Ken Skipper oral history recording

Title

Ken Skipper oral history recording

Description

An audio recording of an oral history of Ken Skipper on Hillsboro during the Vietnam War. Ken Skipper came to Hillsboro in 1968 as a first year teacher at Poynter Jr. High. In 1969, Mr. Skipper was drafted and did basic training at Fort Lewis. Later he was transferred to Denver, Colorado to finish his master’s degree and became an occupational therapist for the army at a psychiatric hospital in Denver. Later he went on to work in counseling people with mental disorders and drug issues. Skipper describes how he returned to Hillsboro in the early 1970s as a counselor at Poynter Junior High, then transferred to Hillsboro High School where he taught for a long time.

Creator

Skipper, Ken

Is Part Of

Century High School collection

Subject

Washington County (Or.) -- History
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American
Education

Place

Washington County (Or.)
Hillsboro (Or.)

Extent

1 sound cassette (28 min.)

Language

English

Identifier

WCM_OH_461

Rights

In Copyright
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Source

Five Oaks Museum

Contributor

Elkins, Stacie
Newton, Erika

Format

Audiocassettes

Type

Sound