Oregon Multicultural Archives Oral History Collection
Dublin Core
Title
Oregon Multicultural Archives Oral History Collection
Publisher
Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries
Identifier
OH 18
Items in the Oregon Multicultural Archives Oral History Collection Collection
Alcena Boozer Oral History Interview (1 of 2)
Boozer discusses her family, especially how her mother and father met and her oldest brother, who was the first African American Pharmacist at OSU. She details her time at Portland State University, obtaining her Bachelors in Education and Graduate…
Alcena Boozer Oral History Interview (2 of 2)
Boozer discusses the multiethnic neighborhood she grew up in Northeast Portland, the significant places people in the community would gather at, how her family hosted black entertainers from out of town, such as Lionel Hampton. She describes her time…
Carl Deiz Oral History Interview (1 of 2)
Deiz discusses his parents and their journey to Portland, working on the railroad as a waiter, being drafted and sent to Montgomery, Alabama in 1942. He explains his brother and his role in the Tuskegee Airmen, being discharged and attending…
Carl Deiz Oral History Interview (2 of 2)
Deiz discusses the Southeast Portland neighborhood he grew up in, the activities he was involved in as a kid, especially being a boy scout. He explains the personalities and lives of his parents. Deiz discussed his feelings about the Tuskegee…
Earnel Durden Oral History Interview
Durden discusses his high school years in Los Angeles as an African American and rising football player; recruitment and experiences as a student, African American, and athlete at Oregon State University; his relationship with Tommy Prothro as a…