Oral History Recordings and Transcripts, 1979-1981

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Demaray, Calvin Dorr, 1901-1992
Title
Oral History Recordings and Transcripts
Dates
1979-1981 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.0 linear feet, (1 box containing 46 cassette tape recordings and paper document transcripts of the recordings)
Collection Number
MS004
Summary
C. Dorr Demaray conducted a series of interviews for his research on the history of Seattle Pacific University. The research was part of a planned "Centennial History" of Seattle Pacific that was not published. This collection contains 46 cassette tapes and typed transcripts recording the interviews.
Repository
Seattle Pacific University
3307 Third Avenue West
Suite 306
Seattle, Washington
98119-1957
Telephone: 2062812422
Fax: 2062812936
ameier@spu.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The oral history interviews in this collection were conducted by former Seattle Pacific University president C. Dorr Demaray as part of the research done for a history of Seattle Pacific. The history was not published. 33 interviews with 35 people were completed. A list of interviewees follows: Paul T. Walls, Rachel Beegle Crawford, Roy Swanstrom, Philip F. Ashton, Otto M. Miller, Inez McMillin, Clifford Roloff, Lillian Probstfeld Smith, Cyril Hill, Burton Dietzman, Winifred Weter, Evan Gibson, Helen Vincent Johnson, Florence Alberts Bulter, Celestine Tucker Dodd, Jon Burleigh, Paul Mason, Lola Watson Pettengill, Miriam Marston Owen, Gertrude Teel, Edwin A. Teel, Curtis Martin and Larry Wright, Dorothy Fryer Williamson, Vivian M. Larson, Alice Tiffany Shomar, Alfred A. Thorn, Floyd Pettengill, Wilbert Youngren, Dewey Beegle, F. Carlton Booth, Joseph L. and Danna Davis, Harold McNeese, and E. Locke Silva.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains 46 cassette tapes recording 33 interviews completed by C. Dorr Demaray. Also included are typed transcripts of the interviews.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Preservation Note

A cassette player is available.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Corporate Names

  • Seattle Pacific University