Gene Stafford Oral History

Identifier

OH_STAFFORD_EUGENE_1986

Description

Interview with Gene Stafford about his family and life in Port Hueneme. Stafford describes his Chumash heritage, work as a box-maker at a lemon ranch, the harbor at Port Hueneme, the Seabees and China Alley in Oxnard.

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Creator

Museum of Ventura County

Date

1986 May

Format

mp3

Subject

Chumash Indians
Asian Americans--California--Ventura County--Social conditions
United States--Navy--Seabees
Harbors--Port Hueneme
Port Hueneme (Calif.)--History

Coverage

California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Port Hueneme (Calif.)

Publisher

Museum of Ventura County

Rights

Copyright Museum of Ventura County. All rights reserved.

Type

Sound

Language

English

Original Format

Audio recording

Duration

02:53:21

Bit Rate/Frequency

192 kbit/s

Transcription

A transcript of this oral history is available as a .pdf in the Research Library's book and serials catalog, viewable here.

Interviewer

Browning, Gerry
Johnston, Mary

Interviewee

Stafford, Eugene

Location

Oxnard (Calif.)

Citation

Museum of Ventura County, “Gene Stafford Oral History,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed December 3, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/7195.