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Image of Pioneer Square decorated for Potlatch, 1911
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Pioneer Square decorated for Potlatch, 1911

The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. In July 1911 the Tilikums ("Friends" in Chinook Jargon; Elttaes is Seattle spelled backward) organized the first Golden Potlatch celebration. The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival held…
ID Number:1983.10.9439.2
Date:1911
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Oral history interview with Doris Eason, March 23, 1985

Interview with Doris Eason conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on March 23, 1985. In the interview, Eason discusses developments in housing and race relations during World War II, her pursuit of racial integration through her work at the Seattle Housing Authority, and what she saw of war work recruits' experiences, Black servicemen's…
ID Number:1985.134.6
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Chester Kingsbury and Reverend Robert Shaw, April 18, 1985

Oral history interview with Chester Kingsbury and Reverend Robert Shaw about the peace movement during World War II, their attempts to undermine racism after World War II, and religious organizing for peace. The interview was conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on April 18, 1985.For Shaw and Kingsbury, the fight against the war…
ID Number:1985.134.8
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Aki Kurose, January 31, 1985

Interview with Aki Kurose conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project in 1985. In this interview Kurose discusses being incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center and the Minidoka Relocation Center, how the concentration camps undermined the traditional closeness of Japanese-American families, her family's response to Pearl Harbor, and her experience of being part of…
ID Number:1985.134.9
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Frank Miyamoto, April 23, 1985

S. Frank Miyamoto was born in 1912 in Seattle to Issei immigrants. He earned his Bachelor of Arts (1936) and Master of Arts (1938) degrees in sociology from the University of Washington. His first faculty appointment was at the University of Washington in 1941 -- an appointment that was terminated when he was forceably removed due to his Japanese heritage.…
ID Number:1985.134.16
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Frances Owen, January 29, 1985

Interview with Frances Owen conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on January 29, 1985. Owen learned of Pearl Harbor on the radio. Soon afterwards, her husband volunteered for service. She learned to be quite handy in his absence, had a variety of extra people share her home, and volunteered for children’s causes while…
ID Number:1985.134.17
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Erroll Rawson, April 28, 1985

Erroll Rawson was a Seattle doctor who volunteered his skills on the wartime homefront (including creating an emergency medicine system) and maintained a private practice as World War II began. In this April 28, 1985, interview conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project, Rawson speaks about medical care in wartime Seattle area and racial…
ID Number:1985.134.18
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with G. Spencer Reeves, May 21, 1985

G. Spencer Reeves worked in health education during World War II and taught first aid and swimming during the war. In this iInterview conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on May 21, 1985. He speaks about the University of Washington campus experience during the war and justifies Japanese American incarceration because of fear.…
ID Number:1985.134.19
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Tomo Shoji, April 10, 1985

Interview with Tomo Shoji about her experiences before and during World War II, conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project, April 10, 1985. She discusses her parents' arrival in the U.S. and their work in a sawmill camp. Her mother later moved to Seattle and set up a midwifery practice for the Japanese community.…
ID Number:1985.134.22
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Marjorie Sotero, April 12, 1985

Interview with Marjorie E. (Polk) Sotero about her experiences before and during World War II, conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on April 12, 1985. Sotero was born in Montana and moved to Washington when she was five years old. She worked as a hospital ward clerk and department store detective before joining…
ID Number:1985.134.25
Date:1985
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