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Interviewee Sort descending | Collection | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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Ron Rogers | Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project |
Oral history interview with Ron Rogers. |
Unknown | Los Angeles, CA | The Port of Los Angeles | |
Roy Coats | Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project |
Roy Coats was born on January 31, 1914, in Ladora, Iowa. He graduated high school in Des Moines, Iowa, where his family moved after his father's business failed during the Great Depression. Coats enlisted in the Navy in 1933 after a prolonged waiting period and trained in San Diego. He served on the USS Chester and the USS Houston, both heavy cruisers. After his naval service, he transitioned to a civilian career and began working at Cal Ship on Terminal Island in February 1941, where he worked in shipbuilding during World War II. |
Unknown | Los Angeles, CA | The Port of Los Angeles | |
Roy Cootes | Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project |
Roy J. Cootes was born on December 3, 1932, at the old San Pedro Hospital in California. He spent his childhood in San Pedro, where his father worked as a shop superintendent for the Atlas-Imperial Diesel Engine Company, and his mother was a homemaker. Cootes attended local schools, graduating from San Pedro High School in 1950, and later obtained a certificate in internal combustion engine technology from Los Angeles Harbor College. In 1953, he pursued a brief career in professional baseball, signing with the San Francisco Seals. |
Unknown | Los Angeles, CA | The Port of Los Angeles | |
Rudy Svorinich, Jr. | Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project |
Oral history interview with Rudy Svorinich, Jr. |
Unknown | Los Angeles, CA | The Port of Los Angeles | |
Russell Brown | Oral History Collection - Fishing and Fisheries |
Dr. Russell Brown is a distinguished fisheries scientist with a Ph.D. in Fisheries from Michigan State University, as well as an M.S. in Fisheries and a B.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife Management from Cornell University. With over two decades of experience in the field, Dr. Brown has made significant contributions to fisheries research and management. Russell began his career in 1994 at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, where he worked as a stock assessment biologist specializing in haddock and Gulf of Maine winter flounder. |
Unknown | Woods Hole, MA | Woods Hole Historical Museum | |
Russell Grinnell | Oral History Collection - Fishing and Fisheries |
Captain Russell Grinnell was born in 1907 in Woods Hole. His father, Charles R. Grinnell, was born in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, then moved with Russell's grandfather to Naushon Island off Woods Hole. Charles Grinnell was a fisherman and he and son Russell fished together, gathering quahogs and lobsters, dragging for flounder, depending on the season. This was first done from a 26 foot catboat and later a 42 foot boat. Russell Grinnell joined the crew of the squid collecting boats (all named CAPTAIN BILL) owned by Henry Klimm and contracted to the Marine Biological Laboratory. |
Unknown | Woods Hole, MA | Woods Hole Historical Museum | |
Seymour Waterman | Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project |
Oral history interview with Seymour Waterman. |
Unknown | Los Angeles, CA | The Port of Los Angeles | |
Shuckers' Tales | New Jersey’s Delaware Bayshore |
The Oyster Shuckers, a group of individuals from the Bayshore area, share a rich heritage rooted in the maritime traditions of Port Norris, New Jersey. Their lives are interwoven with the rhythms of the Delaware Bay, where generations have toiled in the pursuit of harvesting and processing oysters. These men and women come from diverse backgrounds, each carrying personal histories that reflect the broader narrative of the oyster industry. |
Unknown | Port Norris, NJ | Bayshore Center at Bivalve Delaware Bay Museum & Folklife Center | |
Stancil Jones | Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project |
Oral history interview with Stancil Jones. |
Unknown | Los Angeles, CA | The Port of Los Angeles | |
Stephanie Mardesich | Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project |
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Unknown | Los Angeles, CA | The Port of Los Angeles |