Oral history interview with Asa Lewelling [Sound Recording 01]
- SR2882_T01S1
- Item
- 2000-11-06
Tape 1, Side 1. This oral history interview with Asa Lewelling was conducted by Vinita Howard at Lewelling’s home in Independence, Oregon, from November 6, 2000, to January 15, 2001. The interview was conducted as part of the Oregon Wine Archives Oral History Project, which collected interviews with notable figures in the wine growing industry, including vintners, vineyard growers, community members, and workers active in the development of Oregon’s wine industry. The interview was conducted in five sessions. In the first interview session, conducted on November 6, 2000, Lewelling discusses his family background, including his family’s involvement in the establishment of Oregon’s first nursery. He talks about his early life in Albany, Oregon, including time he spent on the family farm, his brothers and sisters, and doing farm work.
Lewelling, Asa L. (Asa Lorenzo), 1915-2007