Earl and Mari Jewel Ficken oral history recording

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https://exhibits.lib.pacificu.edu/files/original/77f82a924019c420f734c36a8cb46bed.mp3

Title

Earl and Mari Jewel Ficken oral history recording

Description

An audio recording of an oral history of Earl and Mari Jewel Ficken on the Korean War. The Fickens were high school age during this period, residing in Hillsboro and the St. Johns neighborhood of Portland, which were both farming communities at that time. They share recollections of farm work, school, neighborhood unity, and security. They discuss the media's influence on Communism and war, and discuss the effects of the war on the local economy.

Contributor

Brush, David

Creator

Ficken, Earl

Ficken, Mari Jewel

Date

2000

Is Part Of

Century High School Project

Format

Audiocassettes

Language

English

Identifier

WCM_OH_64

Subject

Korean War, 1950-1953

Washington County (Or.) -- History

Rights

In Copyright

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Extent

1 sound cassette (57 min.)

Spatial Coverage

Washington County (Or.)

Hillsboro (Or.)

Type

Sound

Source

Washington County Museum