Identity elements
Reference code
UA 2.5.2.1
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
PLU Oral History Collection
Date(s)
- 1972-2000 (Creation)
Extent
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
A collection of cassette tapes recorded by various PLU faculty, staff, and students speaking directly or conducting interviews on the history of Pacific Lutheran University.
System of arrangement
These cassette tapes have been digitized are grouped into categories by subject.
- Eastvold Recollections - Interviews with staff and faculty on PLU president S.C. Eastvold conducted by Tom Fryxell, a PLU alum.
- Mortvedt Recollections - Interviews with staff and faculty on PLU president Robert A.L. Mortvedt conducted by PLU students.
- Milton Nesvig Oral History - Oral histories of PLU recorded by Milton Nesvig while recovering from an illness. Also includes interviews conducted by Nesvig.
- Milton Nesvig Retirement Interviews - Interviews conducted by Harvey Neufeld with friends, family, and colleagues of Milton Nesvig for his retirement party.
- Phillip Nordquist interviews - Interviews conducted by Phillip Nordquist for a centennial history of PLU.
- Interviews and Performances - Interviews conducted by various interviewers with PLU faculty, staff, and alumni. Also includes several recordings of musical performances.