Oral history
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 100 Collections and/or Records:
Maxine Briggs, November 4, 2013
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Abstract
Maxine Briggs was born in 1923 in Caldwell, Idaho. She is the grand daughter of Michael Roberts and Ada Frost who owned a meat market on Main Street in Caldwell. She attended Caldwell High School, graduating in 1940, then studied at College of Idaho for two years before transferring to University of Idaho. She married in 1943, leaving Idaho for Florida then California before returning to Boise. Her and her husband, Carlyle, built a house on a tract of land owned by his family out of an old...
Dates:
November 4, 2013
Michael Meade, July 20, 2016
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Michael Meade discusses his life growing up in Ustick beginning in 1940, and his grandparents, Archie and Nora Pelton, owning the Ustick Mercantile.
Dates:
July 20, 2016
Mildred Tillotson, August 14, 2013
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Mildred Murphy was born in 1929, her husband Tom Tillotson was born in 1919. Mildred grew up near Franklin and Orchard, Tom grew up near Roosevelt and Albion. Mildred went to Franklin School until her brother lost vision in one eye and her mother moved all her children to St. Teresa’s in downtown Boise. Mildred enjoyed downtown, but also spent some time up on the Bench. She married Tom sometime after WWII and they moved to the Tillotson acreage on Albion. As a young family Mildred and Tom...
Dates:
August 14, 2013
Mitch Caldwell, July 14, 2010
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Abstract
In his interview with Alicia Martin-Cowger on July 14, 2010, Mitch Caldwell, who served with the Boise Fire Department, offered his memories of his career as a firefighter. Caldwell’s career with BFD began in 1989 after more than a decade with the Garden City Police Department. At the time of this interview, he served as Deputy Chief of Logistics. He spoke on the following topics: his experiences as a police officer in homicide, recruitment and training of new firefighters, his reasons for...
Dates:
July 14, 2010
Norm and Joyce Thorngren , July 11, 2018
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Abstract
In their interview with Gaby Thomason on July 11, 2018, Norm Thorngren who served as a Boise firefighter, and his wife, Joyce, offered their memories of Norm’s time working with the department from the years 1962-1984. In that time, Norm served as a firefighter, driver, captain, and assistant battalion chief. Their granddaughter, Briana Flaherty, was also present. Thorngren spoke on the following topics: Balancing family life with work; the service of helping his community; starting pay vs....
Dates:
July 11, 2018
Oral History Program collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 075
Scope and Contents
This collection contains recorded interviews with Boise citizens. Notable topics include Boise Bench history, Greenbelt history, Foothills Levy history, Boise Fire Department history, Boise Police Department history, and personal and political histories of former mayors and councilmembers.
Dates:
2009-2021
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Oral History Program collection
Paul Woods , August 23, 2011
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Abstract
In his interview with Stephanie Milne, Director of Public Works at Boise City, Paul Woods, offered his recollections of the serial foothills levy campaign from the spring of 2001. Woods described the meeting where he first became involved in the campaign. He elaborated that he could not sleep the night Justice Chuck McDevitt appointed him as Chair of the fundraising committee. He also described how vital volunteers were to the foothills grassroots effort. Woods recalled the opposition the...
Dates:
August 23, 2011
Renn Ross, September 9, 2010 and June 20, 2018
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Abstract
In an interview with Alicia Martin-Cowger on September 9, 2010, Renn Ross discusses his career with the Boise Fire Department. Ross was hired in 1978; he served as chief from 1992 until his retirement in 2007. Topics discussed in the interview: beginning his career with BLM as a wildland firefighter and volunteer firefighter with the Star Fire District; the hiring process; the push to diversify the department; new recruit training; the daily routine at the fire station; the first fire he...
Dates:
September 9, 2010 and June 20, 2018
Ricardo Salutregui , June 25, 2010
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Abstract
In his interview with Alicia Martin-Cowger on June 25, 2010, Ricardo “Sal” Salutregui, who served with the Boise Fire Department, offered his memories of his career as a firefighter. Salutregui’s career with BFD spanned the late 1950s through 1984 when he retired. He spoke on the following topics: his Basque heritage and working as a sheepherder and farm laborer; recruitment and training of new firefighters; life in the firehouse; his training as an Army mechanic; his reasons for leaving the...
Dates:
June 25, 2010
Richard "Rich" Randolph , August 15, 2018
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Abstract
In his interview with Gaby Thomason on August 15, 2018, Richard Randolph, who served as a Boise firefighter, offered his memories of working from the years 1979-2005. In that time, Randolph served as a firefighter, driver, and captain. Randolph spoke on the following topics: His lifetime devotion to being a firefighter; getting started with firefighting in the Air Force; getting laid off after the 1% initiative and how he influenced the rehiring of firefighters; getting involved with the...
Dates:
August 15, 2018