Interview with Maid (Jean) Adams, Jean Durning, Joan Singler, and Bettylou Valentine about the Congress for Racial Equity (CORE) in Seattle. Singler and Valentine were founders of CORE, and Adam and Durning were active in the organization. The interview outlines details about CORE's running and activities, including connections to local churches and unions. Interview conducted by Lorraine McConaghy at MOHAI.

Interview with Mary G. Anderson about her family, her experience with polio, her family's move from Tacoma to the Yakima Valley, and her experience teaching in Seattle Public Schools. She co-founded Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) alongside her husband, Lloyd (1902-2000). Please note that this interview does not include any information about REI or its history. Interview conducted by Lynn Burnett at the Hearthstone Retirement Center in Seattle.

Interview with Barbara Archbold about her work with the King County Library System under KCLS Directors Herbert Mutchler and Bill Ptacek. KCLS branches discussed include Shoreline, Kingsgate, Woodinville, Richmond Beach, Kent, Bellevue, Kirkland, Bothell, and Issaquah.

Interview with Jake Arnautoff of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) at Bay View Manor in Seattle. He discusses his family background, experience as a picket captain in a strike, and working on the piers on Harbor Island and the east and west waterways.

Interview with Rev. Phyllis Ratcliff-Beaumonte about Seattle's African-American community. She is the past president of the Black Heritage Society of Seattle and Seattle Church Women United and served on the executive committee board of the Seattle branch of the NAACP. Topics discussed include her family history, her education and career, the Central District and gentrification, and Mount Zion Baptist Church.

Summary of oral history interview with Irene Lindsley Bradley in Stockton, CA. Mrs. Bradley was the granddaughter of David Thomas Denny, who is credited as a founder of Seattle. Document includes fifteen anecdotes from a four-hour interview, including stories about her family, their relations with Native Americans, and her time in Seattle.

Interview with Paul Brainerd, founder of the Aldus Corporation, in Seattle. Topics discussed include his childhood in Medford, OR, experiences at the University of Oregon and the University of Minnesota, his career transition from journalism to technology, Aldus and Pagemaker, and the establishment of the Brainerd Foundation.

Interview with Stimson Bullitt, the former president of KING broadcasting and founder of Harbor Properties, a real estate development firm. Topics discussed include his family and childhood in the Highlands, political connections, rock climbing and the outdoors, sports, and World War II.

Interview with John and Maria Chinn. Mr. Chinn was a real estate appraiser in Seattle and also served as a real estate supervisor for the City of Seattle. Topics discussed include Mr. Chinn's childhood in Seattle and Mrs. Chinn's childhood and the Chinese experience in Seattle.

Interview with Priscilla (Patsy) Bullitt Collins about her life and various travels. Topics discussed include her relationship with her mother and brother, boarding school on the east coast, experiences in the Red Cross during WWII, and relationships and experiences with notable people.

Interview with Gordon Clinton, the mayor of Seattle between 1956 and 1964.

Interview with Margaret (Peggy) Corley, the first professional staff member of the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI). She worked at MOHAI between 1955 to 1962 before leaving to raise her family with husband, George; she remained a weekly volunteer at MOHAI until her death in May 2019. She was an advocate for historic preservation and served in the following roles: King County liaison for the Federal Historic Sites Survey (1968-73); first chairperson of the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board (1973-79); State Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (1973-77); State Heritage Council (1984-89); and Friends of the Georgetown Steam Plant (1985-88).

Interview with Walt Crowley, the founding director and executive director of History Ink, a non-profit historical organization which produces HistoryLink.org. He was also a journalist, a social services director, a policy planner for the City of Seattle and the Municipal League of King County, a television news commentator, and a freelance writer and communications consultant. Topics discussed include his involvement with activist movements, working for former mayor Wes Uhlman and the Seattle Weekly, book projects, and work on political campaigns, including work for organized labor.

Interview with William R. (Bill) Cunningham about his family's many connections to the Seattle Waterfront. Topics discussed include early Seattle Waterfront & maritime history, the end of square riggers and beginning of diesel, and sea scouts.

Interview with Fred Danz of Sterling Reality Organization. Topics discussed include his paternal and maternal families, living in Seattle, his family's relationship with Judaism, and the history of the family business.

Interview with William Danz about his life in Seattle. Topics discussed include his family background, his childhood, his education at Garfield High School and the University of Washington and the family business, Sterling Realty Organization (SRO).

Interview with Stephen Duzan, co-founder of Immunex. Immunex was a Seattle-based biotechnology company incorporated in 1981; the company was purchased for $16 billion in stock and cash by Amgen in December 2001.

Interview with Brewster Denny, the great-grandson of Arthur A. and Mary Denny who were founders of Seattle and the University of Washington. He joined the faculty of the University of Washington in 1961 and established the university's graduate school of public affairs. Topics discussed include World War II, his experience in foreign intelligence, his experience at the University of Washington, the Century 21 Fund (now Century Foundation), and his public policies.

Interview with Josef Diamond, an attorney and parking lot magnate. Topics discussed include his family fleeing Russia and settling in Seattle, his education, his marriages, service as an army lawyer and judge advocate, and a brief interview with third wife Muriel. Last tape is a short rebuttal to an article about the interviewee that he wanted to correct.

Interview with James B. Douglas, the first President of Northgate, where he led the development of the country's first shopping mall. He was also responsible for the development of Southcenter, Tacoma Mall, and Yakima Mall. He also served as a Vice President of the Seattle Worlds Fair, for which he oversaw building and construction.

Interview with James R. (Jim) Ellis, a municipal bond lawyer and citizen activist. This interview forms part of MOHAI's Donald A. Schmechel Oral History Collection, 1985.135, and a copy was stored with the Speaking of Seattle Oral History Collection.

Interview with Anthony (Tony) Faslow and David Green of the Lake Union Drydock Company. Tony Faslow has been a union lead painter at the Lake Union Drydock since October 1988 and David Green has been the electrical foreman at the Lake Union Drydock since February 1979.

Interview with Richard (Rick) Fellows of Media Island International, a non-profit organization in Olympia, WA. Media Island International is a resource and networking center for culturally diverse people of all ages, groups and movements working for social, racial, economic, and ecological justice, sustainability and peace.

Interview with James (Jim) Francis, the VP of Finance for the Lake Union Drydock Company. The Lake Union Drydock is a full service shipyard specializing in ship repair and conversions on West Coast boats over 100 feet

Interview with Dorothy Fribock about the Snug Harbor Cannery on Chisik Island on the west side of Cook's Inlet in Alaska. She ran the cannery with her husband, Joseph Fribock.

Interview with Robert J. (Bob) Gerbracht, a physicist and rocket scientist who specializes in aviation scheduling. Topics discussed include his childhood in Seattle, his education at Reed College and Caltech, and his career in rocket science.

Interview with Marie Ann Gilstrap, a medical technologist who worked in Seattle and Pullman. She taught biology at Highline Community College for over 20 years and had spent time as a relief worker in El Salvador.

Interview with the Honorable Larry Gossett, a member of the King County Council (District 2). Mr. Gossett represents Capitol Hill, the Central District, Mt. Baker, Columbia City, Rainier Valley, and Skyway. He was first elected in 1993, and served as chair in 2007 and 2013. Topics discussed include his childhood in Seattle, education at the University of Washington, time as a VISTA volunteer in Harlem, embracing the Black Power movement, and organizing in Seattle.

Interview with Joshua Green, a sternwheeler captain, businessman, and banker. He started as a seaman and later became the dominant figure of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet. He sold his interests and became a banker. He was one of the city of Seattle's last fluent speakers of Chinook Jargon, the pidgin trade language of the Pacific Northwest.

Interview with Jerry Hanauer of the Pacific Coast Feather Company. Hanauer was the company's Chairman and CEO until his death; the company was founded by his grandfather, Joseph, as the Cannstatter Bed Feather Company in Stuttgart, Germany in 1884. In the midst of World War II, family came to Seattle and eventually bought Pacific Coast Feather Company from its original owners in 1940. After his death, the company was led by his sons, Adrian and Nick Hanauer, who later sold the company to Sleep Products.

Interview with Frank Hanawalt, the principal of Garfield High School during the 1960's. He was on the front lines of the city's battles with civil rights and desegregation and hosted Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King in 1961. After his retirement from Seattle Schools in 1981, he led the Saul & Dayee G. Haas Foundation, the foundation of KIRO Radio founder Saul Haas.

Interview with Canterbury T. (C.T. or Barry) Hatten, a Seattle-area lawyer who specialized in unions, civil rights, and criminal law for 50 years before retirement. During the McCarthy loyalty hearings, he defended professors being fired by the University of Washington.

Analog tape of a recording made by the UW Alumni Association of a talk by Professor Robert Joppa. Joppa (d. 2002) was an aeronautics and astronautics specialist and a Boeing flight test engineer.

Interview with Helen Johnston, a MOHAI donor who donated her collection of Northwest art to the institution. The collection included work by Kenneth Callahan, Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson, and Richard Bennett. Bennett, Johnston's brother, was best known as an illustrator of children's books, most notably the Mrs. Piggle Wiggle series.

Interview with Shirley and Shoji Kino about their experiences before, during, and after Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II.

Interview with Bill Knight, a photographer for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

Interview with Phyllis Lamphere, former Seattle City Council member and longtime civic activist. She served on the Seattle City Council from 1967 to 1978, led the National League of Cities, and founded the Washington State Convention Center's Public Art Program.

Interview with Virginia Latta Curulla and Margery Latta Maclean, the daughters of Charles Webster Latta. Mr. Latta owned a marine engine repair shop on Lake Union in Wallingford from 1924 to 1959.

Interview with Dona McAdam, a local photographer and graphic designer based in Queen Anne.

Interview with Lyle Mercer, a progressive activist based in Seattle. Politicized by his service in WWII, he joined Henry Wallace’s Progressive Party and by 1948 chaired the state Young Progressives and was a candidate for land commissioner. He organized the Student Organization for Academic Freedom (SOAR), which protested state representative Albert Canwell's Joint Legislative Fact-Finding Committee on Un-American Activities. He also organized opposition to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), which began hearings in Washington State in mid 1950s. He was on the state board of the American Civil Liberties Union, chairing its anti-HUAC committee.

Interview with the Milkie family. Fred Milkie Sr. (d. 2005) launched Fred Milkie Photography in 1948, a successful and well known commercial photography studio.

Interview with John Mitchell, an associate of Northwest poet Richard Hugo. Mitchell and Hugo grew up together in West Seattle. Hugo is the namesake of Seattle's Hugo House.

Interview with Ann El-Moslimany, an educator best known for establishing the Islamic School of Seattle with four other Muslim women in the 1970s. She has been a part of Seattle's growing Muslim community for over five decades. She also has a Ph.D. in Paleoecology from the University of Washington.

Interview with Helen Stewart Taverniti (Morse), a professional musician affiliated with the Seattle Civic Repertory Playhouse. While there she wrote two musicals; "Calico Cargo" and "San Juan Story". She also co-founded the Seattle Young Artists Music Festival in 1971.

Interview with Virginia and Tom Ormbrek about growing up in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest and family history between the 1890s and the early 1950s. Virginia was born on February 5, 1917.

Interview with Eleanor Owen, a journalist, playwright, university professor, costume designer, theater actress, and mental health professional. She founded the Washington Advocates for the Mentally Ill in 1978 and co-founded the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) in 1979. She has received honors and award for her advocacy work on behalf of families and individuals with mental illness, including the Lifetime Achievement Award at the King County Mental Health Exemplary Service Awards in 1999.

Interview with Ancil Payne, the CEO of KING Broadcasting from 1971 to 1987. He joined KING in 1959 after serving as a top aide to former Washington State Congressman Hugh B. Mitchell. Following his retirement, he endowed the Ancil Payne Awards for Ethics in Journalism at the University of Oregon.

Interview with Jeff Peace, an aerospace engineer at Boeing and longtime MOHAI trustee. He was based at Boeing between 1989 and 2006 and served on MOHAI's board between 2003 and 2011.

Interview with Virginia Pellegrini. She attended the University of Washington between 1929 and 1931 and was a full-time Seattle resident from 1934 until her death in 2004. She was married to Angelo Pellegrini, a professor of English Literature at the University of Washington. Dr. Pellegrini wrote about the Italian immigrant experience and the pleasure of making food and wine. His recipe for pesto was published in 1946 and is widely believed to be the first major publication of the recipe in the United States.

Interview with Bob Reed, a veteran of the Spanish Civil War and the president of the Seattle Chapter of the U.S. Committee for a Democratic Spain. In 1984, he started the "Northwest to Nicaragua Ambulance Campaign," a fund-raising campaign which purchased three ambulances for Nicaragua.

Interview with Gloria Remy. Alongside her husband, J. Byron Eckert, she lived in South America, the Middle East and Europe as a part of his work with Mobil International Oil Co. She was widowed in 1971 and in 1974 relocated to San Antonio after marrying William E. Remy. She relocated back to Seattle in the 1990s.

Interview with Norm Rice, the 49th mayor of Seattle. He was Seattle's first and to date only elected African-American mayor, serving two terms from 1990 to 1997. Before entering city government, he worked as a reporter at KOMO-TV and KIXI radio and as the Assistant Director of the Seattle Urban League. He was first elected to Seattle City Council in 1978 to fill a vacancy and was reelected in 1979, 1983, and 1987. He first ran for mayor in 1985, but lost to Charles Royer. After his second term as mayor, he became the CEO, then President of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle from 1998 to 2004. He also served as CEO of the Seattle Foundation from 2009 to 2013. He has been awarded honorary degrees by Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle University, the University of Puget Sound, and Whitman College.

Interview with Gregorio (Greg) Rosas, the principal owner of the Turf Restaurant and Lounge (now Ludi's). He was born in Manila and moved to Seattle in 1978. His first job upon relocating was as a dishwasher at the Turf. When the owner died, she left the restaurant to him. The restaurant, located at Second and Pine, was a vestige of the Seattle of the 1970's. As of April 2019, Ludi's had lost its downtown lease and was in danger of closing.

Interview with Albert Rosellini, the 15th governor of Washington State. He served for two terms from 1957 to 1965 and was the first Italian American and Roman Catholic governor elected west of the Mississippi River. He was an activist leader who worked to reform the state's prisons and mental health facilities, expand the state highway system, create the University of Washington's medical and dental schools, and build the second floating bridge across Lake Washington.

Interview with Charles Royer, the 48th mayor or Seattle from 1978 to 1990. He served three four-year terms as mayor, longer than any other mayor in Seattle's history. He oversaw a number of improvements in the city, including a recycling program that is recognized as the best in the nation. His administration tackled social issues such as poverty, teenage pregnancy and drugs. Prior to taking officer, he was a reporter and news analyst at KOIN and KING-TV. In 1990, he was named director of the Harvard Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. From 1995 to 2006, he served as Director of the National Program Office for the Urban Health Initiative.

Interview with Hugh Russell, an employee of the Seattle Water Department and, more recently, a candidate for Seattle City Council in 2015. He started at the water department as a truck driver and general laborer in the maintenance yard. He was also active in the Seattle Mountaineers and served as a climbing instructor and mountain rescue.

Interview with Thomas (Tom) Sandry, a shipbuilding and marine consultant, co-founder of the Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society, and MOHAI volunteer. He spent over 40 years in shipbuilding, with the last 15 years of his career as a consultant.

Interview with Paul E.S. Schell, the 50th mayor of Seattle from 1998 to 2002. During his term as mayor, Seattle built a new City Hall, the Seattle Justice Center, and several libraries, including the downtown branch. Prior to entering civic affairs, he was a lawyer and urban activist. In 1971, he joined with the Allied Arts of Seattle to save the Pike Place Market from a proposed redevelopment. He was appointed as the director of the Seattle Department of Community Development in 1973, where he oversaw the Market's preservation and rebuilding. As the President of Allied Arts of Seattle, he led the successful effort to establish the "One Percent for Art" program in 1973, making Seattle one of the first cities to adopt a program to fund public art. After losing the mayoral election of 1977, he founded a real estate development firm. In 1989 he won election as the commissioner of the Port of Seattle; he became the commission's president in 1995. From 1993 to 1996, he also served as the Dean of the University of Washington's College of Architecture and Urban Planning.

Interview with Vilem Sokol, a conductor and professor of music at the University of Washington from 1948 to 1985. He taught violin, viola, conducting, and music appreciation classes. He was the conductor of the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra from 1960 to 1988 and was a principal violinist of the Seattle Symphony from 1959 to 1963. He was one of the first American teachers to meet Shinichi Suzuki and to utilize aspects of his teaching method.

Interview with Christine Southwick about her experience in the United States Marine Corps.

Interview with G. Hobart (Hobie) Stebbins III and John L. Stebbins of the Lake Union Drydock Company. Their grandfather, George Hobart Stebbins, co-founded the company. At this time of this interview, Hobie was the VP of Sales and Production and John was the machine shop foreman. They discuss the history of the company and provide a walking tour of the drydock.

Interview with Irene Stubbs, a longtime Seattle resident. She lived in Victory Heights for 47 years and knew Seattle artist Jacob Elshin very well. Her son, Stephen Stubbs, is a lutenist and music director and has been a leading figure in the American early music scene for nearly 30 years. Alongside her brother, she worked as a commercial fisherwoman in Alaska.

Interview with Alma Nelsen Taylor, a member of the Nelsen farming family known for the White River Valley dairy farm in Kent. She married her high school sweetheart, John Owen Taylor, in 1936. She was named Kent Citizen of the Year in 1957 and in 1958, She received the Gulick Award for service to youth from the national organization of Camp Fire. They retired to Marrowstone Island in 1968, where she was named Island Citizen of the Year in 1983. An early leader in land use planning, she contributed significantly to the island's environmental protection.

Interview with Wes Uhlman, the 47th mayor of Seattle who served from 1970 to 1978. As a 23-year-old law student, he won election as the youngest member of the Washington State House of Representatives. He served four terms before winning a seat in the Washington State Senate. At 34, he was Seattle's youngest mayor. Among his accomplishments are the preservation of the historic Pioneer Square district and expansion of services for senior citizens. In 1976, he ran for governor of Washington but was defeated in the Democratic primary.

Interview with John Woodward, champion skier. After his collegiate skiing career at the University of Washington, he became a leader of the first ski patrol of the 15th Infantry at Fort Lewis, presaging the formation of the first units of the 10th Mountain Division. He led patrols into remote areas of the Olympic peninsula and along the wilderness crest of the Cascades to test early military ski and winter weather gear, improving and strengthening it. He commanded the squad detachment that made the army’s first ski training film at Sun Valley, Idaho under the direction of Otto Lang.

Interview with Paulla Upjohn, a Seattle native and daughter of well-known Seattle shopkeeper Ben Paris.

Interview with Al Young, a former world champion drag racer and local high school teacher. He donated his famous 1970 Dodge Challenger to MOHAI in 2007. He was inducted into the National Hot Rod Association Hall of Fame (NW Division) in 2018.

Interview with Farhat Ziadeh, the founder of the Jackson School’s Middle East Center and the Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization at the University of Washington. He was an eminent scholar of Islamic law, a barrister, an Arabic grammarian, a leading figure in the development of the field of Middle East studies in the United States. Prior to coming to the University of Washington in 1966, he was a tenured professor at Princeton University.

Lilly May Davis Anderson (1907-2002) discusses her childhood Christmases in the 1920s in Kirkland, Washington. A lifelong resident of Kirkland, Anderson's father Dr. George Davis was a Kirkland pioneer physician who helped found the Kirkland Hospital.

Bibiana Castillano (1904-1995), one of the first generation of women to come to the Pacific Northwest from the Philippines. She discusses her Christmases in the Philippines and in Seattle after she immigrated in 1928.

Lifelong Seattle resident Doris Jansen Gillespie (1911-2007) was part of the first class of medical social workers at Harborview Medical Center. In this interview she discusses early Christmases in downtown and West Seattle.

Priscilla Maunder Kirk (1898-1992) discusses life in Greenlake during the 1920s and 1930, including transportation and shopping. She moved away for a bit after her marriage, but returned and became active at Seattle's largest African American church Mt. Zion. Her interview includes a discussion of Christmas activities and celebrations at the church.

John I. Kusakabe (1922-2000) discusses his family's immigration to Denver, Colorado from Japan, moving to Seattle in 1927, and celebrations of Buddhist traditions in the Seattle area.

Bernard "Barney" Lane talks about growing up in Ballard in the twenties.

Lydia Pearl Offman (1922-2000) discusses her childhood in Seattle, including Jewish traditions, her family's immigration to Seattle, and living in an "international" neighborhood near Providence Hospital.

Greta Peterson talks about her immigration to Seattle from Denmark, Danish holiday traditions, and trips back and forth to Denmark in later years.

Jean Hodgson Sprague discusses growing up in Madrona, Seattle, holidays shopping in downtown Seattle, and some of her family's history living in the Philippines, with her father working in the Provincial government.

Sisters Mary Kalis, Amelia Telban, and Ethel Telban discuss growing up in Renton and their holiday traditions. A brief mention is made of their family's Slovenian Austrian ancestry.

Louise M. Yook (1908-2004), came to Seattle from Swatow, China in 1909, and became the first Chinese teacher in Seattle. She discusses her father's role as the minister for the Seattle Chinese Baptist Church, moving to farms on the Kitsap Peninsula, other places in Seattle and New York she lived, and her family's holiday traditions.

Interview with Caroline Culbertson about her experience living on a houseboat. Culbertson has been employed as an actress, artist, hospital supervisor and, for 30 years, massage therapist.

Interview with Jim and Barbara Donnette about their experience living on a houseboat. Jim Donnette is a Professor emeritus of architecture at the University of Washington. Barbara Donnette is a longtime activist for the City of Seattle's P-Patch initiative.

Interview with people of Lee's Moorings, a marina located close to the Fremont Bridge.

Interview with Sally Skinner Behnke, a Seattle-born philanthropist and daughter of Gilbert W. Skinner. Her father was a partner in the Skinner-Eddy shipyard that prospered building merchant ships during World War I. The shipyard partnership was dissolved in 1923. In subsequent decades The Skinner Corporation had interests in real estate, banking, the Alaska Steamship Company, and as the franchise holder for Caterpillar in Alaska, Washington, and Hawaii.

Interview with Phil Webber, a photographer for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

Interview with Fendall Yerxa, a journalist for KOMO TV and former University of Washington professor. For several years he wrote a national news commentary for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer called "It So Happened." He lived on a houseboat up until 2010, four years before his death.

Interview with James Bilodeaux, a World War II Veteran. He entered the National Guard in 1938 and when war broke out, his unit was designated part of the 641st Tank Destroyer Company. After being sent to the South Pacific, his unit was redesignated as the 98th Chemical Mortar Battalion Motorized, a part of the 41st Infantry Division

Interview with Norman Blackorby, a World War II veteran. As part of the 130th Battalion, he participated in the invasion of Saipan in 1944 and the invasion of Okinawa in 1945.

Interview with Francis M. Brown, a World War II veteran who served with the U.S. Army's 41st Division. He spent his time in the army in New Guinea and Biak Island.

Interview with Darryle Byers, a World War II veteran. He was in the 58th Army Field Hospital and assisted with medical treatment in the aftermath of D-Day.

Interview with Richard Byers, a World War II veteran. He served in the Marine Corps.

Interview with Alexander E. Catlow, a World War II veteran. He was a Navy pilot in the Pacific theater.

Interview with Irma Clifton (Steinborn), who spent four years in a Russian prison camp after being captured in her native Prussia during World War II.

Interview with Leroy Cotterill, a World War II veteran. He served between 1942 and 1945, but wasn't deployed overseas until 1945 and did not see any combat.

Interview with John G. (Jack) and Norma Creighton. Mr. Creighton fought in the Pacific theater of World War II and was a prisoner of war for 3.5 years.

Interview with Charles W. Cripps, a World War II veteran who served in the 41st Infantry's 185th Regiment from November 1943 to October 1946. He was sent to Nagasaki after the dropping of the atomic bomb.

Interview with Leo Dally, a World War II veteran who served in the Navy.

Interview with Lyle Ellefson, a World War II veteran who served in the Army during the invasion of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge.

Interview with Kenneth Foreman, a World War II veteran who served in the Pacific theater.

Interview with Les Habegger, who served in World War II as a medic for the 274th Infantry Regiment. He later served as a basketball coach for Seattle Pacific University and as the general manager for the Seattle SuperSonics.

Interview with Claus Hackenberger, a German soldier in World War II who was captured at Meinar and held in a POW camp. He moved to America in 1956.

Interview with Arthur Eddie Haw Jr, a World War II veteran who served in the Navy as a sailor in the 73rd Construction Battalion, Maintenance Unit #561.

Interview with Mason Hoffman, an army sergeant specializing in intelligence during World War II.

Interview with Lt. Colonel William H. Holloman III, who was a Tuskegee Airman of the 332nd. He was one of several hundred of the first black fliers for the Air Force in 1944. He served in Italy, flying escort missions where he defended bombers on their way to industrial targets.

Interview conducted by William Stinton for a class project for William (Bill) Woodward Capstone History course American Epochs: World War II held at Seattle Pacific University, 1 March 2008

Interview with Rupert Markhom, a World War II veteran. He joined the army at the age of 16 after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He fought on D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge; he also helped liberate the concentration camp Buchenwald.

Interview with Gerald Mercer, a World War II veteran who served in the Pacific theater as a training officer for the army.

Interview with Willy and Frieda Moeller. Mr. Moeller served in the German army during World War II and was eventually captured and held for eleven months in a Russian prison camp. He was released at the end of the war and was able to return home six months after V-E Day.

Interview with George Morihiro and Frank Muramatsu, two Japanese-American World War II veterans. Both Morihiro and Muramatsu served in the all-Japanese 442nd regiment that fought in the European theater. Prior to enlisting, both men were held at the Minidoka concentration camp located in Minidoka, ID. During their time in the military, their families remained at Minidoka.

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Interview with David A. Mundell, a World War II veteran who served in the navy. He was based at a naval base in Freemantle, Australia.

Interview with Marjory Foster Munn, a member of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) from December 1943 to December 1944. She graduated with the WASP Class 44-5, was assigned to Elgin Field in Florida, where she ferried AT-6's to and from gunnery schools and maintenance fields. She was called into active duty during the Korean War. In 1983, she was selected by the Secretary of Defense, for a three-year appointment to the Defense Advisory Committee On Women in the Services (DACOWITS).

Interview with William Murphy, an army mechanic in the Pacific theater during World War II.

Interview with Adele Nicholls, a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (W.A.A.F), which later became integrated with the Royal Air Force. She later became a hostess for American Red Cross dances. She was honorably discharged in 1946.

Interview with Robert Nova, a Sperry Corporation employee who was sent to the Philippines and Okinawa during World War II.

Interview with Hilda Price, a censor for the Stalag Luft 3 Prisoner of War camp for captured air force prisoners run by the Luftwaffe.

Interview with Edith Pritchett, who worked in the shipyards of Portland and Bremerton throughout World War II.

Interview with James M. Reynolds, a World War II veteran who served as a signalman aboard the patrol frigate U.S.S. San Pedro in the South Pacific.

Interview with Foster (Foss) Fodda, a World War II veteran who served in the air force.

Interview with Phil Smart Sr., who served in World War II as part of the 712 Aviation Truck Company.

Interview with William L. (Bill) Stuenkel, a World War II veteran and prisoner of war who served as a Corporal in the 34th Infantry Division, 168th Battalion, Company F. His company was captured by the Germans in the prelude to the Battle of Cassino on January 13, 1944. Their transport train was subsequently bombed by Allied forces and he escaped, only to be captured and sent to solitary confinement in Stalag 7a. He was later moved to Stalag 2b, where he was forced to work as a laborer. He was liberated on May 3, 1945.

Interview with Bill Warren, a World War II veteran.

Interview with Muriel B. (Brayley) Watson, a member of the United States Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve) or WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) during World War II.

Interview with Perry E. Zaback, a B-24 Bombardier during World War II.

Interview with Art and Shirley Nordtvedt. Mr. Nordtvedt worked in the defense industry during World War II and was eventually drafted into the U.S. Navy.

Interview with Joe Adcock, who served as the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Theater Critic for 26 years. He retired in 2008.

Interview with Ernesto Alorda, the Community and Artist Relations Manager at the Seattle Opera.

Interview with an anonymous escort working in Seattle

Interview with David H. Avery, a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Interview with Bix Bickson, a management consultant.

Interview with Joseph E. (Joe) Boling, a retired U.S. Army Colonel. He later worked in computer systems management and is an Asian coin expert.

Interview with Louis L. (Lou) Boualt, a security manager in Seattle.

Interview with Janet Brown, an author and bookseller at Elliott Bay Books.

Interview with Tavia Crowder, the receptionist at the Seattle Opera.

Interview with Kathleen (Kathy) Dietz, the Senior Manager for HR at Boeing.

Interview with Bulent Ertur, the owner/operator of Café Antalya in Capitol Hill.

Interview with Zhu Feng Fan, a loan and securities officer.

Interview with Jeff Golden and Michelle Sigler, both employees of the Lusty Lady and Group Health Cooperative. At the time of the interview, Mr. Golden was a janitor at the Lusty Lady and a pathology lab assistant at Group Health Cooperative. Ms. Sigler was a dancer at the Lusty Lady and a pathology assistant at Group Health Cooperative.

Interview with David Gonsalez (Losang Tsering), a Buddhist scholar and translator. Prior to his death in 2014, he ran the Dechen Ling Press, a nonprofit located in Fremont.

Interview with Paul Gude, a web designer and cartoonist who later appeared on Bravo's short-lived reality series "LOLwork" in 2012.

Interview with Wesley C. (Wes) Harris, a labor organizer who has served as the Associate Executive Director of the Seattle Education Association.

Interview with Michael Hawk, a tech worker.

Interview with Nikole Hecklinger, a public defender. At the time of the interview, she was based at the Society of Counsel Representing Accused Persons. She is now a public defender for King County.

Interview with Anne Helmholz, who served as the Executive Director of Literacy Source from 1986 to 2013. Literacy Source provides free learner-centered basic education to low-income adults in the Seattle area.

Interview with Chris Johnson, an early customer service employee at Amazon who left after getting his stock options. He later became a housecleaner, a drama teacher, and a counselor for at-risk youth.

Interview with Ron Jones, an educator and consultant.

Interview with Anthony Kaufman, a stonemason and sculptor.

Interview with Jeff Kilburn, who worked as an operations manager at an IMAX movie theater at the time of this interview.

Interview with William (Bill) Knight, a flight attendant for Alaska Airlines.

Interview with Beth Miller Kraybill, a hospice nurse.

Interview with Ken Kraybill, a therapist and homeless advocate.

Interview with Kathryn M. Kritta, an athletic trainer and Medicare coordinator.

Interview with Sandra Kurjiaka, a now-retired mediator and fundraiser.

Interview with Richard Lefebvre, a landlord.

Interview with Clark Leming, an engineer.

Interview with sculptors George Little and David Lewis.

Interview with Amy Martindale, the Seattle Opera's music librarian from 2000 to 2008.

Interview with Jeanette P. Maus, a busser and hostess at B&O Espresso at the time of the interview. She is now an actress.

Interview with Stephen McCandless, an EMT.

Interview with Erin McGaughan, who was an Assistant Music Director at Unity Church of Bellevue at the time of this interview. She is now the Worship Arts Director at Unity Church of Seattle.

Interview with Cary McRae, a stay-at-home mother.

Interview with Lynda Moore, a Boeing electrical installer.

Interview with Robin Naughton, a partner in web development firm Engine Interactive.

Interview with firefighters Donald Nielsen, Evan Adolf, and Colby Titland.

Interview with Elaine Phelps, an office manager for SNABC.

Interview with Rick Posmantur and Felice Barnow, naturopathic doctors.

Interview with Sue Scharff, a housecleaner

Interview with Joann and Bert Schneck, bed and breakfast proprietors who owned a (now defunct) cookie shop at 4th and Union.

Interview with Aaron Swartzman, an artist, dancer, and cab driver.

Interview with Gwen Vernon, a private consultant that specializes in environmental sustainability solutions. At the time of the interview, she was based at Cascadia Consulting; she is currently based at the King Conservation District.

Interview with Georgia Vickers, who served as the Associate Director of Sales at the Seattle Opera from 1980 to 2007.

Interview with Frida Weisberg, who worked as a telemarketer in the arts sector.

Interview with Marc Wirth, a production line manager for auto lubricants.

Interview with Albert Zakharenko, a journalist and fisherman.

Interview with Bernie Zuccarelli, a card dealer.

Interview with Billy Anders, who was a senior consultant at Microsoft at the time of the interview. As of 2019, he has worked at Microsoft for 22 years.

Interview with Bill Baxter, chairman, president and CEO of BSQUARE Corporation at the time of the interview. He stepped down from this role in July 2003. As of 2019, he has been based at VIZIO for four years, where he is currently the Chief Technology Officer.

Interview with Jason Chu, the Chief Operating Officer of the DigiPen Institute of Technology at the time of this interview. As of 2019, he is still serving in this role.

Interview with Claude Comair, the founder of the DigiPen Institute of Technology and the co-founder of the Nintendo Software Technology Corporation. While at Nintendo, he was the Chairman and CTO. As of 2019, he is still the President and CEO of DigiPen Institute of Technology.

Interview with Adam Edwards, a Development Lead at Microsoft at the time of this interview. As of 2019, he is an Engineering Manager at Microsoft.

Interview with Diane Garrod, the CEO of LocoNotion at the time of this interview. LocoNotion was a web design and marketing firm.

Interview with Rob Glaser, the founder of RealNetworks which produces RealAudio, RealVideo, RealPlayer, and Helix, among other products and services. Prior to founding RealNetworks, he worked for Microsoft for ten years. He worked at global venture firm Accel Partners from 2010 to 2014 before returning to RealNetworks as interim CEO in 2014 and CEO in 2016.

Interview with Daniel R. (Dan) Hesse, the chairman, president, and CEO of Terabeam Corporation at the time of this interview. Prior to this, he spent 23 years at AT&T where he was named CEO of AT&T Wireless in 1997. He later served as the CEO of Sprint from 2007 to 2014.

Interview with Jeremy Jaech, a technology and software entrepreneur. He served as a co-founder of Aldus, best known for its PageMaker software; the company was acquired by Adobe. He also led the team that founded Visio, a software company that was eventually acquired by Microsoft. At the time of the interview, he was leading Poseidon Ventures; he is currently the Managing Partner for Harmony Meadows LLC. He is on the board of regents of the University of Washington.

Interview with Jon Kertzer, the Director of Smithsonian Global Sound with the Smithsonian Center for Folk Life and Cultural Heritage at the time of this interview. He explains his work on Microsoft’s pioneering Encarta and similar encyclopedia projects, which combined audio clips and music files with what had traditionally been text publications.

Interview with Trish Millines-Dziko, the co-founder and Executive Director of the Technology Access Foundation. In 1988 she became an early employee at Microsoft, where she became active in promoting awareness of diversity in the corporate world.

Interview with Andi Rusu, the founder and creative director of both Cursivecode Inc and Redoctober Industrie at the time of the interview. As of 2019, he is a Senior EX/UI Design Manager at Sonos.

Interview with Dawn Trudeau, a retired information technology executive at the time of this interview. She was an early employee of Microsoft, where she worked from 1984 to 1988. She is now a co-owner of the WNBA's Seattle Storm.

Interview with Doug Walker, the co-founder of software company WRQ. In the 1980s, WRQ grew to become one of the top 20 software companies in the U.S., building software that helped integrate and connect mainframe computers with desktop computing environments. He died in a hiking accident in December 2015.

Interview and plant tour with Greg Aanes, an artisan furniture designer and manufacturer based in Bellingham, WA. His operation opened in 1997 and has grown into a 4,000 sq. foot shop with five woodworkers.

Interview and plant tour with Rosemary Brester, president and CEO of Hobart Machines Products Incorporated. Hobart Machines Products Incorporates specializes in precision machining for aerospace, defense, electronics, and space sectors. She and her husband later sold a portion of the company; she now also serves as a senior advisor to Cross NW.

Interview and plant tour with Mike Dillon, the president of Dillon Works, Inc., a custom design and fabrication company. Initially the company produced props, sets, and soft goods for use in commercials, photo shoots and movies, but over the years the company has collaborated on larger, increasingly complex projects. Mr. Dillon worked as an Imagineer at Disney prior to founding the company.

Interview and plant tour with Rob Entrekin, Corporate Technical Staff 2 at Phillips Ultrasound at the time of the interview. He is a biomedical engineer and this company produces medical ultrasound scanners.

Interview with Lyle Eveland, the former director of operations for Boeing Commercial Airplane Programs. He had retired in 2001, two years prior to this interview.

Interview with Victor Fung, the associate director of cell sciences at Amgen at the time of this interview. As of 2019, he is a founding partner and chief operating officer of Just Biotherapeutics.

Interview with Charles Gary, the shop foreman at Modelwerks at the time of this interview. Modelwerks started as a wind tunnel and architectural display model company, but later added the design and manufacturing of wake board molds and water ski molds to their business.

Interview with Jerry Hanauer and Jeff Alden of the Pacific Coast Feather Company. Hanauer was the company's Chairman and CEO until his death; the company was founded by his grandfather, Joseph, as the Cannstatter Bed Feather Company in Stuttgart, Germany in 1884. In the midst of World War II, family came to Seattle and eventually bought Pacific Coast Feather Company from its original owners in 1940. After his death, the company was led by his sons, Adrian and Nick Hanauer, who later sold the company to Sleep Products. Jeff Alden was the Plant Manager of the Pacific Coast Feather Company at the time of this interview.

Interview with David Huchthausen, a glass artist who uses manufacturing and industrial techniques and applications in his work. He was one of the first glass artists to emphasize cold glass-working techniques in the early 1970s.

Interview with Don Johnson, the vice president and general manager of the pulp and paper mill Simpson Tacoma Kraft at the time of this interview. He is now retired from this role.

Interview with Tim Kennedy, the founder and general manager of Tim's Cascade Style Potato Chips. The company is a subsidiary of Pinnacle Foods, a packaged foods company which is a subsidiary of Conagra Brands. In 2003, Tim's won the American Culinary Institute's Gold Medal Taste Award for the potato chip category.

Interview with Jerry Lloyd and John Burroughs of Cascade Designs (CDI), a camping supply company with seven brands under its umbrella. John Burroughs is one of the company's co-founders and Jerry Lloyd was the company's first non-co-founder employee who primarily worked in business development. Lloyd retired from the company in 2006 after a controversial restructuring of the company's employee stock bonus plan by Burroughs, who sought to retain 96 percent of the company's shares.

Interview with Zita Mears, an associate scientist at Zymogenetics Incorporated at the time of this interview.

Interview with Jeff Walz, the plant manager of Tacoma Guitars at the time of the interview.

Interview with Gwen Bassetti, the founder of Seattle's Grand Central Bakery. The original iteration of the business was called The Bakery and opened in 1972 in Pioneer Square alongside two partners. She and her family later relocated to eastern Washington for fifteen years. She returned to Seattle in 1989, where The Bakery had been purchased from the original partners by another friend. She teamed up with the new owner to relaunch as Grand Central Bakery that year.

Interview with Barry Bettinger, the owner of Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream in Lynnwood, WA. He grew up on a dairy farm in upstate New York and spent 20 years after college working in the dairy industry. He and his wife, Shahnaz, purchased the business from its original owner in 1997.

Interview with Gary Briggs and Dave Jarzynka of Briggs Nursery based in Elma, WA. Briggs Nursery is recognized for its ability to propagate and grow a wide variety of specialty plants. They grown over 1,000 varieties of plants at their laboratory and greenhouse.

Interview with Goldie Caughlan, the Nutrition Education Manager at PCC Community Markets. She joined the company in 1983. PCC Community Markets is the largest consumer-owned food cooperative in the United States.

Interview with Mike and Kimberly Finger, the owners of Cedarville Farm in Bellingham, WA.

Interview with Junkoh Harui, the owner of Bainbridge Gardens on Bainbridge Island, WA. In 1958, he and his wife, Chris, opened the Island's first florist, Town and Country Florist, in Winslow. They moved the nursery to a larger location along Highway 305 before renaming the business and moving it to its present location.

Interview with Terry Hunt, a master of the Washington State Grange at the time of this interview.

Interview with David Lake, the director of winemaking at Columbia Winery at the time of this interview. Among his many accomplishments, he was the first in Washington to blend Merlot and Cabernet Franc in a style similar to the Right bank of Bordeaux.

Interview with Scott E. Leach, the founder and owner of Leach Orchards in Zillah, WA. He founded the orchard in November 1977 and produces Bartlett Pears, D'Anjou Pears, Red Delicious Apples, Golden Delicious Apples, and Granny Smith Apples.

Interview with Craig Nelson, the engineering manager at Nelson Irrigation Corporation (NIC) in Walla Walla, WA at the time of this interview. NIC plans, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells proprietary products for the agricultural irrigation equipment market.

Interview with Clarence "Bud" Ryan, a plant biochemistry researcher and the Charlotte Y. Martin Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry at Washington State University at the time of this interview. He was internationally known for his discoveries that plants produce natural insecticides to protect themselves from predation by herbivores. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1986.

Interview with Michael J. (Mike) Sauer, the owner of Red Willow Vineyard in the Yakima Valley. He founded the vineyard in 1971 by planting Concord grapes on the family farm he married into. Following his early success, he began experimenting with Vitis vinifera including Sémillon and Chenin blanc. He would later plant the first commercial block of Cabernet franc in Washington State. In 1979, Red Willow began a working relationship with David Lee and the Columbia Winery, which pioneered the commercial planting and first varietal wines of Malbec, Mourvedre, Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tempranillo and Viognier. He was a semifinalist for a James Beard Foundation Award in 2019.

Interview with Randy Suess, a self-employed wheat farmer in Colfax, WA at the time of this interview. He was a teacher and superintendent of the Steptoe School District before quitting to return to his family's acreage in Whitman County. He represented Whitman County for 11 years on the Washington Grain Commission and its predecessor, the Washington Wheat Commission. He retired from farming in 2015.

Interview with Greg Taylor, the president of Liberty Orchards Co, Inc in Cashmere, WA. He is the grandson of the orchard's co-founders, Armenian immigrants Armen Tertsagian and Mark Balaban, who were best known for bringing a version of Turkish delight to the United States. Their Aplets and Cotlets are still the orchard's best-selling product.

Interview with Barrie Wilcox, a co-president of Wilcox Farms in Roy, WA at the time of this interview. Wilcox Farms primarily produces egg and dairy products. He currently consults for the farm, but no longer manages the day-to-day operations.

Oral history interviews on women experiences working in World War II for the Homefront lobby display at MOHAI's Montlake location in 2006. The collection consists of interviews with 22 individuals: Elsie Anderson, Esther Aylesworth, Donna Bajocich, Margaret Berry, Helen Cahan, Betty Carey, Dorothy Elliott, Mora Gilley, Constance E. (Connie) Gilman, Wavel Halford, Chris Holm, Georgie Bright Kunkle, Elna Larson, Margot McMasters, June Moore, Mary Ellen Mottle, Betty Parks, Eleanor Peterson, Betty Severson, Lorraine Wells Smith, and Anne Wells. See individual interviews for more detailed information. Interviews completed by Patricia Hackett Nicola and Constance Schnell.

Series of three individual audio interviews and one group video interview with African American women who worked in Seattle during World War II. Project includes three individual audio interviews with Katie R. Burks, Vivian Laye, and Katherine D. Thompkins interviewed by Anita Warmflash between July and September of 2005. The project concludes with a group video interview with all three, interviewed by MOHAI Historian Lorraine McConaghy and recorded by videographer Gerri Baker Parry. This project was an extension of the Rosie the Riveter Oral History Project to capture African American stories, used for Homefront Lobby Display at MOHAI's Montlake location in 2006.

Interview with Joanna Buehler, an environmentalist and founder of Save Lake Sammamish.

Interview with Jonathan Frodge, a limnologist and Senior Water Quality Planner for King County at the time of this interview. He has been a Stormwater Scientist for the City of Seattle since 2009.

Interview with John Howell, the founding partner of the public policy consulting firm Cedar River Group. He was the Special Assistant to Seattle Mayor Charles Royer and later became the Assistant Director in the City of Seattle Office of Management and Budget. He has worked on projects involving the preservation of parks and open space, protection of endangered salmon species, support for agriculture, farmland protection, and neighborhood farmers’ markets.

Interview with Ruth Ittner, an ecologist, trails advocate, and public policy administrator who is best known for her work with Volunteers for Outdoor Washington.

Interview with Mark Musick, a founding member of the Tilth Association. The Tilth Association is a diverse and dynamic sustainable agricultural movement.

Interview with Lloyd Flem, the executive director of the Washington Association of Rail Passengers at the time of this interview. This organization is now called All Aboard Washington.

Interview with Walter Grecula, an employee of the Great Northern Railway from 1942 to 1984.

Interview with Charles F. (Chuck) Intlekofer, an employee of the Great Northern Railway. He eventually served as Director of Engineering for the Seattle region for Burlington Northern, a railroad company created by the merger of the Great Northern Railway, the Northern Pacific Railway, the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.

Interview with Marlene Koob, the station agent at King Street Station at the time of this interview. She retired from this role in September 2010. Her father and grandfather also worked at King Street Station.

Interview with Kurt Laird, the District Superintendent of Amtrak's Pacific Northwest District at the time of this interview. He was promoted to General Superintendent of the Pacific Northwest Division in 2010.

Interview with Don Reiling, the Supervisor for Environmental Field Operations at the RETEC Group at the time of this interview.

Interview with James D. Riley, who worked for the Milwaukee Road, Great Northern, and Northern Pacific Railroads.

Interview with Al Runte, an environmental historian and former Mayoral candidate, about his memories of King Street Station.

Interview with Ronald C. (Ron) Sheck, the Urban Rail Program Manager at the Washington State Department of Transportation at the time of this interview.

Interview with J. Craig Thorpe, an artist who mainly depicts trains and the rail transport industry. He has served as a director of All Aboard Washington, a rail advocacy group.

Interview with Dorlene Agenbroad about her memories of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. Topics discussed include her experience at the fair, Seattle before and after the fair, and her life at the time of the fair.

Interview with Mary Beth Bakke about her memories of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. Topics discussed include a comparison between the San Francisco and Seattle fairs, her life at the time of the fair, and Seattle before and after the fair.

Interview with Gerald (Jerry) Cone about his memories of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. Topics discussed include his childhood in Seattle, Seattle around the time of the fair, his printing business, and his experience at the fair.

Interview with Don and Marilyn Covey about their memories of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. Topics discussed include Seattle around the time of the fair, the Space Needle, and the architecture of the fair's buildings.

Interview with Nancy and Ted Edquist about their memories of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. Topics discussed include growing up in Seattle, their experiences at the fair, and the reaction of native Seattleites.

Interview with Beverly Feeney about her memories of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. Topics discussed include her work and her husband's work with the fair, the science fair, and other activities at the fair.

Interview with Audrey Gruger about her memories of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. Topics discussed include Seattle at the time of the fair, changes after the fair, and her experience at the fair.

Interview with Joseph W. (Joe) Hall about his memories of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. Topics discussed include his experience at the fair, the Space Needle, technology, and science.

Interview with Jane L. Hastings about her memories of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. Topics discussed include Seattle at the time of the fair, her experience working as an architect involved with the project, and her experience at the fair.

Interview with Floyd and Barbara Hutton about their memories of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. Topics discussed include their move to Tacoma around the time of the fair, their experience at the fair, and technology.

Interview with Floyd and Barbara Hutton about their memories of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. Topics discussed include their move to Tacoma around the time of the fair, their experience at the fair, and technology.

Interview with Phyllis Lamphere about her memories of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. Topics discussed include Seattle at the time of the fair, her experiences at the fair, and the fair's legacy on Seattle.

Interview with Alice Moss about her memories of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. Topics discussed include her experience at the fair, traveling from Portland to Seattle, and the Space Needle.

Interview with James S. (Jim) Perry about his memories of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. Topics discussed include bussing people in for the fair, Seattle at the time of the fair, and his connection to an earlier fair.

Interview with Frank A. Pritchard Jr. about his memories of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. Topics discussed include his interests at the fair, Seattle now and then, and working as a promoter for the fair.

Interview with Paul and Mary Margaret Pruitt about their memories of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. Topics discussed include moving to the Pacific Northwest, their experience at the fair, and the impact of the fair.

Interview with Mary C. (Connie) Ritter about her memories of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. Topics discussed include working as a typist for Naramore, Bain, Brady and Johanson during the construction of the fair, Seattle at the time of the fair, and her experience at the fair.

Interview with Helen Shelton about her memories of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. Topics discussed include Seattle at the time of the fair, her experience at the fair, and the impact of the fair.

Interview with Oliver Skanse about his memories of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. Topics discussed include moving to Seattle just prior to the fair, his experience at the fair, and the impact of the fair on Seattle.

Interview with Leroy K. (Lee) Soper about his memories of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. Topics discussed include opening a branch of the University Bookstore at the fair, Seattle at the time of the fair, and his experience at the fair.

Interview with Nan Campbell, who served on Bellevue's City Council from 1981 to 1989 and as Bellevue's first woman mayor from 1989 to 1990. Topics discussed include her actions on the Bellevue City Council, her work in human services and advocacy, and her early career.

Interview with Doris Munz Cooper, a member of Kirkland's City Council from 1973 to 1984 and the first woman mayor of Kirkland from 1984 to 1990. Topics discussed include: running for political office as a woman in the 1970s, her childhood and education, and her work in Kirkland.

Interview with Christine T. Himes, the first woman mayor of Redmond from 1980 to 1984. Topics discussed include her personal background, her advocacy and running for Redmond's City Council, and her work in politics.

Interview with Isabel Hogan, the first woman mayor of Kent from 1970 to 1986. Topics discussed include her background, early career and parenting six children, and her work as mayor.

Interview with Doreen Marchione, who was first elected to Redmond's City Council in 1975 and served as mayor from 1984 to 1991. Topics discussed include her background, her early career, and her work in politics.

Interview with Beth Bland Winn, the first woman mayor of Mercer Island from 1980 to 1984. She also served on the regional Metro Council and unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Congress in 1982. Topics discussed include her background, her early career, and her work in politics.

Interview with Frank A. Blethen Jr., the publisher of the Seattle Times. He is a fourth-generation member of the Blethen family, which has owned the newspaper since 1896. Topics discussed include his background and his family's history with the Seattle Times and his tenure at the newspaper.

Interview with Aubrey Davis, who served as a federal public housing official, city councilmember, and mayor of Mercer Island. He was also the lead figure in the state's redesign of the I-90 bridge. Topics discussed include: his passion for public service, his family background, and his career.

Interview with Gov. Daniel J. Evans, the 16th Governor of Washington State. Her served in this role from 1965 to 1977. Topics discussed include: his background, military experience, and his political career.

Interview with Anne Farrell, President Emeritus of the Seattle Foundation and a Life Trustee of Seattle University.

Interview with William H. Gates Sr., a retired attorney, philanthropist, and father of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Topics discussed include his work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, his background, and his involvement with a number of organizations.

Interview with William Gerberding, the 27th president of the University of Washington between 1979 to 1995.

Interview with Charles V. (Tom) Gibbs, the former executive director of Seattle Metro. Topics discussed include his background, his military service and career, and his environmental activism.

Interview with Joshua (Jay) Green III, the chairman of the Joshua Green Corporation and Far Bank Enterprises. He is a sixth-generation member of a banking family with roots in pre-Civil War Mississippi. Topics discussed include his background, his career in the family business, and his philanthropy.

Interview with Gerald Grinstein, the CEO of Delta Airlines between 2004 and 2007 and the CEO of the Burlington Northern Railroad from 1985 to 1995. Topics discussed include his background, his career, and his philanthropy.

Interview with Phyllis Lamphere, former Seattle City Council member and longtime civic activist. She served on the Seattle City Council from 1967 to 1978, led the National League of Cities, and founded the Washington State Convention Center's Public Art Program. Topics discussed include her background, her work in politics, and her work on the convention center.

Interview with Rev. Samuel Berry McKinney, a Baptist minister, author, and civil rights advocate. He served as the pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church, one of the largest and oldest black churches in the Pacific Northwest from 1958 to 1998 and from 2005 to 2008. Topics discussed include his background and his civil rights advocacy work.

Interview with Carl R. Meurk, a retired senior executive with Todd Pacific Shipyards. Topics discussed include his background, his military service, and his career.

Interview with Tomio Moriguchi, the CEO of the Uwajimaya supermarket chain in Seattle, Washington, from 1965 to 2007. Topics discussed include his family's incarceration during World War II, the family business, and his advocacy work.

Interview with Fred and Ann Bassetti about their experiences living on a houseboat. Fred Bassetti is the father of Ann Bassetti. Fred Bassetti (1917-2013) was an architect known for his regional modern architecture. Selected projects include the Seattle Aquarium, the U.S. Embassy in Lisbon, and Lakeside School.

Interview with Robert Rudine (aka Dogfish of Tui Tui) and Janet Yoder (aka Dragonfly of Tui Tui), creators of artist stamps (artistamps).

Panel on civic leadership featuring panelists John Ellis, Larry Gossett, Tim Hill, Donald Kraft, and Phyllis Lamphere, moderated by Charles Royer. Topics discussed include the World's Fair, CHECC and the City Council, and other civic initiatives.

Panel on the built and natural environment featuring panelists Tom Gibbs, Karen Lane, Joan Thomas, and Bob Wallace, moderated by David C. Brewster. Topics discussed include King County Metro, the environmental movement, and placemaking.

Panel on business and industry featuring panelists Richard (Dick) Cooley, Virgil (Virg) Fassio, John Fluke, Sally Jewell, and John Warner, moderated by George Duff.

Panel on global trade and commerce featuring panelists Diane Adachi, Richard (Dick) Ford, and J. Shan Mullin, moderated by George Duff.

Panel on private clubs and their public impact featuring panelists Anne Farrell, Don Kraft, James G. McCurdy II, and John Nesholm, moderated by Neil McReynolds.

Panel on retail featuring panelists George Bartell, John Buller, Tomio Moriguchi, and Bruce Nordstrom, moderated by Kate Joncas.

Panel on philanthropy featuring panelists Akhtar Badshah, Norm Rice, Dorothy (Dottie) Simpson, and Colleen Willoughby, moderated by Carol Lewis.

Panel on the arts featuring panelists Jean Falls, C. David Hughbanks, Alice Rooney, and Judy Whetzel, moderated by Jim Tune.

Panel on health featuring panelists Sally Behnke, C. Anthony (Tony) Blau, Aubrey Davis, and Christopher B. (Chris) Wilson, moderated by Carol Lewis.

Interview with Ed Fries, the former vice president of Microsoft Game Studios.

Interview with Megan Gaiser, chief creative strategy officer at Her Interactive.

Interview with Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic the Gathering.

Interview with Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik of the comic Penny Arcade. Holkins is the writer and Krahulik is the cartoonist.

Interview with Kim Swift, the studio creative director of Airtight Games.

Interview with Paul Thelan, founder and CEO of Big Fish Games.

Interview with Ellsworth C. (Chap) Alvord, III about PONCHO (Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural, and Charitable Organizations). At the time of this interview, Mr. Alvord had been on PONCHO's board of trustees since 1991 and had served as president in 1999. The Alvord family has been a major Seattle-area philanthropic family for three generations.

Interview with Carl G. Behnke about PONCHO (Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural, and Charitable Organizations). At the time of this interview, Mr. Behnke had been on PONCHO's board of trustees since 1980 and had served as president in 1991.

Interview with Pat Fearey about PONCHO (Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural, and Charitable Organizations). At the time of this interview, Ms. Fearey had been on PONCHO's board of trustees since the 1960s and had served as president in 1993.

Interview with Gary Gayton about PONCHO (Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural, and Charitable Organizations). At the time of this interview, Mr. Gayton had been on PONCHO's board of trustees since 1973 and had served as president in 1997.

Interview with Peggy L. Goldberg about PONCHO (Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural, and Charitable Organizations). Ms. Goldberg was responsible for creating the PONCHO program until the mid-1990s.

Interview with Cathi Hatch about PONCHO (Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural, and Charitable Organizations). At the time of this interview, Ms. Hatch had been on PONCHO's board of trustees since 1989 and had served as president from 1997 to 1998.

Interview with C. David Hughbanks about PONCHO (Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural, and Charitable Organizations). At the time of this interview, Mr. Hughbanks had been on PONCHO's board of trustees since 1970 and had served as president in 1980.

Interview with Mark Levine about PONCHO (Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural, and Charitable Organizations). At the time of this interview, Mr. Levine had been on PONCHO's board of trustees since 1993 and had served as president in 2002. He was a PONCHO volunteer from the organization's inception in 1963.

Interview with Carol Munro about PONCHO (Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural, and Charitable Organizations). Ms. Munro was PONCHO's Assistant Director from 1992 to 1995, Interim Director in 1995, and Executive Director from 1996 to 2003.

Interview with Llewelyn Pritchard about PONCHO (Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural, and Charitable Organizations). At the time of this interview, Mr. Pritchard had been on PONCHO's board of trustees since 1969 and had served as president in 1973. Mr. Pritchard is an emeritus attorney with Helsell Fetterman.

Interview with Faye and Herman Sarkowsky about PONCHO (Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural, and Charitable Organizations). At the time of this interview, Mr. Sarkowsky had served as president in 1968 and Mrs. Sarkowsky had served as president in 1985.

Interview with Janet True about PONCHO (Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural, and Charitable Organizations). At the time of this interview, Ms. True had been on PONCHO's board of trustees since 2002 and had served as president from 2008 to 2010.

Interview with Judith (Judy) Whetzel about PONCHO (Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural, and Charitable Organizations). Ms. Whetzel was the Executive Director of PONCHO from 1981 to 1995.

Interview with Nana Bagdavadze and Dr. Robert Day about a bone marrow transplant for Ms. Bagdavadze's sister, a Georgian leukemia patient, at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Institute in Seattle during the Cold War.