversary. In so doing, Petersen recounts the origin story behind the blog's creation and traces its evolution amidst periods of institutional change within the Oregon State University Libraries. Petersen also comments on challenges, feedback, audience, memorable posts, and changes in his own relationship with the blog. The interview concludes with Petersen's memories of his early years working in Special Collections and studying as an OSU student.

Chris Petersen is an OSU alum (History and Sociology, 1999) and faculty member who, at the time of this interview, had worked for the OSU Libraries Special Collections/Special Collections and Archives Research Center for twenty-two years.

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Chris Petersen Oral History Interview on the History of The Pauling Blog

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In this interview, Petersen shares his memories of founding, editing and publishing the Pauling Blog on the occasion of the blog's tenth anniversary. In so doing, Petersen recounts the origin story behind the blog's creation and traces its evolution amidst periods of institutional change within the Oregon State University Libraries. Petersen also comments on challenges, feedback, audience, memorable posts, and changes in his own relationship with the blog. The interview concludes with Petersen's memories of his early years working in Special Collections and studying as an OSU student.

Chris Petersen is an OSU alum (History and Sociology, 1999) and faculty member who, at the time of this interview, had worked for the OSU Libraries Special Collections/Special Collections and Archives Research Center for twenty-two years.

Creator

Chris Petersen

Source

History of Science Oral History Collection (OH 17)

Publisher

Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries

Date

March 8, 2018

Contributor

Tiah Edmunson-Morton

Format

Born Digital Video

Language

English

Type

Oral History

Identifier

oh17-petersen-chris-20180308

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Tiah Edmunson-Morton

Interviewee

Chris Petersen

Location

The Valley Library, Oregon State University

Original Format

Born Digital

Duration

1:45:23

OHMS Object

Interview Format

video