Category: Transportation History

Category: Transportation History

James Hillegas Northwest History Associate
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 Positions, Projects, and 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@gmail.com
http://wwwhistoricalthreads.blogspot.com/
http://sustainabilityhistory.org/