Saving the Legacy oral history project transcripts
Scope and Contents
The American West Center at the University of Utah is involved in a nationwide effort to preserve the stories of men and women who witnessed the events of World War II. This oral history project, Saving the Legacy: An Oral History of Utah's World War II Veterans, has the mission of interviewing veterans living in Utah and the Intermountain Region. The project is ongoing, and has been enlarged to include veterans of subsequent wars.
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Dates
- Creation: 2001-2010
Creator
- University of Utah. American West Center (Organization)
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Extent
16 Linear Feet (32 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The American West Center, at the University of Utah, is involved in a nationwide effort to preserve the stories of men and women who witnessed the events of World War II. This oral history project, Saving the Legacy: An Oral History of Utah's World War II Veterans, has the mission of interviewing veterans living in Utah and the Intermountain Region. The American West Center later expanded their mission to include all war veterans.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the American West Center in 2004-2012.
Separated Materials
Miscellaneous manuscript items donated by interviewees are located in Saving the Legacy collection (ACCN 2100).
See also
Saving the Legacy photograph collection (P1145)and
Saving the Legacy oral history audio recordings (A0864).
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Processing Information
Processed by Karen Carver in 2004-2012.
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Subject
- Remington Arms Company -- Employees -- Interviews (Organization)
- Lockheed Aircraft Corporation -- Employees -- Interviews (Organization)
- Kennecott Copper Corporation -- Employees -- Interviews (Organization)
- Geneva Steel Plant -- Employees -- Interviews (Organization)
- University of Utah -- Faculty -- Interviews (Organization)
- Utah State University -- Faculty -- Interviews (Organization)
- Fitzsimons Army Medical Center -- Sources (Organization)
- Bushnell General Military Hospital (Utah) (Organization)
- Central Utah Relocation Center (Organization)
- Dachau (Concentration camp) (Organization)
- Buchenwald (Concentration camp) (Organization)
- Ohrdruf (Concentration camp) (Organization)
- United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve -- Interviews (Organization)
- United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 1st -- Interviews (Organization)
- United States. Marine Corps Women's Reserve -- Interviews (Organization)
- United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd -- Interviews (Organization)
- United States. Works Progress Administration -- Officials and employees -- Interviews (Organization)
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) -- Officials and employees -- Interviews (Organization)
- United States. Army. Air Corps -- Interviews (Organization)
- United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps -- Interviews (Organization)
- United States. Army. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps -- Interviews (Organization)
- United States. Army Nurse Corps -- Interviews (Organization)
- United States. Navy. Seabees -- Interviews (Organization)
- Indianapolis (Cruiser) (Organization)
- Massachusetts (Battleship : BB-59) (Organization)
- Missouri (Battleship : BB-63) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945 -- Personal narratives
- Aviation mechanics (Persons) -- 20th century -- Interviews
- Bataan Death March, Philippines, 1942 -- Personal narratives
- Bomber pilots -- Utah -- Personal narratives
- Civilians in war -- Utah -- Interviews
- Coral Sea, Battle of the, 1942 -- Personal narratives
- Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 -- Personal narratives
- Death march survivors -- Interviews
- Death marches -- Germany -- Interviews
- Depressions -- 1929 -- Personal narratives
- Hispanic Americans -- Utah -- Interviews
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narratives
- Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 -- Personal narratives
- Japanese American soldiers -- Utah -- Interviews
- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Utah -- Personal narratives
- Māori Americans -- Utah -- Interviews
- Midway, Battle of, 1942 -- Personal narratives
- Nazi concentration camps -- Germany -- Sources
- Operation Crossroads, Marshall Islands, 1946 -- Personal narratives
- Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 -- Personal narratives
- Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Utah -- Personal narratives
- Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Sources
- Prisoner-of-war camps -- Sources
- Prisoners of war -- Germany -- Interviews
- Prisoners of war -- Italy -- Interviews
- Prisoners of war -- Japan -- Interviews
- Prisoners of war -- Philippines -- Interviews
- Prisoners of war -- Poland -- Interviews
- Radio operators -- Utah -- 20th century -- Interviews
- Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944 -- Personal narratives
- Veterans -- Idaho -- Interviews
- Veterans -- Utah -- Interviews
- Veterans -- Utah -- Nurses -- Interviews
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Military intelligence -- Personal narratives
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Utah -- Personal narratives
- Warships
- Women guerrillas -- Philippines -- Interviews
- Women veterans -- Utah -- Interviews
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations -- Personal narratives
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Amphibious operations -- Personal narratives
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Artillery operations -- Personal narratives
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy -- Personal narratives
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Personal narratives
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Liberation -- Personal narratives
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Personal narratives
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons -- Personal narratives
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Utah -- Personal narratives
- World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- Personal narratives
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Utah -- Personal narratives
- Title
- Inventory of the Saving the Legacy oral history project transcripts
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Karen Carver.
- Date
- 2004 (last modified: 2020)
- 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
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu