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Charles Vars Oral History Interview
The interview opens with a discussion of Vars’ childhood, which he briefly describes before moving on to talk about his experiences as an undergraduate university student. Vars was given a full ride to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute but flunked…
David Brauner Oral History Interview
The interview opens with Dr. David Brauner mentioning his position at Oregon State University and his professional specialization and interests. He briefly describes his work on Civil War-era military forts in western Oregon, namely Forts Hoskins,…
Joe Cone Oral History Interview
Cone opens the interview with a discussion of his childhood on the East Coast. In this, he recalls witnessing a speech by the president of Yale during the Vietnam War in which he publically acknowledged that African Americans were not given fair…
Kent Daniels Oral History Interview
The interview opens with the interviewers asking Kent Daniels to identify a few of the most pivotal moments in his life. He selects his freshman English class from high school, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and his time in the Peace…
Richard Tubb Oral History Interview
The interview opens with Dr. Richard Tubb describing his early life and his parents’ jobs, and talks about how his father’s expectations played into his own interests and career aspirations. Tubb began attending the University of Oklahoma as a…
Richard Morita Oral History Interview
The interview opens with Morita describing his childhood, his school days and then his experiences in the Japanese internment camps during World War II. After high school, Morita began attending Pasadena Senior College but was forced to drop out when…
Wil Gamble Oral History Interview
Gamble opens the interview with details about his early life and childhood. His mother was a concert pianist based in Alabama until she began having children. The family moved to Flint, Michigan when Gamble was very young, and he grew up there. He…
Larry Griggs Oral History Interview
Griggs opens the interview with a description of his early life. He mentions that his grandmother was born into slavery, and so emphasized education for her own children and grandchildren. He spent a lot of time with his grandparents when he was…
Helen Berg Oral History Interview
In this interview, Helen Berg discusses her career at OSU, issues of gender in the workforce that she has faced throughout her life, and her position as the first female mayor of Corvallis. She starts by talking about her beginnings in Corvallis as a…
Nancy Davis Oral History Interview
This interview ranges from the generation before to the generation after Nancy Lee Davis. Born in 1935, Nancy grew up in the World War II era with her mother and her two sisters living in Oregon and her father away on Midway Island, working as an…