Northwest ORCA

An Artist and Art in the Northwest: Dorothy Milne Rising (Interview No. 4, Tape No. 1)

Seattle painter Dorthy Milne Rising discusses personal background, art work, and art in the Northwest. Milne was born in Tacoma and served as a member of the Northwest Printmakers Society and as President of Women Painters of Washington. (Interview No. 4, Tape No. 1)

The Poles in Tacoma: Father Richard Cebula (Interview No. 16, Tape No. 1)

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12/19/1975

Part of Tacoma Public Library Bicentennial Oral History Project

Father Richard Cebula talks family background, personal remembrances, social activities, education, work, etc. (Interview No. 16, Tape No. 1)

Another View, Railroad Support: Harold A. Speer (Interview No. 17, Tape No. 2)

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1/29/1976

Part of Tacoma Public Library Bicentennial Oral History Project

Harold A. Speer discusses transfer to Main Office in St. Paul, friction among workers, various jobs filled, head accountant in Burlington Northern. (Interview No. 17, Tape No. 2)

A Polish Immigrant: Rose Piekarski (Interview No. 25, Tape No. 1)

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2/19/1976

Part of Tacoma Public Library Bicentennial Oral History Project

Rose Piekarski gives a sketch of her family, life in Baltimore, work here, family, berry farming in Puyallup Valley. (Interview No. 25, Tape No. 1)

Mineral (Wash.) and Beyond: Fred Naslund (Interview No. 42, Tape No. 1)

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6/16/1976

Part of Tacoma Public Library Bicentennial Oral History Project

Fred Naslund discusses Mineral (Wash.) in the early 1900s, WWI Navy, work in Alaska mines, Midland. (Interview No. 42, Tape No. 1)

Side 1 - Paul Miller Interview

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Part of Mayor William Baarsma Papers

Side 2 - Vialle Interview

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Part of Mayor William Baarsma Papers

Karen Vialle, former mayor of Tacoma, discusses the problems that Tacoma was facing when she became mayor. She mentions the Safe Streets Campaign and Neighborhood Improvement Committee as responses to those problems.

Tacoma Public Library's Gary Fuller Reese interviews Karen Kelley five years after she was Daffodil Queen

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04/12/1969

Part of Tacoma Public Library Book Notes Radio Program

Schuler interviews for Fern Hill oral history

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03/23/1975

Part of Tacoma Public Library Book Notes Radio Program

Three Tacoma poets Elsa Jownseme, Ursla Friedrickson, Muriel Marks

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date unknown

Part of Tacoma Public Library Book Notes Radio Program

Side 2 Egar and Alice Prescott

Part of Tacoma Public Library Book Notes Radio Program

Marile Creager Interviews poets Egar and Alice Prescott

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date unknown

Part of Tacoma Public Library Book Notes Radio Program

Side 2 - M. Basso and Charlie Brady

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Part of Tacoma Public Library Book Notes Radio Program

G. Bashaw and M. Creager interview William O. Taylor

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Part of Tacoma Public Library Book Notes Radio Program

Creager interviews author Jan Herbrand

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1972-06-04

Part of Tacoma Public Library Book Notes Radio Program

Mrs. Marie Hewitt - Japanese literature

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1973-02-25

Part of Tacoma Public Library Book Notes Radio Program

National Book Week

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Part of Tacoma Public Library Book Notes Radio Program

Harold P. Simonson The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as tragedy Part I

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Part of Tacoma Public Library Book Notes Radio Program

Harold P. Simonson The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as tragedy Part II

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Part of Tacoma Public Library Book Notes Radio Program

Harold P. Simonson The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as tragedy Part IV

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Part of Tacoma Public Library Book Notes Radio Program

Schuler - Bix Beiderbecke music

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Part of Tacoma Public Library Book Notes Radio Program

Schuler - Early Bing on the Brunswick label

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Part of Tacoma Public Library Book Notes Radio Program

Schuler - Moore Branch Anniversary Ronald Boyles - Ezra Meeker's children's book

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Part of Tacoma Public Library Book Notes Radio Program

Marile Thomas Interviews James Reston and Sketches in the sand

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Part of Tacoma Public Library Book Notes Radio Program

"My Word" Murray Morgan listening to radio news and typing (1 of 3)

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Part of Murray Morgan Papers

"1/2 Track Mono, 3.5 IPS, Both directions" written in box

"My Word" Murray Morgan listening to radio news and typing (2 of 3)

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Part of Murray Morgan Papers

"1/2 Track Mono, 3.5 IPS, Both directions" written in box

Murray Morgan interviews Washington 6th District U.S. Congressman Floyd Hicks

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c. 1965

Part of Murray Morgan Papers

Morgan interviews Hicks about the Green River Watershed possibly being opened to recreation.

"Count down Murray Morgan. (1952) Airplane crash from plane from Alaska"

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1952

Part of Murray Morgan Papers

Murray Morgan live from airplane crash site where 37 people were killed near S. 84th Street and South Tacoma Way on Nov. 28, 1952. Morgan interviews eyewitnesses.

"Murray and Ostranski Talk About Tac. Civic Orchestra & City Manager Job"

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Part of Murray Morgan Papers

Murray Morgan talks with College of Puget Sound (now University of Puget Sound) professor, composer and jazz author Leroy Ostransky.

Mario Ayala/Marta Lopez Interview

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Part of Franklin Pierce High School Ethnic Studies Interviews

FHPS student Mario Ayala interviews his mother Marta Lopez, discussing her experience of racism as a Mexican woman. Marta answers the interview questions in Spanish. She shares that she feels "a bit sad" to be the target of microaggressions in public stores, but also states she is proud of her heritage.

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