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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…
Joel Rea Oral History Interview
Joel Rea is the owner of Corvallis Brewing Supply. In his interview Rea talks about his early life in Kirkland, Washington; moving to Albany, Oregon in elementary school; his college work in environmental studies and the fine arts, and his decision…
Melvin Westwood Oral History Interview
This interview features Melvin Westwood relating his family history. Westwood opens the interview with a description of Moab, Utah, where his family is from. He mentions the rough landscape and the industries that people took up in the area; mainly…
Ivan Newton Oral History Interview
This interview opens with Newton’s description of the farm outside of Corvallis where he was born and raised. He then briefly relates his school years and early adulthood, noting that he learned to fly at Oceanside Junior College in Southern…
Memories of Halley's Comet (1910) Group Oral History Interview
This interview was conducted on December 8, 1985. It features five women - Maybelle Wheeler from Lincoln, Nebraska; Bernice Brechbill from Freeborn, Minnesota; Verna Carothers Bennet from Portland, Oregon; Ethel Bruget from South Dakota; and Marjorie…