Oral history interview with Bill Otto, 1991.

University of Washington, Tacoma. Community History Project.

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Established by Michael Honey in 1991, the University of Washington, Tacoma's Community History Project has developed out of an ongoing series of classes, offered periodically, in which students research local history and interview people in the community about their lives, knowledge of Tacoma and its environs and opinions about a wide range of issues. Its initial goals were to document the history and ethnic diversity of the Tacoma area and to raise awareness of important aspects of history that...

Honey, Michael.

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Professor of labor and ethnic studies and American history at the University of Washington, Tacoma. Michael Honey received his Ph. D. in history from Northern Illinois University in 1988. In 1990 he joined the faculty of the University of Washington, Tacoma, as professor of labor and ethnic studies and American history in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Program. He initiated and led the Center for the Study of Community and Society and the Ernie Tanner Labor and ...

Aprile, Megan,

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Otto, Bill, 1900-

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Longtime Longbranch, Washington resident, Bill Otto (b. 1900), was born in Menominie, Wisconsin, the son of homesteaders who arrived in Washington State in 1901. Otto worked as a logger and a farmer before opening the Maple Leaf Tavern in Longbranch following the repeal of Prohibition. He remained active in community affairs after his retirement and was honored as a town pioneer. From the description of Oral history interview with Bill Otto, 1991. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 30048...