Interview and Project By Kyle Chapman; blog post written by Erika Wigren. The passenger pigeon no longer exists even though it was so numerous, possibly the most numerous we’ve ever had in our part of the world. So it’s very real, extinction is real no matter how many numbers we’re starting with. I think stories Read More…
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In Recognition of Memorial Day: Five Stories from U.S. Veterans
Today, Monday May 27, we recognize American armed service members who have died. Originally known as Decoration Day, the holiday falls on the last Monday of every May. Following the end of the Civil War in 1865, tributes to fallen service members and the decorating of graves with flowers became the norm every Spring. But, Read More…
From the Tacoma Community History Project: A History of the Tacoma Smelter & Its Workers
Interview and Project By Angela Cookson; blog post written by Erika Wigren. In this project from the Tacoma Community History collection, UW Tacoma alumni Angela Cookson interviews Chuck O’Donahue and Curtis Dungey. Both O’Donahue and Dungey worked for the company ASARCO, who ran Tacoma’s copper smelter plant for almost 100 years. Chuck O’Donahue began working for Read More…
From UWT’s Oral History Collection: The Life and Work of Jenaro Castaeda
Interview and Project By Yris Lance; blog post written by Erika Wigren. “What makes me happy [is] helping people. That makes me happy. I have become used to working…I am still a migrant worker [and] I always will be a migrant worker. [However at present] I work in different fields, and my harvest is not Read More…
From UWT’s Oral History Collection: Interviews with Influential Women of the Puget Sound
Today, Friday March 8th, in recognition International Women’s Day the UW Tacoma Library would like to share some of the inspiring women from our region included in our oral history collection, the Tacoma Community History Project. You can read their full stories (including transcribed interviews) by following the links below. Ren Wilson, Ruth Nordstrom, Anne Read More…
From UWT’s Oral History Collection: Dr. Maxine Mimms and Building a Learning Community
Interview and Project By Robin Eisenbacher; blog post written by Erika Wigren. Educator, administrator, social worker, inspiration; throughout her lifetime, Dr. Maxine Williams has had many titles. In her interview with UW alumni Robin Eisenbacher she discusses over 60 years of work and achievements in the education field. Dr. Maxine Mimms was born in racially Read More…