Dublin Core
Title
T.J. Starker Oral History Interviews
Description
As one of the first graduates of Oregon State University’s Forestry program, T.J. Starker had a clear vision of what could be achieved in the world of forestry. During his career, Starker would be found in various different appointments that would later aid in his work as a professor of forestry. In this interview, Starker starts with background on his family, namely his grandparents.
Later, Starker shifts to how his own family relocated from Iowa to Oregon. He recalls his time as a young adult in Portland. As a high school student he played football and worked for his father occasionally building houses. Once in college, he further explored his interest in forestry. Starker recalls the head of Forestry, George Peavy, as a likeable sort of man. At Peavy’s suggestion, Starker attended a Master’s program in Forestry in Ann Arbor at University of Michigan. He claims that he the only Oregon stater who managed to pass the US Forest Service’s forest assistant exam. When Starker became a professor in the field, he took what he learned from U of M and incorporated it into his curriculum.
Note: for technical reasons, four interviews conducted with T.J. Starker in 1978 and 1979 are presented here as a single file.
Later, Starker shifts to how his own family relocated from Iowa to Oregon. He recalls his time as a young adult in Portland. As a high school student he played football and worked for his father occasionally building houses. Once in college, he further explored his interest in forestry. Starker recalls the head of Forestry, George Peavy, as a likeable sort of man. At Peavy’s suggestion, Starker attended a Master’s program in Forestry in Ann Arbor at University of Michigan. He claims that he the only Oregon stater who managed to pass the US Forest Service’s forest assistant exam. When Starker became a professor in the field, he took what he learned from U of M and incorporated it into his curriculum.
Note: for technical reasons, four interviews conducted with T.J. Starker in 1978 and 1979 are presented here as a single file.
Creator
T.J. Starker
Source
Horner Museum Oral History Collection
Publisher
Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries
Date
1978-1979
Contributor
Royal Jackson and Jennifer Lee
Format
Digitized Audiocassettes
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Identifier
OH10-starker-tj
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Royal Jackson and Jennifer Lee
Interviewee
T.J. Starker
Location
Starker residence, Corvallis, Oregon
Original Format
Audiocassettes
Duration
4:25:43
OHMS Object
Interview Format
audio