Southeastern Utah oral histories
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1868
Scope and Contents
The southeastern Utah oral histories (1963-1984) consist of personal recollections, in the form of transcripts and stories, from people who lived in southeastern Utah and were part of its history. Each of the stories centers around the individual perspective of the interviewee. The collection covers a wide range of issues from the early settlements of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico to uranium mining or Navajo trading. Most of the interviews were done in the early 1970s, giving information about conditions from the turn of the twentieth century. They describe what living conditions were like, from different vantage points as well as regions.
Dates
- 1963-1984
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 interviews.
Extent
5.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The southeastern Utah oral histories (1963-1984) consist of personal recollections, in the form of transcripts and stories, from people who lived in southeastern Utah and were part of its history. Each of the stories centers around the individual perspective of the interviewee. The collection covers a wide range of issues from the early settlements of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico to uranium mining or Navajo trading.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Gary Shumway in 2001.
Processing Information
Processed by Elizabeth Rogers in 2001.
- Interviews
- Latter Day Saints -- Mexico -- History -- Sources
- Mines and Mineral Resources
- Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
- Navajo Indians -- Utah -- History -- Sources
- Oral histories
- Ranching
- Ranching -- Utah -- History -- Sources
- Uranium mines and mining -- Utah -- Sources
- Utah -- History -- Sources
- Title
- Inventory of the southeastern Utah oral histories
- Author
- Finding aid created by Elizabeth Rogers.
- Date
- 2001 (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
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