James V. Hillegas

Mr. Hillegas, who enjoys history as well as his coffee.

Professional Credentials:

• MA, History, Portland State University
• BA, Interdisciplinary Studies, Fairhaven College, Western Washington University

Personal Statement:

• Historian of the 20th century urban environment in North America, including pollution abatement, the built environment, sustainability, and oral history.

Areas of Specialization:

• Education; Historical Research; Historical Writing; Oral History

Professional Associations:

• American Society for Environmental History
• Urban History Association
• Organization of American Historians
• Northwest History Network
• Oregon Historical Society

Selected Projects & Publications:

• Working for the “Working River”: Willamette River Pollution, 1926-1975 [working title]. Book in progress, Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, OR.
• “Working for the ‘Working River’: Willamette River Pollution, 1926-1962.” MA Thesis, Portland State University, 2009.
• “With the Determination of the Machine Age: Interstate 5 is Built through Bellingham, Washington, 1945-1966,” The Journal of the Whatcom County Historical Society, Centennial Edition (2004), 105-138.
• Oregon Encyclopedia entries:
"Izaak Walton League in Oregon"
"Geocaching"
"U.S.S. Sederstrom (DE-31)"
"U.S.S. Astoria (CA-34)"
"U.S.S. Oregon City (CA-122)"
"U.S.S. Coos Bay (AVP-25) / U.S.C.G.C. Coos Bay (WHEC-376)"
"Mt. Angel Oktoberfest"

Contact Information:

• 971-506-5998
•  ~jvhillegas AT g mail dot com
• http://wwwhistoricalthreads.blogspot.com/
• http://sustainabilityhistory.org/

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