DigitalCommons@Linfield

Launching through the Surf: The Interview and Transcription Process

Jereld R. Nicholson Library

This presentation documents facets of the student-faculty collaborative research project Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City. The project began in the summer of 2011, and the research team expanded and continued work in the summer of 2012. The purpose of this work was to collect and preserve the oral histories of the Dory Fleet in Pacific City, Oregon. The team endeavored to interview dory fishers and their families in order to learn about their experiences as commercial and recreational fishermen and women. These interviews were implemented, edited into short stories, and ultimately transcribed for documentation and future analysis. The finished stories and paired transcripts were then uploaded in DigitalCommons@Linfield. The interviews and transcripts also helped to shape a full-length theatrical production, Kickin’ Sand and Tellin’ Lies, produced by the Linfield Theatre in November of 2012. This presentation focuses on work done in preparing for, conducting, and transcribing the collected oral history interviews featured in this scholarly and creative project.