Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project
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Oral History Interview with Basja Samuelson: Video, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project

Interviewee
Interviewer
Date
  • 2018-08-29
Description
  • The Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project collection consists of interviews of 83 people for the Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, conducted by Professor Judith Raiskin and Curator Linda Long at the University of Oregon starting in the summer of 2018.
Abstract
  • Basja was born in 1945 in Weehawken, New Jersey. Her family moved to rural Pennsylvania. She describes the social scene in school. Basja was a tomboy and played sports. Hers was the only Jewish family in the area, and she experienced discrimination, especially at Christmas and Easter. Her parents were disappointed that she did not behave in typical feminine ways. She went to Antioch College and then to library school at Drexel University. The women’s movement helped her follow her own path. In 1977, she moved to Eugene, and initially stayed at Trudy’s Ranch out on Hamm Road. She began work for the Lane County Library system, operating the bookmobile program. She discusses the qualities of the community in Eugene. When the bookmobile program ended, she moved to Portland. She began working for the Washington County Library System. She put together an extensive bibliography of lesbian books in the library system. She discusses marriage equality and the assimilation of lesbians in the community. Basja went to a festival at the We’Moon lesbian land; she discusses the music, workshops, discussions on the future of lesbian separatism, and trans issues. She concludes her interview by discussing aging issues.
Subject
Keyword
  • Lesbians of a Certain Age (LOCA)
  • Cassidy, Gertrude
  • Riviera Room
  • Baleboostehs
Location
Rights
Rights Holder
  • University of Oregon Libraries
Identifier
  • Coll520_do053
Repository
Local Collection Name
Local Collection ID
  • Coll 520
Finding Aid
Related URL
Media
Institution
Submission Date
  • 07/02/2024
Modified
  • 07/22/2024
Collections

APA

Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, University of Oregon. (24 Feb 2025). Oral History Interview with Basja Samuelson: Video, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/videos/df73c3220

MLA

Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, University of Oregon. "Oral History Interview with Basja Samuelson: Video, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project" Oregon Digital. 24 Feb 2025. https://oregondigital.org/concern/videos/df73c3220

Chicago

Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, University of Oregon. "Oral History Interview with Basja Samuelson: Video, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2025-02-24. https://oregondigital.org/concern/videos/df73c3220

Wiki

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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Samuelson, Basja http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/SamuelsonBasja
2 Raiskin, Judith L. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95069466
3 Long, Linda, 1956- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2001035121
4 Lesbianism http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076157
5 Natural foods http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85050247
6 Communities http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85029195
7 Heterosexuality http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93008585
8 Housing, Cooperative http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85062614
9 Lesbians http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076160
10 Drug utilization http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85039716
11 Glass, Charlie, -1937 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr00030472
12 Cornell University http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021621
13 Parenting http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85098009
14 Cormier, Margaret http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/CormierMargaret
15 University of Oregon >> Lane County >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5758196/
16 In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
17 University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003116678
18 Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/EugeneLesbianOralHistoryProject
19 Video http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage
20 University of Oregon http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126183

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