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- Identifier
- wwu:29337
- Title
- Orman Darby oral history interview (transcript)
- Date
- 2006-03-01
- Description
- Mr. Darby briefly gives his background including religious upbringing, education, and work history prior to becoming the public relations manager at the GP mill. He describes the face of the Bellingham waterfront in the 1970s, noting the rapid expansion of the town in the following few decades, as well as the community's changing feelings towards the mill during that time. Mr. Darby talks about some of the most significant developments at the mill including the creation and dissolution of the various plants and the workers' strike of 1978-1979. He talks about the various uses for chemical byproducts of the pulping process, which revolutionized many industries around the world. Mr. Darby discusses the impact of World War II and the importance of the mill to the war effort. He also talks about how environmental legislation affected operations at the mill. He speculates about the cause and effect relationships that resulted in the creation and termination of industries throughout the Pacific Northwest. Mr. Darby concludes with his thoughts about the future of the 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_darby20060301
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- Orman Darby Interview 1 Title: Interview with Orman Darby Interviewer: Allison Ampe Date: 2006 February 27 Collection: Waterfront Oral History Project Repository: Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Washington University Transcription: Allison Ampe Revisions: Transcript revised by Rozlind
- 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
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- 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,