Access over 1,000 digitized oral histories from libraries, historical societies, museums, and other community organizations in Washington County, Oregon.

Highlights

  • Shirley Huffman oral history recording
    A video recording of an oral history of Shirley Huffman, including her experience as a Hillsboro city councilor from 1979-1984, first female mayor of Hillsboro from 1985-1993, working on getting blue MAX line to Hillsboro and facilitating tech companies to locate in Hillsboro. File includes photos. There is a transcript of this interview.
  • Arthur Iwasaki oral history recording.
    An audio recording of an oral history of Arthur Iwasaki, including his family's farming history in Washington County, starting out with a dairy farm and moving to strawberries and vegetables in the late 1920s; his experiences in World War Two and discrimination against Japanese people; buying his own farm after the war and building a nursery business.
  • Stories from Wess Hebron's Barbershop
    A video recording of Wess Hebron at his barbershop, sharing stories about the memorabilia displayed in the shop.
  • Pat Reser oral history recording Part 1
    Part 1 of a video recording of an oral history of Pat Reser on life in Canada and Beaverton, and Reser's Fine Foods. There is a transcript of this interview.
More Highlights

Memories of Places

Banks
Beaverton
Cornelius
Forest Grove
Gales Creek
Gaston
Hillsboro
North Plains
Sherwood
Tigard
Tualatin

Memories of Occupations, Identities & Experiences

Agriculture
High Tech
Forestry
Frontier & Pioneer Life
Great Depression
Japanese-Americans
Hispanic Americans
Immigrants
Law Enforcement
Migrant Labor
Pacific University
Schools

Memories of Veterans & the Homefront

World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War

 

View more information about this project and our contributors here. Site by Cynthia Lopez & Eva Guggemos, Pacific University Archives.

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