Oregon State University Libraries and Press Oral History Collection, 2018-2023
The Oregon State University Libraries and Press (OSULP) Oral History Collection primarily consists of audio-recorded interviews conducted with current employees of the OSU Libraries and the OSU Press, all of which were structured using a set script of interview questions. A smaller subset of the collection is comprised of more individually tailored interviews with former employees of the OSU Libraries. Members of each OSULP branch and department are represented in the collection, which includes interviews with library faculty, staff and student workers.
Online access to most of the interviews, as well as a promotional video, is provided through a dedicated project homepage. Reference access to the rest of the interviews, except the Patrick Layton interview, is available upon patron request. Permission for access may be granted only by Patrick Layton. For more information about access to restricted materials, please see our Guide to the Special Collections and Archives Research Center.
Container List
- Series 1: Interviews, 2018-2023 Add to Shelf
- All of the collection's interviews are organized into Series 1, arranged chronologically and linked to their online representation within OSU MediaSpace. Each narrator's title and departmental affiliation are noted as well.
- Extent: 50 audio files
- Digital File 1: Mike Dicianna, July 23, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Master's candidate in History and Lead Reference Student, SCARC.
- Extent: 0:16:27
- Digital File 2: Valery King, July 25, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Business and Government Information Librarian, TED and LEAD.
- Extent: 0:19:07
- Digital File 3: Marisol Moreno Ortiz, July 30, 2018 Add to Shelf
- OSULP Diversity Scholar.
- Extent: 0:40:05
- Digital File 4: Laurie Bridges, July 31, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Emerging Technologies and Instruction Librarian, TED.
- Extent: 0:26:29
- Digital File 5: Janine Salwasser, July 31, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Program lead for Oregon Explorer and the Integrated Landscape Assessment Project coordinator at OSU's Institute for Natural Resources.
- Extent: 0:16:09
- Digital File 6: Lori Hilterbrand, August 1, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Circulation Services Supervisor, LEAD.
- Extent: 0:32:41
- Digital File 7: Kristin Swetland, August 1, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Library Technician 3, LEAD.
- Extent: 0:13:57
- Digital File 8: Uta Hussong-Christian, August 7, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Science Librarian, LEAD.
- Extent: 0:14:13
- Digital File 9: Tiah Edmunson-Morton, August 13, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Archivist for Instruction and Outreach, and curator of the Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives, SCARC.
- Extent: 1:01:19
- Digital File 10: Jane Nichols, August 13, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Department Head, TED.
- Extent: 0:21:37
- Digital File 11: RESTRICTED Patrick Layton, August 14, 2018 Add to Shelf
Library Technician 2, RAS.
Access to the Patrick Layton interview is restricted. Permission for access may be granted only by Patrick Layton. For more information about access to restricted materials, please see our Guide to the Special Collections and Archives Research Center.
- Extent: 0:26:14
- Digital File 12: Karl McCreary, August 14, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Collections Archivist, SCARC.
- Extent: 0:35:12
- Digital File 13: Kelly McElroy, August 14, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Student Outreach and Community Engagement Librarian, TED.
- Extent: 0:26:00
- Digital File 14: Bryan Feyerherm, August 17, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Library Technician 3, LEAD.
- Extent: 0:14:50
- Digital File 15: Margaret Mellinger, August 17, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Department Director, ETS.
- Extent: 0:13:13
- Digital File 16: Richard Sapon-White, August 17, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Head of Cataloging and Metadata Services, RAS.
- Extent: 0:40:16
- Digital File 17: Ian Scofield, August 17, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Library Technician 3, RAS.
- Extent: 0:41:33
- Digital File 18: Faye Chadwell, August 19, 2018 Add to Shelf
- University Librarian and OSU Press Director, Library Administration.
- Extent: 0:31:10
- Digital File 19: Hannah Rempel, August 22, 2018 Add to Shelf
- College of Agricultural Sciences Librarian and Graduate Student Services Coordinator, TED.
- Extent: 0:14:33
- Digital File 20: Larry Landis, August 24, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Department Director, SCARC.
- Extent: 0:26:38
- Digital File 21: Chris Petersen, August 24, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Senior Faculty Research Assistant, SCARC. Transcribed audio available online.
- Extent: 1:47:41
- Digital File 22: Don Frier, August 27, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Executive Assistant to the University Librarian and Press Director, Library Administration.
- Extent: 0:11:53
- Digital File 23: Jessee Layton, August 27, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Library Technician 3, RAS.
- Extent: 0:14:35
- Digital File 24: Vance Woods, August 27, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Library Technician 3 in Cataloging and Metadata Services, RAS.
- Extent: 0:19:22
- Digital File 25: Ryan Wick, August 30, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Analyst Programmer 2, ETS and SCARC.
- Extent: 0:24:45
- Digital File 26: Deborah Carroll, September 5, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Library Technician 2, RAS.
- Extent: 0:37:55
- Digital File 27: Susan Gilmont, September 17, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Retired -- clerical specialist in the Serials Department at the Kerr Library from 1980-1988; Library Technician 3 at the Guin Library from 1988-2015. Transcribed audio available online.
- Extent: 1:17:57
- Digital File 28: Anna Dvorak, September 19, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Ph.D. candidate in History of Science and Lead Student, SCARC.
- Extent: 0:27:50
- Digital File 29: Elizabeth Nielsen, September 19, 2018 Add to Shelf
- University Archivist, SCARC.
- Extent: 0:24:17
- Digital File 30: Aradia Farmer, September 21, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Undergraduate in Geography and Geospatial Science and student assistant, RAS.
- Extent: 0:11:08
- Digital File 31: Natalie Pilar, September 21, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Undergraduate in Electrical and Computer Engineering and student assistant, LEAD.
- Extent: 0:09:17
- Digital File 33: Trevor Sandgathe, September 26, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Public Services Archivist, SCARC.
- Extent: 0:17:10
- Digital File 34: Alice Mang, September 27, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Library Technician 2, RAS.
- Extent: 0:23:07
- Digital File 35: Bradi Van Atta, October 5, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Undergraduate in Human Development and Family Sciences and student assistant, LEAD.
- Extent: 0:06:52
- Digital File 36: Melissa Hartley, October 10, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Serials Cataloging Specialist, RAS.
- Extent: 0:23:13
- Digital File 37: Anne-Marie Deitering, October 12, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Associate University Librarian for Learning Services, Library Administration.
- Extent: 0:32:49
- Digital File 38: Abby Mason, October 18, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Undergraduate in Business Information Systems and student assistant, RAS.
- Extent: 0:08:59
- Digital File 39: Sarah Steinbrugge, October 19, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Undergraduate in Industrial Engineering and student assistant, LEAD.
- Extent: 0:13:30
- Digital File 40: Sarah Schuck, October 29, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Library Technician 2, LEAD.
- Extent: 0:09:48
- Digital File 41: Meggie Zamora Saunders, October 29, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Acquisitions Unit Manager, RAS.
- Extent: 0:18:30
- Digital File 42: Ruth Vondracek, October 30, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Retired -- Natural Resources Archivist and Oregon Explorer Librarian, SCARC.
- Extent: 0:47:24
- Digital File 43: Loretta Reilly, November 14, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Retired -- Head of Reference and Instruction; Arts and Humanities Librarian.
- Extent: 0:25:45
- Digital File 44: Cheryl Middleton, November 30, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Associate University Librarian for Research and Scholarly Communication, Library Administration.
- Extent: 0:36:57
- Digital File 45: April Zeller, December 28, 2018 Add to Shelf
- Library Technician 3, LEAD.
- Extent: 0:12:10
- Digital File 46: Tom Booth, January 18, 2019 Add to Shelf
- Associate Director, OSU Press.
- Extent: 0:32:29
- Digital File 47: Brandon Straley, October 11, 2019 Add to Shelf
- Analyst Programmer 2, ETS.
- Extent: 1:04:59
- Digital File 48: Sami Kerzel, November 8, 2019 Add to Shelf
- Community Librarian at the Deschutes Public Library. Formerly an information specialist at the Valley Library (LEAD, 2014-2016) and a support specialist and librarian at OSU-Cascades (2016-2018).
- Extent: 1:14:36
- Digital File 49: Rick Stoddart, November 19, 2019 Add to Shelf
- Library Dean at Lane Community College. Formerly an Assessment Librarian at the Valley Library (Library Administration, 2012-2014).
- Extent: 1:31:29
- Digital File 50: Sara Thompson, November 26, 2019 Add to Shelf
- Adult Services Librarian at Deschutes Public Library. Formerly Branch and Ecampus Coordinator at the Valley Library (RAS, 2003-2006) and Librarian at OSU-Cascades (2012-2017).
- Extent: 1:24:40
- Digital Folder 51: Larry Landis, June 27, 2023 Add to Shelf
- Video recorded interview conducted by Chris Petersen. In this, the first of two interviews, Landis focuses on his upbringing in Indiana, his educational experiences in Texas, his first archival jobs, his move to Oregon State University and the history of the University Archives through the end of the 1990s. Reference access to this interview is available upon patron request.
- Extent: 2:28:20
- Digital Folder 52: Larry Landis, August 22, 2023 Add to Shelf
- Video recorded interview conducted by Chris Petersen. In interview two, Landis recounts the move of the University Archives to the OSU Libraries, the formation of the Special Collections and Archives Research Center, many of the activities undertaken by the archival units at OSU, his organizational affiliations, and his activities in retirement. Reference access to this interview is available upon patron request.
- Series 2: Promotional Film, 2019 Add to Shelf
- Series two consists of the OSU Libraries and Press Community Interviewing Project promotional film. Created by Tyger Gruber, the film consists of footage of the Valley Library and its exterior that was shot in Spring 2019, and an audio collage of project participants responding to the question, "what is your dream for OSU Libraries and OSU Press?"
- Extent: 1 video file