Leroy Soper Oral History Interview

Abstract

Three sound cassettesfor an oral history interview with Leroy "Lee" Soper, conducted by Tom Orton between March 6 and March 18, 2009. Interview topics include Soper's early life in school and during World War II, the beginning of his career at the Walla Walla Book Store, his work at the University Bookstore and Raymar Northwest Book Company, his involvement and board work with the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and the American Booksellers Association, authors and bookstore employees with whom Soper worked, and the overall state of bookselling and publishing (particularly for independent bookstores in the age of large chain and online stores).