Below is a list of NHN Associates who specialize in oral history. This list is part of the NHN Associates Directory page, and is updated as necessary.

The list is organized alphabetically by last name. Under each listed name you will find:

** Professional Credentials

** Personal Statement

** Areas of Specialization

** Professional Associations

** Selected Projects & Publications

** Other Areas of Expertise

** Geographic Range of Work

** Contact Information

To search this list, one can scroll down the page or type Ctrl+F (for Windows) or Cmd+F (for Mac) to bring up your computer’s Find feature. The most fruitful searches will likely be for individual historians, or by Areas of Specialization. Searchable Areas of Specialization within the oral history field include:

** African American                    ** Agriculture

** Asian American                      ** Business

** Civil Rights                             ** Education

** Family                                     ** Folklore

** Gay/Lesbian                           ** Holocaust

** Immigration                            ** Labor

** Legal                                      ** Local/Regional

** Medical/Health                       ** Military

** Music/Art                                ** Native American

** Rural                                       ** Science/Technology

** Urban                                      ** Politics/Government/Law

** Popular Culture                       ** Social

** Social Justice                          ** Women

This information is brought to you as a service of the Northwest History Network. The NHN relies upon its Associates to provide accurate and up-to-date information. Any questions or comments about function and structure of this list (i.e., broken links) should be directed to info@northwesthistory.org. Questions or comments regarding the content should be directed to the appropriate Associate listed below.

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James V. Hillegas

Professional Credentials:

MA, History, Portland State University

BA, Interdisciplinary Studies, Fairhaven College, Western Washington University

Personal Statement:

Historian of the 20th century urban environment in North America, including pollution abatement, the built environment, sustainability, and oral history.

Areas of Specialization:

Business; Labor; Legal; Local/Regional; Science/Technology; Urban; Politics/Government/Law

Professional Associations:

American Society for Environmental History

Urban History Association

Organization of American Historians

Northwest History Network

Oregon Historical Society

Selected Projects & Publications:

Working for the “Working River”: Willamette River Pollution, 1926-1975 [working title]. Book in progress, Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, OR.

“Working for the ‘Working River’: Willamette River Pollution, 1926-1962.” MA Thesis, Portland State University, 2009.

“With the Determination of the Machine Age: Interstate 5 is Built through Bellingham, Washington, 1945-1966,” The Journal of the Whatcom County Historical Society, Centennial Edition (2004), 105-138.

Media Used:

Audio

Other Areas of Expertise:

Education; Historical Research; Historical Writing

Geographic Range of Work:

Portland metropolitan area

Contact Information:

971.506.5998 ~ jvhillegas AT g mail dot com

Historical Threads

Sustainability History Project

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James Strassmaier

Professional Credentials:

Ph.D. in history, Loyola University, Chicago

Oral Historian, Oregon Historical Society, 1986-2001

Chair, Oregon Labor Oral History Project, 2008-present

Personal Statement:

I subscribe to the Oral History Association’s “Principles and Best Practices.” My emphasis in helping guide an oral history is on the complete life story.

Areas of Specialization:

ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING, SEPARATED BY SEMICOLONS: African American; Agriculture; Asian American; Business; Civil Rights; Education; Family; Folklore; Gay/Lesbian; Holocaust; Immigration; Labor; Legal; Local/Regional; Medical/Health; Military; Music/Art; Native American; Rural; Science/Technology; Urban; Politics/Government/Law; Popular Culture; Social; Social Justice; Women

Professional Associations:

Oral History Association

Northwest Oral History Association

Pacific Northwest Labor History Association (President 1991-1993; Newsletter editor 1989-1991)

Oregon Labor Oral History Project

Selected Projects & Publications:

“Production in Oral History–Second Thoughts,” NOHA Newsletter (Fall 1997).

“The Place of Biography in Oral History,” NOHA Newsletter (Fall 1998, Spring 1999).

Media Used:

Audio; Video

Other Areas of Expertise:

EACH ELEMENT OF LIST WILL LINK TO SPECIALIZED DIRECTORY PAGE, AND WILL INCLUDE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING, SEPARATED BY SEMICOLONS: Archives & Records Management; Education; Genealogy; Historical Reenactment; Historical Research; Historical Writing; Library Sciences; Oral History; Museums; Site Interpretation

Geographic Range of Work:

HOW FAR THE PERSON WILL TRAVEL TO DO A JOB

Contact Information:

503 236-1094 ~ strassj@spiritone.com

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