John Boyington Hitchcock (1917-2014) was a lifelong resident of the state of Washington, and attended the State College of Washington (later Washington State University) as an undergraduate and graduate student. Interviewed in 2010, Hitchcock, then 90 years of age, recalled his boyhood in Ocosta, near Grays Harbor, Washington, his high school years, coming to Eastern Washington to attended Washington State College, and his early years as a secondary education teacher. Hitchcock also recounts his service in World War II and return to teaching after the war. He served as superintendent of schools in Rosalia and Forks, Washington.
This collection consists of audio recordings (eight audiocassettes) of an oral history interview of John B. Hitchcock by Nancy Talbot Doty, conducted in 2010. Also included is the transciption of the oral history entitled "Out of Ocosta," and related documentation of Hitchcock's life.
This collection is arranged in two series, organized by material type.
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John B. Hitchcock Oral History, 2010 (Cage 762)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
This collection was donated to the Washington State University Libraries by Nancy Talbot Doty in 2011 (MS 2011-04).
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