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University of Washington College of Education, Teachers Oral History Project records, 1998-2010
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- University of Washington. College of Education
- Title
- University of Washington College of Education, Teachers Oral History Project records
- Dates
- 1998-2010 (inclusive)19982010
- Quantity
- 6.84 cubic feet (6 boxes) including textual materials, audio cassettes, and CDs
- Collection Number
- 6248 (Accession No. 6248-001)
- Summary
- Oral histories with transcripts of Seattle teachers and related materials
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access for paper-based materials. Oral history audio is open for previewing onsite in the Special Collections Reading Room. Additionally, users may be able to obtain a reproduction of the media for a fee by contacting Special Collections.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Nathalie Gehrke, Education Professor Emerita from the University of Washington, conceptualized and led this oral history project on teachers in the Seattle area. Participants (most born between 1911 and 1964) taught kindergarten through university in public and private settings. They were also school founders, administrators, specialists and librarians. Some were community leaders, national trendsetters, state, national and international award winners, military servicemen and women, and international teachers. The first Japanese American (Nisei) teachers in Seattle, many of whom were incarcerated during WWII, comprise a special set of the interviews.
The interviews contain biographical information, memories of school experiences and past teachers, the decision to become a teacher, teacher preparation program, experiences as a teacher, in-service learning experiences, important historical events/trends as well as important events in the interviewee’s life, and reflections on life and career.
This project was funded by the Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States, by a gift from Robert and Lily Takatsuka, and by the UW College of Education. The oral history interviews were gathered from 1998 to 2010 by UW Education graduate students enrolled in Gehrke's course on oral history research methods. Several interviews were conducted by Gehrke, herself.
Gehrke joined the UW College of Education as a faculty member in 1979. She received her MA from Northwestern University and her PhD from Arizona State University. She held various roles at the College of Education including Director of Teacher Education, Director of the Puget Sound Professional Development Center, and Co-Director of the MEd in Instructional Leadership.
Source: UW College of Education newsletter
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Cassette tapes, CDs, transcripts, biographies, release forms, photographs, and other materials related to Nathalie Gehrke's project on oral histories of Seattle teachers.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Donated by Nathalie Gehrke, September 2018. Most of the oral histories are from University of Washington Education graduate student course projects. Second donation of Japanese American oral histories donated on March 15, 2019.
Processing Note
Processed by Tracy Nishimoto, 2023
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | Nathalie Gehrke flash drive 1 USB flash drive
Index, transcripts, photos and files for Emma Couden, Sharon
Aburano, May Higa, Bette Aoki Inui, Miyoko Kaneta, Chris Kato, Paul Kurose,
Matsuko Nakagawa, Lily Shitama, Claire Suguro, Eileen Taguchi
|
2018 |
1/2-8 | Sharon Tanagi Aburano 10 photographic prints, 8 CDs, 7
audiocassettes
Biographical information, photos, interview transcript, speeches
and clippings on Japanese American incarceration, reports and laws on race and
discrimination in Seattle public schools, Nikkei Heritage magazine, programs,
interview recordings
Sharon Setsuko Tanagi Aburano was born in Seattle, Washington, in
1925 to Japanese immigrants. She was incarcerated at Minidoka Internment Camp
in Idaho during World War II. She received an RN from St. Mary's School of
Nursing in 1947, a B.S. in Education from the University of Washington in 1960,
and a Master of Library Science from the University of Washington in 1968. She
worked as a librarian with Seattle Public Schools.
|
1992-2015 |
1/9 | Tom Barbour Biographical information, interview transcripts, photocopied
portraits
Thomas Barbour was born in Sebeka, Minnesota in 1939 and grew up
in Spokane, Washington. He received a B.A. from Eastern Washington University
and an M.A. from Reed College and Santa Clara University. He served in the
Artic with the U.S. Army and then taught social studies in junior high and high
school in Walla Walla, Washington.
|
2006 |
1/10-13 | Roy Barnes 8 audiocassettes
Biographical information, interview transcripts, photocopied
yearbook inscriptions, student essays on Kennedy assassination
Roy Barnes was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1932. He received
both his bachelor's and master's degrees in education from Seattle University.
He served with the U.S. Army in Manheim, Germany. He taught history in high
school and junior high with Seattle Public Schools.
|
approximately 1963-2003 |
1/14-17 | Greer Bevel 8 audiocassettes, 1 CD, 1 photographic
print
Biographical information, interview transcript, photograph, audio
and CD recordings of interview
Greer Bevel was born in 1975 in Huntsville, Alabama. He earned a
bachelor's degree in history from Whitman College and taught English in
Ciechaanow, Poland. He then taught at Walla Walla High School before starting
graduate school in education at the University of Washington (where he was
studying at the time of this interview).
|
2006 |
1/18-21 | Jo Caldwell 4 audiocassettes
Biographical information, interview transcript, photograph, audio
recordings of interview, clippings, copies of photos, teacher evaluations
Jo Perella Caldwell was born in Seattle, Washington in 1940. She
received her B.A. from the University of Washington and an M.Ed. From Seattle
Pacific University. She taught English and social studies in primary, upper
elementary, and high schools in Los Angeles, California, and Edmonds,
Washington.
|
1989-2005 |
1/22-24 | Patricia Chandler 4 audiocassettes
Biographical information, interview transcript, audio recording of
interview, correspondence, teacher evaluations, graduate paper, copies of class
photos, yearbooks, clippings
Patricia Sterling Chandler was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1937
and raised in Spokane, Washington. She received her B.A. in History and
Elementary Education from the University of Washington, an M.A. in Curriculum
and Instruction from Seattle University, and an EdD. in Educational Leadership
and Policy Studies from the University of Washington. She worked as an
elementary and junior high school teacher for private Catholic schools and the
Shoreline School District before becoming an administrator with the Edmonds
School District.
|
1971-2004 |
2/1-3 | Minnie Collins 4 CDs
Biographical information, interview transcript, recording of
interview
Minnie Anderson Collins was born in 1940 in Virginia to an African
American family. She received her B.A. from Virginia Union University, her
M.Ed. From George Washington University, and her Principal's Certification from
Seattle University. She taught high school in Virginia and Washington, D.C. and
worked as an administrator and instructor at Seattle University and Seattle
Central Community College.
|
2009 |
2/4 | Erma Couden Biographical information and oral history compilations of Erma and
Elliot Couden
Irma Martin Couden was born in 1915 in Irondale, Missouri, and
died in Seattle, Washington, in 2018. She received her B.A from Lindenwood
College and a degree in Library Science from Seattle University. She taught
high school English and third grade, and worked as a librarian and resource
teacher with Seattle Public Schools.
|
2011-2018 |
2/5-7 | Walter Dawson 8 audiocassettes, 2 photographic prints
Biographical information, interview recordings and transcript,
photographs
Walter Dawson was born in Pocatello, Idaho, in 1924 and raised in
Chelan, Washington. He received a B.A. and a B.E. from Whitworth College. He
taught high school business classes in Pomeroy, Washington, and Edmonds,
Washington.
|
2005 |
2/8-11 | Idilice "Dee" Squire Dickinson 7 mini digital video cassettes, 14 DVDs, 14
CDs
Biographical information, interview recordings and transcript
Idilice Dickinson was born in Seattle Washington, in 1928. She
attended the University of Washington and the Bush School. She taught at the
Bush School and worked as a teacher, administrator, and CEO of New Horizons for
Learning, an educational nonprofit network.
|
2008 |
2/12-13 | Helene Dowd 6 audiocassettes, 1 photographic print
Biographical information, writing assignment, photograph
Helene Dowd was born in 1943 in Miami Beach, Florida, and raised
in Brazil, Peru, Argentina, New York City, Los Angeles, California, and
Seattle, Washington. She received her B.A. in art education from the University
of Washington. She taught art and Spanish in middle and high schools with
Seattle Public Schools. She was also an instructor at City University and
worked as a supervisor with the University of Washington master's program in
education.
|
2004 |
2/14-15 | Cynthia Etter 3 DVDs, 5 CDs
Biographical information, interview recordings and transcripts,
copies of photographs and yearbook
Cynthia Etter was born in 1952 in Seattle, Washington, and was
raised in Anacortes, Washington. She received her B.A. in special education at
Central Washington University and a master's degree from the University of
Washington. She taught in Spain and Japan, in several ESL programs in the
United States, and in the ELL program for international students at the
University of Washington.
|
1970-2009 |
2/16-17 | James Falco 4 CDs
Biographical information, interview recordings and transcripts
James Falco was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1942. He received
his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
and his M.S. and PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Florida. He
worked as the Director of Research and Development at the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Manager of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and the President of Columbia
Environmental Sciences, Inc. He was Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at
Heritage University in Toppenish, Washington.
|
2007 |
2/18-20 | Phyllis Fiege 9 CDs
Biographical information, interview recordings and transcripts
Phyllis Fiege was born in Bucyrus, Ohio, in 1924. She received her
undergraduate degree in sociology at Miami University, Ohio, and her advanced
degree in Special Education Administration from the University of Washington.
She was one of the first Special Education teachers with Seattle Public Schools
and later worked for the Edmonds School District.
|
2005 |
2/21 | Margaret Midori Matsuda Gotchy 2 photographs
Biographical information and interview transcript
Margaret Gotchy was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1949 to
second-generation Japanese immigrants. She attended the University of
Washington and majored in German. She taught English in Germany and high school
German classes for Seattle Public Schools.
Restrictions on use
|
2005 |
2/22 | Lotte Forrester Graham Biographical information and interview transcript
Lotte Graham was born in 1937 in Ione, Washington, and grew up in
various communities around Washington state. She attended the University of
Washington and received a bachelor's in Piano Performance and History and an
master's in Education. She taught history, language arts, and French in middle
and high schools in Washington and California, including a twenty-year tenure
with the Edmonds School District.
|
2005 |
2/23-24 | Karen Hagen 4 audiocassettes, 2 photographic prints
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript,
photographs, memorial service information
Karen Hagen was born in Pennsylvania and grew up in rural Ohio.
She attended Ohio State University. She worked as an elementary and special
education and started Contract High School (now Crest Learning Center), an
alternative school on Mercer Island. She also taught at the Seattle Academy of
Arts and Sciences.
|
2003-2011 |
2/25-27 | Michael Hagen 6 audiocassettes
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript,
copies of photographs
Michael Hagen was born in Spokane, Washington, in 1944 and grew up
in Marysville, Washington. He attended Pacific Lutheran University before
graduating from the University of Washington and later received a M.Ed. from
Lesley University. He worked as a teacher, counselor, and technology director
at Contract High School (now Crest Learning Center), an alternative high school
on Mercer Island which he helped found.
|
2003 |
2/28-30 | Dale Hanberg 1 CD
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript,
copies of scrapbook
Dale Hanberg was born in Ballard, Washington, in 1928. He served
in the Army in Korea during the Korean War, and afterwards he attended Central
Washington University. He later received a master's degree in Counseling from
the University of Washington. He taught high school social studies in the
Edmonds School District and the Shoreline School District.
|
2005 |
2/31-33 | Marjory Saap Swanson Handy 7 CDs, 11 photographs
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript
Marjory Handy was born in 1918 in Walla Walla, Washington, and
raised in Seattle, Washington. She graduated from the University of Washington
with a B.A. in Drama, Literature, and Education and an M.A. in Blind Studies.
After working as an actress, puppeteer, and restauranteur, she became a special
education teacher for blind children in the Seattle Public School System.
|
2007 |
3/1-2 | Norris Harring 1 floppy diskette
Biographical information, interview transcript from undated
interview, "Oral history of the Child development and Mental Retardation Center
and the Experimental Education Unit" by Jane Rieke
Norris Harring was born in 1923 in Kearney, Nebraska. He served in
the Army during World War II and was a part of D-Day. He attended Kearney State
Teacher's College for undergraduate and received a graduate degree in
educational psychology from the University of Nebraska. He worked as a school
psychologist in Omaha, Nebraska, before receiving his EdD from Syracuse
University. He worked as an administrator and educator in special education
college programs in Virginia, Maryland, and Kansas before becoming a Professor
of Education at the University of Washington.
|
1985-2006 |
3/3-5 | Mary Heiny 4 photographs, 3 CDs
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript,
photographs
Mary Heiny was born in Austin, Minnesota, in 1945 and moved to
Seattle in high school. She received a bachelor's degree in Japanese Language
from the University of Washington and studied aikido as an exchange student in
Japan. She continued her studies and became a 6th dan. She founded the Seattle
School of Aikido and worked as the Chief Instructor at the Ottawa Aikikai.
|
2007 |
3/6 | May Higa 6 CDs
May Higa was born in 1916 in Seattle, Washington, to Japanese
immigrants and raised in Seattle and Ellensburg, Washington. She attended
Central Washington Teacher's College (now Central Washington University) and
the University of Washington. She taught in Japan prior to the start of World
War II. She returned to Seattle in 1941 and worked as a school clerk. She was
one of 27 Japanese American woman who were forced to resign from Seattle Public
Schools in 1942. She was incarcerated at Puyallup, Washington, and Minidoka
Concentration Camp in Idaho, where she worked as Educational Director. She
worked as a private school teacher in New York City, and taught elementary
school in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Pasadena, California.
|
undated |
3/7-12 | Inui, Bette Matsue Aoki 5 audiocassettes, 6 CDs, 16 photographs
Biographical information, photographs, interview recording and
transcript, clippings, class rosters, awards, Hunt High School (Minidoka) class
reunion programs
Bette Inui was born in 1925 in Seattle, Washington, to Japanese
immigrants. She was incarcerated at Minidoka Internment Camp in Idaho during
World War II and graduated from Hunt High School at the camp. She attended the
University of Washington and later became an elementary school teacher with the
Head Start program in Seattle Public Schools.
|
1975-2005 |
3/13-14 | Alexandra Jones 9 CDs
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript
Alexandra Edwards Jones was born in 1958 in Berkeley, California,
and raised in Berkeley, New Jersey, and Maryland. She received a bachelor's
degree in Dramatic Literature from the University of California at Santa Cruz
and a master's degree in Literature at the University of Washington. She taught
at North Seattle Community College before becoming an ESL instructor and
program coordinator at the University of Washington.
|
2009 |
3/15-17 | Miyoko Kaneta 2 CDs, 4 audiocassettes, 2 photographic prints
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript,
essays and letters from students, performance evaluations
Miyoko Kaneta was born in 1926 in El Centro, California, to
second-generation Japanese immigrants. She was sent to an internment camp at
Poston, Arizona during World War II. She received a B.A. in English and
Japanese Language and Literature from the University of Washington and worked
as a secondary teacher with Seattle Public Schools.
|
1990-2003 |
3/16-19 | Chris Kato 10 CDs, 11 DVDs, 5 mini DV cassettes
Biographical information, interview recordings and transcripts
Chris Kato was born in 1926 in Seattle, Washington, to Japanese
immigrants. He attended the University of Washington for undergraduate and
received an M.S. from Oregon State University. Kato was incarcerated at
Minidoka Internment Camp in Idaho during World War II. After the war he served
as an interpreter for the Army and won the 1956 United States National
Championship in Judo. He worked as a chemical engineer before becoming a high
school chemistry teacher with Seattle Public Schools.
|
2008 |
3/20-22 | Paul Kurose 7 CDs, 8 DVDs, 5 mini DV cassettes
Biographical information, interview recordings and transcripts
Paul Kurose was born in 1928 in Tacoma, Washington, to Japanese
immigrants. His family moved to Spokane, Washington, to avoid internment, and
he attended Gonzaga University before receiving a B.S. from the University of
Washington. He served with the Army in Japan during the Korean War. He taught
high school science with Seattle Public Schools.
|
2008 |
3/23-25 | Rachel Lake 6 audiocassettes
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript, scan
of scrapbook, clippings
Rachel Lake was born in 1932 in St. Maries, Idaho, and raised in
various mining communities across the Pacific Northwest. She received
bachelor's degrees from Whitworth College and Eastern Washington College and a
master's from the University of Washington. She taught elementary and high
school in the Spokane and Shoreline School Districts. She was also president of
the Shoreline Educational Association and a lobbyist for educational issues and
teachers' rights in Washington State.
|
2005 |
4/1-2 | Marianne LeSueur 2 CDs
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript
Marianne LeSueur was born in 1939 in Tacoma, Washington. She
attended Tacoma Community College and the University of Puget Sound. She taught
at McCarver Elementary School in Tacoma and worked as a literature and
curriculum specialist for the Tacoma School District.
|
2009 |
4/3-4 | Jim Lockerbie 2 CDs
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript
James Lockerbie was born in 1942 in Portland, Oregon. He received
a B.A. and an M.A. from the University of Washington. He taught history at
Newport High School in Bellevue, Washington, and taught adult education classes
after his retirement.
|
2005 |
4/5-6 | Sally Luttrell-Montes 2 audiocassettes
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript
Sally Luttrell-Montes was born in Great Lakes, Illinois, in 1952
and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, and Seattle, Washington. She attended the
University of Washington. She taught elementary school in the Central Kitsap
School District and worked as the Director of Education at the Pacific Science
Center.
Restrictions on use
|
1998 |
4/7-8 | Roberto Maestas 2 CDs, 2 photographic prints
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript,
photos, clippings
Roberto Maestas was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico, in 1938 and
moved to Seattle, Washington, in high school. He attended the University of
Washington and worked at Boeing before becoming a Spanish teacher at Franklin
High School. He was a leader of the civil rights movement in Seattle and a
cofounder and director of El Centro de la Raza, a nonprofit community center
for Seattle's Latino community.
|
2009 |
4/9-10 | Marion Makin 6 CDs, 1 photographic print
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript,
photo
Marion Makin was born in New York, New York, in 1947. She received
her B.A. from Harpur State University of New York, her M.A.T. from the
University of Chicago, and her M.Ed. in Special Education from the University
of Washington. She taught high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and in British
Columbia before moving to Seattle, Washington. She taught special education and
English at Issaquah High School and Skyline High School.
|
2005 |
4/11-12 | Janice Mah 2 audiocassettes
Interview recording and transcript
Janice Mah was born in 1943 in Stockton, California, to Chinese
immigrants. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees from the
University of California, Berkeley and taught in public elementary schools in
Bellevue, Washington, and Renton, Washington. After retirement, she worked with
the Anti-Defamation League's World of Difference program, dedicated to
combatting racism in schools.
Restrictions on use
|
1998 |
4/13-14 | Marcia McElvain 4 audiocassettes, 1 photographic print
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript,
photograph, copies of photographs
Marcia McElvain was born in 1939 in Spokane, Washington. She
received her B.A. from Mills College and her M.A. from the University of
Washington. She taught high school English and orchestra in Edmonds, Bellevue,
Shoreline, Lake Washington, and Seattle Public Schools.
|
2005 |
4/15-16 | Edward Merlino 2 audiocassettes
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript
Edward Merlino was born in 1937 in Seattle, Washington, and his
mother was an Italian immigrant. He received a bachelor's degree in Business
from the University of Washington and received his teaching certification from
Seattle University. He taught science in junior high and high school in the
Shoreline School District before becoming an administrator. After retirement he
became a supervisor for student teachers at the University of Washington.
|
1998 |
4/17-18 | Jane Tomlinson Merlino 4 audiocassettes
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript
Jane Merlino was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1937. She
attended the University of Washington for undergraduate and also received her
teaching certificate from the university. She taught middle school English in
Pomona, California, and the Shoreline School District. After retirement she
became a student teacher supervisor at the University of Washington.
|
1998 |
4/19-20 | Karen Mikolasy 7 CDs, 1 photographic print
Interview recording and transcript
Karen Mikolasy was born in Englewood, New Jersey, in 1949 and
raised in Shoreline, Washington, She attended Pacific University. She taught
English in at Shorecrest High School and taught with the Rainier Scholars
College Preparation Program of the Seattle School District. She also taught in
the University of Washington Teacher Education Program.
|
2007 |
4/21-22 | Adah Miner 3 CDs
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript
Adah Miner was born in 1911 in Kenmare, North Dakota. She attended
Minot State Teacher's College and taught elementary school in North Dakota. She
returned to school and received a B.A. and an M.A. in Speech Therapy from the
University of Washington and a PhD in Speech Therapy from the University of
Wisconsin, Madison. She started a program in speech therapy in the Shoreline
School District and worked as an administrator. She later became a professor at
the University of Washington.
|
2005 |
4/23-24 | Mary Morford 2 audiocassettes, 2 CDs
Interview recording and transcript
Mary Morford was born in 1934 in Lakewood, Wisconsin, and raised
in Seattle, Washington. She received a B.S. in Microbiology from the University
of Washington and a B.A. in Education from Western Washington University. She
worked for the University of Washington and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
before becoming an elementary school teacher in the Federal Way School
District.
|
2003 |
4/25-26 | Rollin Morford 3 audiocassettes, 3 CDs, 6 photographic
prints
Interview recording and transcript, class photos
Rollin Morford was born in 1929 in Kennewick, Washington. He
received a Bachelor of Education from the University of Puget Sound and taught
elementary school in the Federal Way School District.
|
2003 |
4/27-30 | Matsuko Nakagawa 3 audiocassettes, 6 CDs, 1 photographic
print
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript,
Rainbow ABCs Ethnic Cultural Heritage Program Curriculum Supplement
Matsuko Takagashi Nakagawa was born in 1937 in Seattle,
Washington, to Japanese immigrants. She was incarcerated in Puyallup,
Washington, Minidoka Internment Camp in Idaho, and Cruise City, Texas, during
World War II. She attended the University of Washington and was a teacher and
principal with Seattle Public Schools. She helped promote multicultural
education in the district.
|
1976-2003 |
5/1-2 | Kristin Nasman 2 audiocassettes
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript
Kristin Nasman was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1964. She
received her B.A. and her M.A. from the University of Washington. She taught
elementary school in the Bellevue School District.
|
1998 |
5/3-5 | Kathleen Newell 4 CDs, 13 photographic prints
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript,
photos, clippings
Kathleen Newell was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1949. She
received her bachelor's in Education from Western Washington University. She
taught elementary and middle school Special Education in Seattle Public
Schools.
|
1980-2007 |
5/6-5/9 | Patricia Jo North 6 audiocassettes, 3 CDs, 1 photographic
print
Biographical information, interview record and transcript,
photograph
Patricia North was born in 1947 in Glencove, New York, and raised
in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Mercer Island, Washington. She received a B.A. in
Economics from Whitman College. She taught Social Studies in an alternative
high school in Chicago, Illinois, and at a Department of Defense school in
Germany before teaching at Mercer Island's Contract High School (Crest Learning
Center).
|
2004 |
5/10-11 | Charlotte Olson-Alkire 3 audiocassettes
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript
Charlotte Olson-Alkire was born in 1953 in Seattle, Washington.
She attended Evergreen State College for undergraduate and received a graduate
degree in Education from the University of Washington. She taught middle school
in the Highline and Tukwila School Districts and worked as a University
Supervisor at the University of Washington.
|
1998 |
5/12-14 | Melba Peterson 4 audiocassettes, 2 CDs
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript
Melba Peterson was born in 1919 in Trenton, Illinois. She attended
Bradley University and received a two bachelor's degrees in Music and Religious
Education and a master's degree in Christian Education. She taught elementary
school in Peoria, Illinois, before becoming an elementary school teacher at
Lake Washington Special Education Center (Gordon Hawk Center).
|
2005 |
5/15-16 | Temma Pistrang 4 CDs, 2 DVDs
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript
Temma Pistrang was born in 1931 in New Haven, Connecticut. She
attended teacher's college in New Haven. She taught third grade in Long Beach,
California, before joining the Peace Corps and teaching high school math in
Nakuru, Kenya. After her return, she worked as a substitute teacher in
Shoreline, Washington.
|
2009 |
5/17-19 | Dorothea Roberts 6 audiocassettes, 3 CDs
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript
Dorothea Roberts was born in 1930 in Brooklyn, New York. She
attended the State University of New York in Oswego and received a master's
degree in Education from Seattle University. She taught elementary school in
Coronado, California, and Bellevue, Washington. In 1971 she helped found
Contract High School (now Crest Learning Center) in Mercer Island, Washington.
She later worked as a school counselor in the Mercer Island School
District.
|
2004 |
5/20-21 | Millie Russell 2 CDs, 9 photographic prints
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript,
photographs
Dr. Millie Russell was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1926 to an
African-American family. She attended Seattle University and studied medical
technology, graduating with a B.S. in Biology. She worked in healthcare in the
Seattle region before receiving an M.S. in Kinesiology and a PhD in Education
from the University of Washington. She was the Director of the Preprofessional
Program for Minority Students in Health Sciences and Assistant to the Vice
President of the Office of Minority Affairs at the University of Washington.
She also founded the Seattle-Mombasa (Kenya) Sister City Association and the
Early Scholars Outreach Program. The City of Seattle honored her in 2001 by
naming October 29 Dr. Millie Russell Day, and the University of Washington
awarded her the Outstanding Public Service Award in 2004.
|
1959-2007 |
5/22-23 | Ann Schuh 7 CDs
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript
Ann Schuh was born in 1937 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She studied
English and French at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and received an M.A.
in English from the University of Washington. She taught high school English in
Seattle Public Schools.
|
2005 |
5/24-25 | Eleanor Serra 2 CDs, 4 photographic prints
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript,
photographs
Eleanor Serra was born in 1948 in San Nicolas, Pangasinan in the
Philippines and moved to Seattle, Washington, in fifth grade. She studied
education and Spanish at the University of Washington and the University of
Valencia in Spain and received an M.A. in Education from the University of
Washington. She taught Spanish and French in the Highline School District.
|
2007 |
5/26-27 | Jill Shea 7 photographic prints
Biographical information, interview transcript, photos, school ID
cards, correspondence, resume, references
Jill Shea was born in 1945 in Berwyn, Illinois, and raised in
Montana. She received her B.S. from Eastern Montana College (now Montana State
University). She taught high school English in the Tacoma Public School
District.
|
1977-2003 |
5/28-29 | Edward Shipman Jr. 4 audiocassettes, 4 CDs
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript,
photographs
Edward Shipman was born in 1941 in Honolulu, Hawaii, and raised in
Kent, Washington. He received a B.A. in Philosophy from Denison University, a
degree in English from the University of Puget Sound, and a master's in School
Administration from the University of Puget Sound. He worked as a school bus
driver and taught in Kenya with the Peace Corps. He taught high school English
and Social Studies in the Auburn and Shoreline School Districts. He became a
school administrator and taught at City University and the University of
Washington.
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2004 |
5/30-31 | Lily Shitama 3 audiocassettes, 5 CDs
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript,
photographs
Lily Shitama was born in 1926 in Seattle, Washington, to Japanese
immigrants. She was incarcerated at Minidoka Internment Camp in Idaho. She
attended Blackburn College. She taught middle and high school in Barrington,
Illinois and elementary school with Seattle Public Schools. She then taught in
U.S. Department of Defense schools in Japan and Germany before returning to
Seattle Public Schools.
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2018 |
6/1-2 | Geralyn Ruth Shreve 2 audiocassettes
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript
Geralyn Shreve was born in 1932 in Bartlett, Nebraska, and raised
in Seattle, Washington. She attended Central Washington University, Western
Washington University, and Seattle University. She taught junior high in
Yakima, Washington, and worked as a data processor for NASA in Huntsville,
Alabama, before starting the elementary school gifted program for Shoreline
School District. She also taught high school and coached softball and soccer in
Shoreline.
|
1998 |
6/3-4 | Robert Shulman 1 CDs, 1 photographic print
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript,
photograph
Robert Shulman was born in 1930 in Syracuse, New York. He received
his B.A. in English and American Studies from Syracuse University and his M.A.
and PhD in English from the Ohio State University. He taught in France as a
Fulbright Scholar. He taught at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and the
University of Washington, and specialized in American literature, Marxism, and
twentieth-century literature.
|
2007 |
6/5-7 | Winnifred Morton Smith 15 CDs, 1 photographic print
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript,
photograph
Winnifred Smith was born in 1911 in Napavine, Washington. She
attended Ellensburg Normal School (now Central Washington University). She
taught elementary school in the Napavine, Woodland, Snohomish, and Edmonds
School Districts.
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2004 |
6/8-9 | William Sooter 4 cassettes
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript,
photocopies of photos, clippings, and correspondence
Wilburn Sooter was born in 1926 in Lynden, Washington. He served
in the Army in the Philippines and New Guinea. He then attended Seattle Pacific
College and earned a bachelor's degree in Education and a master's degree in
Teaching of Science. He taught middle school in Seattle Public Schools. After
retiring from education he became a pastor.
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2004 |
6/10-11 | Claire Suguro 3 CDs
Notes, obituary, interview recording
Claire Suguro was born in Seattle, Washington, to Japanese
immigrants and was educated in Japan during World War II. She received a degree
in education from Seattle University. She was the first Japanese-American
teacher hired by the Seattle Public School District, where she taught
elementary school and was a high school counselor.
Restrictions on use
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2008, undated |
6/12 | Eileen Taguchi Biographical information, interview transcript
Eileen Rako Yamaguchi Taguchi was born in Maui, Hawaii, in 1944 to
second-generation Japanese immigrants. She attended Manaolu Junior College,
Eastern Washington University, and the University of Washington. She taught
elementary school in the Edmonds, Shoreline, and Mukilteo School Districts as
well as in Maryland.
Restrictions on use
|
2005 |
6/13-16 | Lily Takatsuka 7 audiocassettes, 11 CDs, 1 photographic
print
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript,
photograph
Lily Yuriko Mukai Takatsuka was born in Seattle, Washington, in
1923 to Japanese immigrants. Her family evacuated to Moses Lake, Washington,
and New York during World War II to avoid internment. She attended the
University of Washington. She was the second Japanese-American teacher hired by
Seattle Public Schools, where she taught elementary school and ESL.
|
2005 |
6/17-18 | Beifke Vos-Saulino 2 audiocassettes
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript
Beifke Vos-Saulino was born in the Netherlands in 1943 and raised
in Canada. She received her B.A. from Calvin College, completed post-graduate
work at Michigan State University and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and
received her M.A. from the University of California, Riverside. She taught
middle and high school English, Latin, and History in school districts in
California, Iowa, Wisconsin ,and Michigan. She later became a principal,
assistant superintendent, and superintendent in several California school
systems.
|
1998 |
6/19-20 | Mary Louise Walker 3 CDs, 1 photographic print
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript,
photograph
Mary Louise Walker was born in 1938 in Oberlin, Louisiana, to an
African-American family. She attended Seattle Central Community College and
Seattle University. She taught church preschool and worked as a
paraprofessional with Seattle Public Schools. She taught special education in
elementary, middle, and high schools in the Seattle Public School System.
|
2007 |
6/21-26 | Gail White 2 CDs
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript,
photograph
Gail White was born in 1950 in Middletown, Pennsylvania, and
raised in Bremerhaven, Germany, and Spokane, Washington, where her father was
stationed with the U.S. Air Force. She attended Eastern Washington State
College. She taught elementary school in the Chewelah School District.
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2007 |
6/27-28 | Ruth Ann Wilson 6 audiocassettes
Biographical information, interview recording and transcript,
copies of photographs
Ruth Ann Wilson was born in Stanley, Wisconsin, in 1939 and moved
to Marysville, Washington, in seventh grade. She received her bachelor's degree
and her master's degree in Education from Western Washington University. She
was the owner and director of Peppermint Park Preschool in Mount Vernon,
Washington, lectured in early childhood development at Grays Harbor College,
and taught elementary school in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She also taught
elementary school in the North River and Marysville School Districts in
Washington. She taught at the American School in the Congo and taught ESL
through missionary outreach programs in Mexico, Bolivia, Poland, Tanzania,
Israel, Japan, Norway, and China.
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2003 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Interviews
- Elementary school teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Interviews
- High school teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Interviews
- Japanese American women teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Interviews
- Middle school teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Interviews
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Gehrke, Nathalie J. (Nathalie Jean), 1945- (creator, interviewer)