Oregon Experience: The Spirit of Tek

Resources

Books

Marshall M. Lee, Winning with People: The First 40 Years of Tektronix
Tektronix, Inc., 1986
Gordon B. Dodds and Craig E. Wollner, The Silicon Forest, High Tech in the Portland Area 1945-1986
Oregon Historical Society Press, 1990

Articles

"Taking Root in the Silicon Forest, High-Technology Firms as Surrogate Universities in Portland, Oregon," Heike Mayer
Journal of the American Planning Association, Vol. 71, No. 3.
"Planting High-Technology Seeds, Tektronix's Role in the Creation of Portland's Silicon Forest," Heike Mayer
Oregon Historical Quarterly, Vol. 106, No. 4, Winter 2005

Web sites

The Oregon Historical Society
http://www.ohs.org
VintageTEK.org
http://www.vintageTEK.org
Washington County Historical Society & Museum
http://www.washingtoncountymuseum.org
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
http://www.murdock-trust.org
Tektronix, Inc.
http://www.tektronix.com
Tektronix Retiree Volunteer Program
http://tekretirees.org/
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Interview Clips
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Hear more stories about the early days of Tektronix.

Tektronix Museum
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Stan Griffiths shows off some of his vintage Tek equipment.

Elektros Inc.
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Learn more about one of the many Tektronix spin-off companies.

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