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Eva Blackwell Oral History Interview (2 of 2)
Eva Blackwell’s second interview starts with her time at Oregon State University, initially as a student and later as a staff member of the institution. She majored in Secretarial Science and described different types of shorthand methods to…
Stanley Bishoprick Oral History Interview
Stanley Bishoprick Jr. embodied the spirit of accomplishment and hard work. At the age of thirteen he began working in sawmills which would later inspire him to major in forestry at Oregon State University. While searching for employment during the…
Georgia Crow Oral History Interview
Georgia Crow was a schoolteacher for a short-lived period in Harney County. Once she had married, Mrs. Crow spent her time helping at the family ranch as well as the local community. She loved being outdoors, especially to hunt and fish. Crow’s…
Herschel Davis Oral History Interview
Davis, a longtime resident of Eugene, came from a background in music. His maternal family had formed a travelling troupe and when he was old enough, Davis became a part of the act. In later years, he settled down in Eugene and provided the community…
Herschel Davis with his wife
The Davis' pose near their home in Eugene, Oregon
John Garman Oral History Interview (1 of 3)
John Garman first started at Oregon Agricultural College as a student. He left his educational path briefly as he joined the Army during World War I. Once he returned he finished his degree and became an associate professor and would remain at OSU…
John Garman Oral History Interview (2 of 3)
In his second interview, Garman continues talking about the Photographic Service Department. According to him, when the department received the equipment they made it last. Most professors did not show an interest in the department but students’…
John Garman Oral History Interview (3 of 3)
In his third and final interview, Garman begins with detailing what “watchers” were with a bit of prompting from Jennifer Lee. They were volunteers during World War II that observed the sky and had a direct line to military command in case of an…