Carbon County oral history project
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1479
Scope and Contents
The Carbon County oral history project (1972-1993) consist of oral histories from residents of Carbon County, Utah. While the main emphasis is on living in coal mine country, the interviews are verbal snapshots of rural Utah life from the earliest settlers to as recently as 1993. The interviews have been alphabetized by the last names. In the few instances where there are two subjects in one interview, look alphabetically for the placement of the name; there will be a note as to its location.
Click here to view the digitized oral history transcripts.
Click here to view the digitized oral history transcripts.
Dates
- 1972-1993
Creator
- University of Utah. American West Center (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical Sketch
See individual histories.
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Carbon County oral history project (1972-1993) consist of oral histories from residents of Carbon County, Utah. While the main emphasis is on living in coal mine country, the interviews are verbal snapshots of rural Utah life from the earliest settlers to as recently as 1993. Click here to view the digitized oral history transcripts.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the American West Center in 1994 and 2000.
Processing Information
Processed by Elizabeth Rogers in 2000.
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- Austrian Americans -- Utah -- Carbon County -- Interviews
- Carbon County (Utah) -- Ethnic relations -- Sources
- Carbon County (Utah) -- History -- Sources
- Children of immigrants -- Utah -- Carbon County -- Interviews
- Coal miners -- Utah -- Carbon County -- Interviews
- Coal mines and mining -- Utah -- Carbon County -- Sources
- Greek Americans -- Utah -- Carbon County -- Interviews
- Immigrants -- Utah -- Carbon County -- Interviews
- Italian Americans -- Utah -- Carbon County -- Interviews
- Japanese Americans -- Utah -- Carbon County -- Interviews
- Mines and Mineral Resources
- Minority miners -- Utah -- Carbon County -- Interviews
- Oral histories
- Strikes and lockouts -- Coal mining -- Utah -- Carbon County -- Sources
Creator
- University of Utah. American West Center (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the Carbon County oral history project
- Author
- Finding aid created by Elizabeth Rogers.
- Date
- 2000 (last modified: 2019)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu