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Oral history interview with John G. Wyers [Sessions 1 & 2]

Reel 1, Side 1. In the first interview session, conducted on March 3, 1959, Wyers discusses settling in the Klickitat County, Washington, area in 1891. He talks about the people who lived in the areas now known as White Salmon and Underwood in the late 19th century. He describes a ferry, the landscape, and buildings in the area. In the second interview session, conducted on March 5, 1959, Wyers talks about the people who lived in the western area of Klickitat County in the late 19th century. He also speaks about conflicts between white emigrants and Native people who lived in the area.

Wyers, John G. (John Gerbrand), 1871-1961

Oral history interview with John G. Wyers [Sessions 3 & 4]

Reel 1, Side 2. In the third interview session, conducted on March 12, 1959, Wyers talks about the people who lived near the White Salmon River in the late 19th century, including the areas now known as Trout Lake and Glenwood. In the fourth interview session, conducted on March 21, 1959, Wyers talks about the schools, churches, and roads in western Klickitat County in the late 19th century.

Wyers, John G. (John Gerbrand), 1871-1961

Oral history interview with Teunis Wyers, Jr. [Sound Recording]

Reel 1. This oral history interview with Teunis Wyers, Jr., was conducted by Elizabeth Strain at the Wyers Stage Company Barns in White Salmon, Washington, on August 6, 1964. An unidentified man was also present. In this interview, Wyers discusses the history of White Salmon during the late 19th century, and talks about a murder in The Dalles. He speaks at length about Native people who lived in the area. He talks about his stagecoach company and about caring for horses.

Wyers, Teunis, Jr., 1876-1965

Radio interview with Bodie McDowell [Sound Recording 01]

Tape 1, Side 1. This interview with Bodie McDowell was conducted by Monty Ray around 1970. It aired on KDUN radio on the program "The Great Outdoors." In this interview, McDowell discusses fishing in the rivers and lakes of North Carolina, a pastime he calls "Hot Hole Fishing" because the waterways were artificially warmed by factory runoff.

McDowell, Bodie

Oral history interview with Walter E. Hazlett [Sound Recording 04]

Tape 2, Side 2. This oral history interview with Walter E. Hazlett was conducted by Jim Strassmaier in February 1974. In this interview, Hazlett discusses his early life in Portage and Willmore, Pennsylvania, including his courtship with Naomi Ruth Long (also known as Ruth Hazlett), as well as working in coal mines. He also talks about working in the shipyards in Washington during World War II. He speaks about Ruth Hazlett, including her family background and their marriage. He describes his experience during the 1948 Vanport flood and talks about its aftermath at length. He speaks further about Ruth Hazlett. He speaks more about working in coal mines in Pennsylvania, including participating in labor strikes. He talks about his children, their careers, and his relationship with them. He then gives a timeline of the places he lived; talks about injuries he sustained in the workplace and in a car collision; and revisits the topic of his marriage. He also talks about his and Ruth Hazlett's family educational background. He closes the interview by revisiting the topic of working in coal mines in Pennsylvania and his experience during the Depression.

Hazlett, Walter E. (Walter Earl), 1905-1976

Oral history interview with Walter E. Hazlett [Sound Recording 01]

Tape 1, Side 1. This oral history interview with Walter E. Hazlett was conducted by Jim Strassmaier in February 1974. In this interview, Hazlett discusses his early life in Portage and Willmore, Pennsylvania, including his courtship with Naomi Ruth Long (also known as Ruth Hazlett), as well as working in coal mines. He also talks about working in the shipyards in Washington during World War II. He speaks about Ruth Hazlett, including her family background and their marriage. He describes his experience during the 1948 Vanport flood and talks about its aftermath at length. He speaks further about Ruth Hazlett. He speaks more about working in coal mines in Pennsylvania, including participating in labor strikes. He talks about his children, their careers, and his relationship with them. He then gives a timeline of the places he lived; talks about injuries he sustained in the workplace and in a car collision; and revisits the topic of his marriage. He also talks about his and Ruth Hazlett's family educational background. He closes the interview by revisiting the topic of working in coal mines in Pennsylvania and his experience during the Depression.

Hazlett, Walter E. (Walter Earl), 1905-1976

Oral history interview with Walter E. Hazlett [Sound Recording 03]

Tape 2, Side 1. This oral history interview with Walter E. Hazlett was conducted by Jim Strassmaier in February 1974. In this interview, Hazlett discusses his early life in Portage and Willmore, Pennsylvania, including his courtship with Naomi Ruth Long (also known as Ruth Hazlett), as well as working in coal mines. He also talks about working in the shipyards in Washington during World War II. He speaks about Ruth Hazlett, including her family background and their marriage. He describes his experience during the 1948 Vanport flood and talks about its aftermath at length. He speaks further about Ruth Hazlett. He speaks more about working in coal mines in Pennsylvania, including participating in labor strikes. He talks about his children, their careers, and his relationship with them. He then gives a timeline of the places he lived; talks about injuries he sustained in the workplace and in a car collision; and revisits the topic of his marriage. He also talks about his and Ruth Hazlett's family educational background. He closes the interview by revisiting the topic of working in coal mines in Pennsylvania and his experience during the Depression.

Hazlett, Walter E. (Walter Earl), 1905-1976

Oral history interview with Walter E. Hazlett [Sound Recording 02]

Tape 1, Side 2. This oral history interview with Walter E. Hazlett was conducted by Jim Strassmaier in February 1974. In this interview, Hazlett discusses his early life in Portage and Willmore, Pennsylvania, including his courtship with Naomi Ruth Long (also known as Ruth Hazlett), as well as working in coal mines. He also talks about working in the shipyards in Washington during World War II. He speaks about Ruth Hazlett, including her family background and their marriage. He describes his experience during the 1948 Vanport flood and talks about its aftermath at length. He speaks further about Ruth Hazlett. He speaks more about working in coal mines in Pennsylvania, including participating in labor strikes. He talks about his children, their careers, and his relationship with them. He then gives a timeline of the places he lived; talks about injuries he sustained in the workplace and in a car collision; and revisits the topic of his marriage. He also talks about his and Ruth Hazlett's family educational background. He closes the interview by revisiting the topic of working in coal mines in Pennsylvania and his experience during the Depression.

Hazlett, Walter E. (Walter Earl), 1905-1976

Interview with Forrest E. Rieke (Interview 2) [Sound Recording 03]

Tape 2, Side 1. In this interview, Forrest E. Rieke discusses his experiences as a physician in Portland, including treating people who struggled with mental health after the Depression. He talks about his experiences as a physician at the Kaiser shipyards during World War II, speaks about the introduction of women into the workforce, and shares his observations about the sexism they experienced. He talks about his role as one of the main doctors in the shipyard day care centers and details the severity of the health issues he saw in the children. He closes the interview by discussing how the day care centers benefited the families of women working in the shipyards, including how they improved the health of the children.

Rieke, Forrest E. (Forrest Eugene), 1913-1978

Interview with Forrest E. Rieke (Interview 2) [Sound Recording 01]

Tape 1, Side 1. In this interview, Forrest E. Rieke discusses his experiences as a physician in Portland, including treating people who struggled with mental health after the Depression. He talks about his experiences as a physician at the Kaiser shipyards during World War II, speaks about the introduction of women into the workforce, and shares his observations about the sexism they experienced. He talks about his role as one of the main doctors in the shipyard day care centers and details the severity of the health issues he saw in the children. He closes the interview by discussing how the day care centers benefited the families of women working in the shipyards, including how they improved the health of the children.

Rieke, Forrest E. (Forrest Eugene), 1913-1978

Interview with Forrest E. Rieke (Interview 2) [Sound Recording 02]

Tape 1, Side 2. In this interview, Forrest E. Rieke discusses his experiences as a physician in Portland, including treating people who struggled with mental health after the Depression. He talks about his experiences as a physician at the Kaiser shipyards during World War II, speaks about the introduction of women into the workforce, and shares his observations about the sexism they experienced. He talks about his role as one of the main doctors in the shipyard day care centers and details the severity of the health issues he saw in the children. He closes the interview by discussing how the day care centers benefited the families of women working in the shipyards, including how they improved the health of the children.

Rieke, Forrest E. (Forrest Eugene), 1913-1978

Interview with Virla S. Busse (Interview 8) [Sound Recrding 02]

Tape 1, Side 2. In this interview, Virla S. Busse discusses working at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. She talks about her work as a welder, describes her job duties, and talks about her job schedule. She talks about balancing work and family life. She shares her experiences as a woman worker during World War II.

Busse, Virla S. (Virla Stella), 1919-1993

Interview with Virla S. Busse (Interview 8) [Sound Recrding 01]

Tape 1, Side 1. In this interview, Virla S. Busse discusses working at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. She talks about her work as a welder, describes her job duties, and talks about her job schedule. She talks about balancing work and family life. She shares her experiences as a woman worker during World War II.

Busse, Virla S. (Virla Stella), 1919-1993

Interview with Vernette H. Kilger (Interview 3) [Sound Recording 03]

Tape 2, Side 1. In this interview, Vernette H. Kilger describes her experiences in the Kaiser shipyards in Portland, Oregon, and in Vancouver, Washington. She talks about how she spent her free time; the different ways the shipyards helped women employees; and the management structure within the shipyards. She closes the interview by discussing being laid off after the war and talking about her activities since then.

Kilger, Vernette H. (Vernette Hanson), 1910-1992

Interview with Vernette H. Kilger (Interview 3) [Sound Recording 01]

Tape 1, Side 1. In this interview, Vernette H. Kilger describes her experiences in the Kaiser shipyards in Portland, Oregon, and in Vancouver, Washington. She talks about how she spent her free time; the different ways the shipyards helped women employees; and the management structure within the shipyards. She closes the interview by discussing being laid off after the war and talking about her activities since then.

Kilger, Vernette H. (Vernette Hanson), 1910-1992

Interview with Vernette H. Kilger (Interview 3) [Sound Recording 02]

Tape 1, Side 2. In this interview, Vernette H. Kilger describes her experiences in the Kaiser shipyards in Portland, Oregon, and in Vancouver, Washington. She talks about how she spent her free time; the different ways the shipyards helped women employees; and the management structure within the shipyards. She closes the interview by discussing being laid off after the war and talking about her activities since then.

Kilger, Vernette H. (Vernette Hanson), 1910-1992

Interview with Marie Gleason (Interview 5) [Sound Recording 02]

Tape 1, Side 2. In this interview, Marie Gleason discusses working as an electrician at the Kaiser shipyards. She talks about supervising other women workers, including helping to accommodate a deaf coworker; and discusses the people she worked with. She briefly mentions the use of the day care centers and how other women had benefited from them. She also talks about training her cat and shares other personal anecdotes. She speaks about being laid off at the end of the war, and talks about her activities since then. She closes her interview by reflecting on her involvement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).

Gleason, Marie, 1894-

Interview with Jean E. Amonson (Interview 4) [Sound Recording 01]

Tape 1, Side 1. In this interview, Jean E. Amonson discusses her experiences as lead teacher for the Kaiser shipyards day care center in Portland, Oregon. She describes the daily operation of the center, the health and experiences of the children, and the teaching methods used. She closes the interview by discussing the lasting impact of this work on herself and her own children, and by talking about her retirement as a result of contracting polio.

Amonson, Jean E. (Jean Elizabeth), 1920-2010

Interview with Jean E. Amonson (Interview 4) [Sound Recording 02]

Tape 1, Side 2. In this interview, Jean E. Amonson discusses her experiences as lead teacher for the Kaiser shipyards day care center in Portland, Oregon. She describes the daily operation of the center, the health and experiences of the children, and the teaching methods used. She closes the interview by discussing the lasting impact of this work on herself and her own children, and by talking about her retirement as a result of contracting polio.

Amonson, Jean E. (Jean Elizabeth), 1920-2010

Interview with Marie Gleason (Interview 5) [Sound Recording 01]

Tape 1, Side 1. In this interview, Marie Gleason discusses working as an electrician at the Kaiser shipyards. She talks about supervising other women workers, including helping to accommodate a deaf coworker; and discusses the people she worked with. She briefly mentions the use of the day care centers and how other women had benefited from them. She also talks about training her cat and shares other personal anecdotes. She speaks about being laid off at the end of the war, and talks about her activities since then. She closes her interview by reflecting on her involvement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).

Gleason, Marie, 1894-

Interview with Laura Fortier (Interview 6) [Sound Recording 02]

Tape 1, Side 2. In this interview, Laura Fortier describes working as a truck driver for the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. She describes driving in bad weather, particularly describing driving in thick fog. She talks about her duties and responsibilities as a driver, about people she worked with, and about instances of unfair treatment. She closes the interview by discussing her activities since leaving the shipyards in 1944, and talking about her early life in Oklahoma.

Fortier, Laura, 1899?-

Interview with Laura Fortier (Interview 6) [Sound Recording 01]

Tape 1, Side 1. In this interview, Laura Fortier describes working as a truck driver for the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. She describes driving in bad weather, particularly describing driving in thick fog. She talks about her duties and responsibilities as a driver, about people she worked with, and about instances of unfair treatment. She closes the interview by discussing her activities since leaving the shipyards in 1944, and talking about her early life in Oklahoma.

Fortier, Laura, 1899?-

Interview with Mary T. Bucher (Interview 7) [Sound Recording 02]

Tape 1, Side 2. In this interview, Mary T. Bucher describes her experience working as a welder at the Kaiser shipyards. She talks about her training; describes the work environment at the shipyards; and talks about her relationship with her coworkers. She also discusses meeting her husband, Sherman Datus Bucher, while working in the shipyards. She talks about raising a family and about the jobs she worked after quitting her job as a welder. She closes the interview by reflecting on her experiences as a woman worker in the shipyards.

Bucher, Mary T. (Mary Teresa), 1918-2013

Interview with Mary T. Bucher (Interview 7) [Sound Recording 03]

Tape 3, Side 1. In this interview, Mary T. Bucher describes her experience working as a welder at the Kaiser shipyards. She talks about her training; describes the work environment at the shipyards; and talks about her relationship with her coworkers. She also discusses meeting her husband, Sherman Datus Bucher, while working in the shipyards. She talks about raising a family and about the jobs she worked after quitting her job as a welder. She closes the interview by reflecting on her experiences as a woman worker in the shipyards.

Bucher, Mary T. (Mary Teresa), 1918-2013

Interview with Mary T. Bucher (Interview 7) [Sound Recording 01]

Tape 1, Side 1. In this interview, Mary T. Bucher describes her experience working as a welder at the Kaiser shipyards. She talks about her training; describes the work environment at the shipyards; and talks about her relationship with her coworkers. She also discusses meeting her husband, Sherman Datus Bucher, while working in the shipyards. She talks about raising a family and about the jobs she worked after quitting her job as a welder. She closes the interview by reflecting on her experiences as a woman worker in the shipyards.

Bucher, Mary T. (Mary Teresa), 1918-2013

Interview with Margaret E. Shearer (Interview 9) [Sound Recording 01]

Tape 1, Side 1. In this interview, Margaret E. Shearer discusses working in the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard. She talks about working in the office and about later working as a tool checker and cable stripper. She discusses her father's career as a foreman at the shipyards. She talks about the friends she made at the shipyards and discusses their later careers.

Shearer, Margaret E. (Margaret Elise), 1924-2015

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