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Oral history interview with Monroe Sweetland

  • SR 11131
  • Collection
  • 2000-03-11

This oral history interview with Monroe Sweetland was conducted by an unidentified woman on March 11, 2000. In this interview, Sweetland discusses moving to Milwaukie, Oregon, around 1949. He discusses his purchase of the Milwaukie Review newspaper, the houses he and his young family lived in, and life in the Island Station neighborhood. He talks about his children, their early education, their families, and their careers. He talks about his neighbors, including Milwaukie Mayor Joy Burges, as well as the changes in the neighborhood. He also speaks at length about growing lilacs and camellias. He talks about the livability of the Island Station neighborhood. Sweetland and the interviewer discuss the upcoming Milwaukie High School reunion. He goes on to talk about his wife, Lil Megrath, her involvement in progressive politics, and her government career. He also briefly discusses his family background. Sweetland then returns to discussing his children. He speaks at length about urban wildlife, particularly nutria, Canadian geese, and foxes, as well as Kellogg Creek in Milwaukie, particularly regarding its fish and clam populations.

Sweetland, Monroe, 1910-2006

Oral history interview with Zennah M. Buse

  • SR 1713
  • Collection
  • 1991-01-15 - 1991-02-20

This oral history interview with Zennah M. Buse was conducted by Susan L. Smith in West Linn, Oregon, from January 15 to February 20, 1991. The interview was conducted in three sessions.

In the first interview session, conducted on January 15, 1991, Buse discusses her family background and childhood in West Linn, Oregon, including life on a farm, her elementary school education, and her recreational activities. She describes life in West Linn during the early 20th century and talks about attending Territorial Days picnics.

In the second interview session, conducted on January 23, 1991, Buse discusses her teenage years in West Linn, Oregon, including life on a farm, her high school education, and her recreational activities. She talks about her wedding and marriage to Herman Richard Buse. She discusses raising a family in West Linn, and talks about family and holiday traditions; shares her memories of her activities during World War II; and talks about her children, their families, and their careers. She speaks about her health, about her involvement in clubs and organizations, and about growing vegetables. She also revisits the topic of her childhood and describes the foods she ate, the process of doing laundry, and the clothes she wore.

In the third and final interview session, conducted on February 20, 1991, Buse revisits the topic of her marriage to Herman Richard Buse and raising a family in West Linn. She talks about camping with her family, shares the history of places and landmarks in West Linn, and describes how the city has changed over her life. She closes the interview by talking about the Romani people who would come to West Linn in the summers.

Buse, Zennah M. (Zennah Marguerite), 1904-1994

Tiered celebration cake

A four tiered celebration cake baked by Hurtis Hadley for the celebration of his 25th wedding anniversary with Dorothy Hadley. The cake is a white cake with pastel pink details in the piping. There is a small fountain between the first and second tiers and a decorative cake topper on the fourth tier that has silver bells and the letters 25 surrounded by laurels.

Birthday cake for Red's Coach Inn

A cake decorated by Hurtis Hadley. The cake is decorated with white frosting. There is a red stage coach drawn in the center of the cake and red lettering that reads, "Happy Birthday Red / Red's Coach Inn." A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Hurtis decorated this cake for owner Red of Red Coach Inn restaurant."

Anniversary cake for the Bank of Milwaukie

A cake decorated by Hurtis Hadley. The cake is decorated with white frosting. There is a paddle boat drawn in the center of the cake and blue lettering which reads, "The Bank of Milwaukie." A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Bank of Milwaukie anniversary cake logo. Decorated by Hurtis, Milwaukie Pastry Kitchen."

Clipping: Hurtis Hadley / A Master Baker

Clipping from an unknown news publication about Hurtis Hadley and his bakery, the Milwaukie Pastry Kitchen. The article includes a biographical profile of Hadley. A photograph at the top of the article features Hadley wearing a white apron and a paper bakers cap. He holds a piping bag up to the edge of a tiered celebration cake that he is decorating.

Carey, Rae

Clipping: Baker's Men

Clipping from the New Review published April 8, 1982 about a visit by Portland City Commissioner Charles Jordan to Hurtis Hadley and Dorothy Hadley's bakery, The Milwaukie Pastry Kitchen. A photograph at the top of the article features Charles Jordan and Hurtis Hadley standing beside an industrial dough mixer. Both men wear aprons and paper bakers caps.

Schouten, Hank

Clipping: Business slogans under foot

Clipping from The Oregonian published January 10, 1979, about Indoor Billboard of Oregon, a company that sold door mats with custom branding to businesses in the Portland, Oregon, metro area. A photograph at the top of the article features Kass Cochran, the company's general manager, standing inside the front door of the Milwaukie Pastry Kitchen in Milwaukie, Oregon. A custom door mat on the floor shows a logo of a Black man dressed in chef whites holding a steaming loaf of bread. The logo on the mat reads, "Put a little soul in your roll." Hurtis Hadley and Dorothy Hadley are standing behind a glass pastry counter full of baked goods in the background of the photograph.

Guernsey, John

Oral history interview with Weldon T. Hibbard

  • SR 9666
  • Collection
  • 1976-12-19

This oral history interview with Weldon T. Hibbard was conducted by Rachel Foxman at Hibbard's home in Woodburn, Oregon, on December 19, 1976. Hibbard's son, Michael H. Hibbard, was also present and occasionally contributed to the interview.

In this interview, Hibbard discusses the history of the Oregon Donation Land Claim Act, and talks about the Hibbard family land claim in Marion County, Oregon. He speaks at length about his family background. He talks about his early life in Molalla, including his education. He speaks about the lumber industry in the area, and about people who lived there, including the Indigenous Molalla peoples. He talks about his career in education as a public school teacher and in the Oregon Department of Education.

Hibbard, Weldon T. (Weldon Thomas), 1909-1977

Vortex I music festival photographs

  • Org. Lot 666
  • Collection
  • 1970

The collection consists of 17 black-and-white photographs of attendees and performers at the Vortex I music festival. The photographs depict crowds arriving at the festival, performers on stage, audience members dancing, and attendees sunbathing in the park.

The Vortex I music festival, also known as Vortex I: A Biodegradable Festival of Life, was a rock festival held at Milo McIver State Park near Estacada, Oregon. Members of Governor Tom McCall’s staff in collaboration with members of the Portland counterculture community planned the state-sponsored festival. Vortex I officially ran from August 28 to September 3, 1970 to coincide with the American Legion annual convention held in Portland the same week.

Musicians performing at the Vortex I Music Festival

Members of The Gangsters performing on an elevated stage at Milo McIver State Park during the Vortex I Music Festival. Band members pictured are Michael Cooper (baritone saxophone), Melvin Vann (tenor saxophone), Thara Memory (trumpet), Lester Cooke (tambourine), and Jimmy Sanders (organ). Additional band members also present but not pictured from this performance are Lester McFarland (guitar), Calvin Walker (drums), Michael Nowlen (drums), Ronnie Young (percussion). A crowd of people are dancing below the stage in the foreground.

Crowd at the Vortex I Music Festival

Several people are loaded in the back of a truck while others walk on foot down an unpaved road near Milo McIver State Park where the Vortex I Music Festival was held. A wooden sign in the foreground reads, “Milo McIver State Park Oregon State Highway Department.”

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