T.J. Starker Oral History Interviews

Interviewee: T.J. Starker
Interviewer: Royal Jackson and Jennifer Lee
Interview Date: 1978-1979
Location: Starker residence, Corvallis, Oregon
Duration: 4:25:43
 

As one of the first graduates of Oregon State University’s Forestry program, T.J. Starker had a clear vision of what could be achieved in the world of forestry. During his career, Starker would be found in various different appointments that would later aid in his work as a professor of forestry. In this interview, Starker starts with background on his family, namely his grandparents.

Later, Starker shifts to how his own family relocated from Iowa to Oregon. He recalls his time as a young adult in Portland. As a high school student he played football and worked for his father occasionally building houses. Once in college, he further explored his interest in forestry. Starker recalls the head of Forestry, George Peavy, as a likeable sort of man. At Peavy’s suggestion, Starker attended a Master’s program in Forestry in Ann Arbor at University of Michigan. He claims that he the only Oregon stater who managed to pass the US Forest Service’s forest assistant exam. When Starker became a professor in the field, he took what he learned from U of M and incorporated it into his curriculum.

Note: for technical reasons, four interviews conducted with T.J. Starker in 1978 and 1979 are presented here as a single file.

Dublin Core

Title

T.J. Starker Oral History Interviews

Description

As one of the first graduates of Oregon State University’s Forestry program, T.J. Starker had a clear vision of what could be achieved in the world of forestry. During his career, Starker would be found in various different appointments that would later aid in his work as a professor of forestry. In this interview, Starker starts with background on his family, namely his grandparents.

Later, Starker shifts to how his own family relocated from Iowa to Oregon. He recalls his time as a young adult in Portland. As a high school student he played football and worked for his father occasionally building houses. Once in college, he further explored his interest in forestry. Starker recalls the head of Forestry, George Peavy, as a likeable sort of man. At Peavy’s suggestion, Starker attended a Master’s program in Forestry in Ann Arbor at University of Michigan. He claims that he the only Oregon stater who managed to pass the US Forest Service’s forest assistant exam. When Starker became a professor in the field, he took what he learned from U of M and incorporated it into his curriculum.

Note: for technical reasons, four interviews conducted with T.J. Starker in 1978 and 1979 are presented here as a single file.

Creator

T.J. Starker

Source

Horner Museum Oral History Collection

Publisher

Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries

Date

1978-1979

Contributor

Royal Jackson and Jennifer Lee

Format

Digitized Audiocassettes

Language

English

Type

Oral History

Identifier

OH10-starker-tj

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Royal Jackson and Jennifer Lee

Interviewee

T.J. Starker

Location

Starker residence, Corvallis, Oregon

Original Format

Audiocassettes

Duration

4:25:43

OHMS Object

Interview Format

audio