Three clippings about fashion show
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Three clippings about fashion show
Part of Wanda Thompson Papers
Thor Kallestad, CEO of Mynocarbon Corp
Part of Radio Tacoma Programs
Could a 5000 year old technology be part of a low/no carbon future? Thor Kallestad is co-founder of a Puget Sound startup with that as its goal.
Part of Wanda Thompson Papers
Part of Wanda Thompson Papers
Oral history interview with Tacoma resident Wanda Thompson conducted by dindria barrow on June 3, 2023. In this interview, Wanda shares her life’s journey from being born in a small rural town in Florida to being crowned Miss Hilltop, from starting her own modeling agency to working for the Department of Corrections, from being an arts commissioner to being a recognized local leader in multiple fields. Education was the key to her many successes, and she credits her family in helping her discover the love of stories, listening to them, reading them, writing them, and teaching them to others. As her mom used to say, “Everybody has a story to tell.”
Part of Community Event Collection
Oral history interview of John J. Thomas conducted by dindria barrow on January 21, 2023, as part of the Archiving North End Communities event located at the Wheelock library branch.
Video recording of Therese Pasquier, Regional Director, Paladina (DaVita) Health, from the 2015 WILLO Storytelling Festival.
Video recording of Theresa Pan Hosley, President of Chinese Reconciliation Foundation, from the 2014 WILLO Storytelling Festival.
Theodore J. Jensen with Furnace
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Photograph backside contains text: 4016 N 24th Tacoma 1969
Then and Now: Women Legislators in Washington State
Oral history interviews with Shirley J. Winsley and Lorraine Wojahn by Joy Adams conducted October-November 1998. Washington State Senators Shirley Winsley and Lorraine Wojahn discuss their decade-spanning political careers and comment on trends and shifts in American politics.
The U.S. Navy During World War II: One Mans Experience
Oral history interview with Dale Standley by Constance Standley conducted 05/01/2007. Dale Standley discusses his U.S. Naval career and describes life aboard the USS Hatfield, a destroyer that patrolled the North American west coast during World War II.
Oral history interview with Eudoro Estrada by Deborah D. Boyd conducted 05/03/1991. The interview discusses Eudoro Estrada's life in Mexico, his struggles when he first arrived in the United States, and his efforts to start and maintain what became a successful reforestation business. Estrada also describes his family life and briefly touches upon the discrimination he encountered as a Mexican American businessman in Washington State.
The Tacoma Rescue Mission: Hope for the Homeless
Oral history interviews with Joseph N. Ellis and Diana K. Jeffrey by Patti R. Saunders conducted 05/07/1991. The oral history interview transcript contains interviews with Joe Ellis, Executive Director of the Tacoma Rescue Mission and Diana K. Jeffery, Administrative Assistant at the Mission. Ellis gives a brief background on his life and training, as well as an overview of the history of the Tacoma Rescue Mission, including some discussion of the work and character of the superintendents who preceded him (C. M. Shaughnessy, Ray L. Marvin and G. Hanley Barker). Ellis describes the programs and services provided by the Tacoma Rescue Mission in some detail. Jeffery recounts her ten years of service with the Mission, where she started as the manager of the emergency family shelter. She describes her direct work with the clients and refers to some individuals who apparently were present at the time her interview was recorded. In addition to those for Ellis and Jeffery, release forms are included for five participants from the ""New Life"" program who also were interviewed, as well as another Mission staff member, but these interviews are not contained in the transcript.
The Story of Lena Landry Davis: Puyallup Tribal Elder
Oral history interview with Lena M. Landry by Cecelia La Pointe-Gorman conducted February-July 2008. In this series of interviews, Puyallup Tribal Elder Lena Landry recounts stories from her childhood, focusing in particular on her time at the St. George's and Chemawa Indian Schools and at Cushman Indian Hospital. She also touches on her later work with the Metropolitan Development Council and the Puyallup Tribal Council.
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The Slavic Fishermen of the Puget Sound
Oral history interviews with Nick and Rose Tarabochia by Penny M. Tennison conducted 05/29/1991. The joint interview with married couple, Nick and Rose Tarabochia, covers their family life and early struggles to earn a living and raise a family during the Depression. Among the topics discussed by Nick Tarabochia are: his childhood in Brookville, Washington, the life of a fisherman in the Pacific Northwest (including a consideration of purse seine fishing versus gill netting), and Native American fishing rights. Subjects covered by Rose Tarabochia include: her upbringing, her self-reliance as a fisherman's wife, and her real estate acumen.
The Safe Streets Campaign: Tacoma and Pierce County Respond to Youth Violence
Oral history interviews with Dennis Flannigan, Greg Kleiner, and James L. Walton by Janice M. Foster conducted January-Febrary 1994. Pierce County Councilman Dennis Flannigan, Safe Streets program coordinator Greg Kleiner, and Deputy City Manager Jim Walton talk about their involvement with Tacomas Safe Streets Campaign. Interviewees discuss the programs short-term and long-term goals and describe some of the difficulties in organizing grassroots movements.
The Puyallup Land Claims Settlement: A Lesson in Struggle
Oral history interview with Bill Sterud by Miguel Douglas conducted 05/20/2015. Examining the social, economical, and communal effects of the Puyallup Land Claims Settlement of 1990, this research essay explores these various elements through the assistance of an interview conducted with the current Puyallup Tribal Chairman, Bill Sterud. Sterud was also the Puyallup Tribal Chairman at the time of that the settlement took place, providing a vivid recollection of the Tribal community before and after the settlement and how the settlement changed the course of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians forever. This research essay also explores several of the major issues found within the non-Indian community surrounding the land claims settlement as well.