Donald D. Phelps was born in Cherry County, Nebraska on March 2, 1916 to Guy Wesley Phelps and Nettie Dale Phelps. His family farmed in Nebraska and in 1928 moved to Klamath Falls, Oregon. He married Viola Johnson in 1939. He worked in construction and later for Weyerhauser Timber Company for many years. He was noted for his musical skills with the saxaphone and his volunteer work. He died on May 4, 2000.
The collection consists of an unbound, unpublished memoir covering the period 1917-1992.
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[item identification], Donald D. Phelps Collection, The Shaw Historical Library, Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, Oregon.