Willard J. Wright (1914-1997) was a Seattle lawyer at the firm of Davis Wright Tremaine. A Seattle native, he attended the Lakeside School, graduating in 1932. He was a longtime trustee of Lakeside beginning in 1938 and was involved in the selection of the new headmaster after the sudden death of Headmaster Robert Adams in 1950. In this interview, Wright reminiscences about Dexter K. Strong, headmaster of Lakeside School from 1951 to 1969.

Interview conducted by an unidentified interviewer on July 15, 1985. This interview is part of the Donald Schmechel Oral History Collection. Don Schmechel, who was a member of the Seattle Public Library Foundation board, began this project with Seattle Public Library in 1984, with the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) brought on board as a partner in early 1985. Schmechel himself worked to raise the funding for the project, and volunteered his time to manage the project, and to conduct interviews along with a crew of volunteers. Originally titled the Videotaping Historic Figures (VHF) Program, the project interviewed 91 people, and MOHAI holds the interviews for 32 of these individuals.