Oral history interviews with Kevin Jensen, Ann Petricola, and Joel Baranick by Nora White conducted 05/01/2020. This project is based off of oral interviews, recorded and transcribed, with Thurston County farmers: Ann Petricola and Joel Baranick of Ellis Creek Farm and Kevin Jensen of Riverbend Ranch. The research essay explores the immediate trends seen in small farms during the first four months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spring 2020. In a time of great uncertainty and fear, small farms across the US suddenly saw a spike in interest for direct to consumer sales while also facing processing bottlenecks and financial uncertainty. The experiences of Ellis Creek Farm and Riverbend Ranch paint a picture of small farms as safe, flexible, and community oriented sources of food and highlight some of the specific challenges they have faced during this time.

Oral history interviews with Norm Schut, George D. Masten, Howard Jorgenson, Gary Moore, and Esther Stohl by Randy Brooks conducted January-February 1992. Union leaders and activists, Norm Schut, George Masten, Howard Jorgenson, Gary Moore and Esther Stohl discuss their early lives, how they came to be involved with organizing, and their roles in the development of the WFSE local in Washington State.

Oral history interview with Ottilie Markholt by Kendra Fitzpatrick conducted February-March 1993. Ottilie Markholt talks about her involvement with various Pierce County labor unions, including the Metal Trades Council and the Office Employees Union, and shares some historical perspective on the Tacoma labor movement. A noted author and historian, Markholt also describes her efforts in chronicling the histories of individual union chapters and their national affiliates and provides commentary on a series of photographs showcasing union activities during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

Oral history interviews with Murray Morgan and Rosa Morgan by Amy L. Adams conducted 11/10/1998. Murray and Rosa Morgan share their life stories, recalling key events from Tacoma's history and reflecting back on their numerous adventures around the globe. Murray discusses his sixty-year career as a journalist and historian, including his time as a night news editor for CBS in New York and his time as a U.S. Army code clerk stationed in the Aleutian Islands. In the second interview, Rosa describes her eclectic career as a proofreader, copy editor, photographer, teacher, researcher, and reference librarian.

Oral history interviews with Wardell Canada, Isaac Morrow, Rodney Rhymes, Douglas Woods, Marlene Anderson, and Phil (Stevedore) Rees by Rebecca M. Crist, Duncan Plymate, Benjamin Williams, and Dave Larson conducted 02/1995. This collection of interviews with local longshoreman examines several aspects of the longshoring industry in Tacoma, including mechanization, race and gender relations, and the role of the national and local unions. Interviewees include Wardell Canada, Jr., a former member of the Black Longshore Association; Isaac Morrow, a Port of Tacoma foreman who pioneered on-dock intermodal shipping; Rodney Rhymes and Douglas Woods, two career longshoreman with thirty-five years experience between them; Marlene Anderson, the first woman in Pierce County to work in the longshoring industry; and Phil Rees, a casual (non-union) longshoreman who hopes to follow in his fathers and grandfathers footsteps.

Oral history interviews with Ramona Bennett and Suzette Mills by Cecelia La Pointe-Gorman, Matt Nagel, Cheryl Milas, Clare Johnson, Dawn Quinn, David Octuck, and Brent Anderson conducted May-September 2009. Tribal leader Ramona Bennett discusses her forty years of advocacy work on behalf of the Puyallup Tribe and the Pacific Northwest Native American community. The interviews focus in particular on Bennetts time on the Puyallup Tribal Council (1968-1979), during which she campaigned for much-needed social and healthcare services. Other areas of focus include Bennetts involvement with the fish-in movement and the history of Cushman Hospital.