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Identifier: wwu:29345
Title: Richard Perry oral history interview (transcript)
Date: 2006-03-09
Description: This interview took place at the Georgia-Pacific mill site on Bellingham's waterfront. Mr. Perry gave the interviewers a tour of the mill as it was being dismantled, pointing out and describing the buildings, equipment and machinery. He begins the interview by talking about his background, noting that he is a life-long Bellingham resident. He discusses the history of the mill and describes the milling and papermaking processes in great detail, from logging the trees to producing rolls of toilet paper. Mr. Perry talks about the lignin research that was done at the mill through which a number of byproducts were created and used in other industries throughout the world. He discusses economic issues associated with both the pulping and byproducts side of the mill's operations, as well as the international pulping industry as a whole. He talks about the changing relationship between the mill, Western Washington University, and the community of Bellingham as a result of growing environmental concerns in the 1970s, describing in detail some of the specific issues that were addressed during those times.
Digital Collection: Waterfront Oral History Project
Type of resource: Text
Object custodian: Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Related Collection: Waterfront Oral History Project records
Local Identifier: wohp_perry20060309
Text preview (might not show all results): Richard Perry Interview 1 Title: Interview with Richard Perry Interviewer: Samantha Cross, Karlene Kolesnikov, David Lewis, and Ken McAllister Date: 2006 February 9 Collection: Waterfront Oral History Project Repository: Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Washington University Transcripti

Identifier: wwu:29334
Title: Ken Blackmore oral history interview (transcript)
Date: 2006-03-01
Description: Mr. Blackmore talks about growing up in Coventry, England during World War II, and then moving to Bellingham, WA to work at the GP mill. He describes the pulping process, substances such as alpha cellulose, as well as chemical byproducts like thixotropic, Quebracho, and Multi KEMIN. Mr. Blackmore was involved in research and development, through which he and his colleagues discovered ways of using those byproducts in other industries like oil drilling, coal mining, cement production, and agriculture. While employed at GP, he was awarded a Shibley Award for outstanding contribution to science. He talks about safety issues associated with mill work, noting a personal experience involving a lab explosion. He talks briefly about strikes at the pulp mill, also describing the nature of relationships between mill employees and individuals throughout the community. Mr. Blackmore concludes by speculating about the future of Bellingham's waterfront.
Digital Collection: Waterfront Oral History Project
Type of resource: Text
Object custodian: Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Related Collection: Waterfront Oral History Project records
Local Identifier: wohp_blackmore20060301
Text preview (might not show all results): Ken Blackmore interview 1 Title: Interview with Ken Blackmore Interviewer: David Lewis Date: 2006 March 1 Collection: Waterfront Oral History Project records Repository: Center for Pacific Northwest Studies Transcription: David Lewis Revisions: Transcript revised by Rozlind Koester and Laurie Brion,