Transcript. This oral history interview with Ruth McBride Powers was conducted by Margot Riordan-Eva in Oregon City, Oregon, on February 25, 1980. At the time of the interview, Riordan-Eva's name was Margot C. Vaughan.

In this interview, Powers discusses her work restoring historic buildings in Oregon, talks about articles she wrote on the subject, and speaks at length about collecting and preserving early Oregonian furniture. She closes the interview by sharing advice for future historic preservationists.

Transcript. This oral history interview with Twila M. Alber was conducted by Charles Digregorio on July 5, 1978, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library's oral history program.

In this interview, Alber discusses studying art late in life after raising a family. She talks about studying sculpting at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, in the early 1950s, and about studying weaving at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She discusses her artistic process, talks about the difficulty of making art for a living, and closes the interview by briefly talking about teaching art.

Transcript. This oral history interview with Evelyn Gibson was conducted by Roberta Watts on November 17, 1977. In this interview, Gibson discusses her early job designing window displays for fashion boutiques and studying to become a singer. She talks about moving to Portland in 1929 and working at department stores, including the Charles F. Berg Company, Meier and Frank, and Nordstrom. She then discusses opening her own boutique in downtown Portland, Evelyn Gibson Gowns. She closes the interview by talking about going on buying trips to New York and about some of her employees.

Tape 1, Side 2. This oral history interview with Joan F. Hudlicky was conducted by Sara Cook and Amy Kesselman at Hudlicky’s home in Vancouver, Washington, on April 10, 1981. In this interview, Hudlicky discusses her early life in Portland, Oregon. She talks about her experiences working in the shipyards, particularly her work as a crane operator. She also discusses her life after the war. She describes a typical day in the shipyards, talks about her child care arrangement, and discusses the dangers of the job. She speaks about the treatment she received from her male coworkers and talks about how women’s status in society changed after the war. Incomplete transcript available (29 pages).

Tape 1, Side 1. This oral history interview with Joan F. Hudlicky was conducted by Sara Cook and Amy Kesselman at Hudlicky’s home in Vancouver, Washington, on April 10, 1981. In this interview, Hudlicky discusses her early life in Portland, Oregon. She talks about her experiences working in the shipyards, particularly her work as a crane operator. She also discusses her life after the war. She describes a typical day in the shipyards, talks about her child care arrangement, and discusses the dangers of the job. She speaks about the treatment she received from her male coworkers and talks about how women’s status in society changed after the war. Incomplete transcript available (29 pages).

Transcript. This oral history interview with Joan F. Hudlicky was conducted by Sara Cook and Amy Kesselman at Hudlicky’s home in Vancouver, Washington, on April 10, 1981. In this interview, Hudlicky discusses her early life in Portland, Oregon. She talks about her experiences working in the shipyards, particularly her work as a crane operator. She also discusses her life after the war. She describes a typical day in the shipyards, talks about her child care arrangement, and discusses the dangers of the job. She speaks about the treatment she received from her male coworkers and talks about how women’s status in society changed after the war.

Transcript.This oral history interview with Edna L. Hopkins was conducted by Amy Kesselman on May 28, 1981. In this interview, Hopkins discusses her early life in Kentucky and Tennessee, including raising a family and working at an aircraft plant. She then talks about coming to Oregon in 1943 and shares her experiences as a welder in the Kaiser shipyards in Vancouver, Washington. She describes her training, her job duties, and the dangers of the job. She discusses her union membership, as well as balancing work and home life. She speaks about her life after the war, including working at the Jantzen Knitting Mills. She shares her opinion on the women’s movement and feminism, shares her observations of the treatment Black people received in Portland, and talks about her children, their families and their careers.

Transcript. This oral history interview with Jeanne M. Radow was conducted by Roberta Watts at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon, on March 15, 1978. In this interview, Radow discusses her involvement with Planned Parenthood and describes the services the clinic provides and its organizational structure. She talks about the opposition Planned Parenthood faces due to its abortion and birth control services, and discusses laws regarding reproductive rights that had recently passed in Oregon at the time of the interview in 1978. She speaks at length about the early years of Planned Parenthood in Portland. She describes the methods of birth control available at the time of the interview in 1978, as well as opposition towards sex education in schools. She then talks about her early life in New York, New York; discusses her service in the Army Nurse Corps in the Philippines at the end of World War II; and talks about working as a nurse for Planned Parenthood around the United States. She closes the interview by returning to the topic of her involvement in the Planned Parenthood clinic in Portland and the services the clinic provides.

Transcript. This oral history interview with Sister Mary Emerentia was conducted by Roberta Watts at the Marylhurst Education Center in Portland, Oregon, on June 29, 1979, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library's oral history program.

In this interview, Sister Mary Emerentia discusses her life as a Catholic nun with the Sisters of the Holy Names in Portland, Oregon. She shares her reasons for becoming a nun, and speaks at length about playing and teaching the harp. She talks briefly about the history of Marylhurst College, and closes the interview by discussing her fellow teachers.

Transcript. This oral history interview with Timothy J. Gauthier was conducted by Jim Strassmaier and recorded on video by Michael O'Rourke in the offices of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) in Portland, Oregon, on September 24, 2008. The interview was conducted as part of the Oregon Labor Oral History Program, which collects oral histories of individuals who have advocated for working people of Oregon.

In this interview, Gauthier discusses his family background and early life in Santa Barbara, California, including his memories of the anti-war protests during the 1960s, surfing, and his family's political and religious beliefs. He talks about his experience at Santa Barbara City College and at Southern Utah State College (now Southern Utah University). He discusses working for the NECA, including his job duties of working with local union chapters and conducting labor negotiations. He also talks about working with the IBEW. He describes the benefits the NECA provides to its members. He speaks about coming to Portland, Oregon, in the early 1980s and working alongside Ed Barnes of IBEW Local 48. He talks about how the recession of the early 1980s affected union members and labor negotiations, and describes NECA's and IBEW's response. He speaks at length about the establishment and success of the Market Recovery Program, which uses union dues to supplement union wages. He also talks about opposition and legal challenges to the program.

Gauthier discusses working with labor attorneys during labor negotiations. He talks about creating a drug testing program and explains the reasons why he felt drug testing was important for union members. He then describes the process of winning job contracts, including how the Market Recovery Program helps. He speaks about the mission and objectives of NECA; describes several of NECA's programs and organizational partnerships; and talks about national recognition for the Oregon-Columbia NECA chapter. He talks about the future of NECA, as well as NECA's charitable work. He closes the interview by discussing his family life.

Photograph showing a Marie Equi and her daughter standing on the steps outside the federal courthouse in Portland. Equi is carrying a bouquet in one arm and holding the child’s hand; the child is holding a rosebud. A group of unidentified people are standing on the steps behind them. Similar images were published in the October 16, 1920 issue of the Oregon Journal attached to an article about her conviction for violations of the Espionage Act and subsequent prison sentence. See related image Nos. 379G0058, 379G0060, 379G0061, and 379G0065.

Photograph showing Marie Equi holding of bouquet of flowers, her daughter Mary, and two unidentified women walking down the steps outside the entrance to a building along with Deputy United States Marshal S. F. Pace. Similar images were published in the October 16, 1920 issue of the Oregon Journal attached to an article about her conviction for violations of the Espionage Act and subsequent prison sentence. See related image Nos. 379G0059, 379G0060, 379G0061, and 379G0065.

Photograph showing Marie Equi standing outside a building and facing to the right. She is holding a bouquet of flowers and a group of unidentified people are standing behind her in the background. Similar images were published in the October 16, 1920 issue of the Oregon Journal attached to an article about her conviction for violations of the Espionage Act and subsequent prison sentence. See related image Nos. 379G0058, 379G0059, 379G0061, and 379G0065.

Photograph of Marie Equi holding a bouquet of flowers. She is facing to the left and smiling. A group of unidentified people are standing behind her in the background. Similar images were published in the October 16, 1920 issue of the Oregon Journal attached to an article about her conviction for violations of the Espionage Act and subsequent prison sentence. See related image Nos. 379G0058, 379G0059, 379G0060, and 379G0061.

Photograph of Marie Equi holding a bouquet of flowers. She is facing left, looking toward the front, and resting one hand on the shoulder of her daughter standing next to her, partially outside the frame. A group of unidentified people are standing behind her in the background. Similar images were published in the October 16, 1920 issue of the Oregon Journal attached to an article about her conviction for violations of the Espionage Act and subsequent prison sentence. See related image Nos. 379G0058, 379G0059, 379G0060, and 379G0065.

Portrait of Mary Equi wearing an aviator’s cap and goggles, a jacket, a collared shirt and tie, and a vest. The name “Mary Equi” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the image. This image was published in the January 3, 1932 issue of the Oregon Journal with the caption "Pilot at 16, and a excellent one according to Dick Rankin, is Mary Equi, who celebrated New Year's day by performing her first flight from Rankin Field."

This photograph displays two copies of photographic prints. The prints are both half-portraits of men; the portrait on the left is a man with a mustache and dark colored suit. The man on the right wears a dark suit, and is seated in a chair with an ornate, carved-wood frame. This photograph was likely taken by a staff photographer for the Oregon Daily Journal.

This photograph displays a copy of another print. The print is of a half-portrait of a man with a dark mustache, wearing a dark suit and facing the camera, and was likely taken in a photography studio. This photograph was likely taken by a staff photographer for the Oregon Daily Journal.

This photograph depicts Mose Christensen and his wife, Carrie, demonstrating proper dancing form in an empty ballroom. Carrie Christensen wears a light colored floor-length dress and white heels, with her hair pinned in an updo. Mose Christensen wears a dark-colored suit, patent leather black shoes, and spectacles. Light from a spotlight or window is focused on the pair. Chairs are stacked against the wall in the background, a stairway entrance and an "X" pattern railing is visible on the upper floor. This photograph was published in the Oregon Sunday Journal on September 28, 1919.

This photograph depicts Mose Christensen and his wife, Carrie, demonstrating proper dancing form in an empty ballroom. Carrie Christensen wears a light colored floor-length dress and white heels, with her hair pinned in an updo. Mose Christensen wears a dark-colored suit, patent leather black shoes, and spectacles. Light from a spotlight or window is focused on the pair. Chairs are stacked against the wall in the background, a stairway entrance and an "X" pattern railing is visible on the upper floor. This photograph was published in the Oregon Sunday Journal on September 28, 1919.

This photograph depicts Mose Christensen and his wife, Carrie, demonstrating proper dancing form in an empty ballroom. Carrie Christensen wears a light colored floor-length dress and white heels, with her hair pinned in an updo. Mose Christensen wears a dark-colored suit, patent leather black shoes, and spectacles. Light from a spotlight or window is focused on the pair. Chairs are stacked against the wall in the background, a stairway entrance and an "X" pattern railing is visible on the upper floor. This photograph was published in the Oregon Sunday Journal on September 28, 1919.

This photograph depicts a half-portrait of a seated man wearing a dark suit. This photograph was likely taken by a staff photographer for the Oregon Daily Journal.

This photograph depicts a half-portrait of a seated man, wearing a dark suit and facing the camera. This photograph was likely taken by a staff photographer for the Oregon Daily Journal.

This photograph depicts a half-portrait of Jack Cody, an Oregon swim coach. Cody wears a dark pinstriped suit, shirt and tie, with a light-colored cap. This photograph was likely taken by a staff photographer for the Oregon Daily Journal.

This photograph depicts a group of six men casually standing in a field. Three of the men are dressed in cavalry uniforms, the other three are dressed in suits and hats. A house and forested hillside are visible in the distance. This photograph was likely taken by a staff photographer for the Oregon Daily Journal.

This photograph depicts a half-portrait of a seated woman. She is wearing a plaid or striped top, and a wide-brimmed fur hat with an ostrich feather pinned to one side, beside her on a desk is a candlestick telephone. A man, seated facing away from the camera at a roll-top desk, is visible in the background. This photograph was likely taken by a staff photographer for the Oregon Daily Journal.

This photograph depicts portrait of a seated man wearing a tartan sash. A brooch pins the sash over his left shoulder; the brooch has scalloped edges and five dark colored gemstones, with the largest gemstone in the center. He is also wearing a wool Glengarry cap with a checkerboard trim that has a large silver pin attached to the left side. The tie he is wearing matches the tartan print of the sash. This photograph was likely taken by a staff photographer for the Oregon Daily Journal.

This photograph depicts a half-portrait of a boxer, posing in a boxing ring. The boxer is smiling at the camera, and is missing one of his teeth. This photograph was likely taken by a staff photographer for the Oregon Daily Journal.