YourStory oral history project audio recordings
Collection
Identifier: A0902
Scope and Contents
The YourStory oral history project audio recordings (2005) consist of some of the first recordings made by the YourStory oral history project in an effort to collect the many and varied life stories of Utah residents. Although YourStory is an ongoing project, materials in this collectin date from February-June 2005 only. All materials are digital and available to listen to on compact disc.
Dates
- 2013
Creator
- University of Utah (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Materials must be used on-site; no use of original material, access copies will be made available for viewing. Five business days advanced notice required. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the YourStory oral history project audio recordings must be obtained from the Special Collections Multimedia Archivist.
Permission to publish material from the YourStory oral history project audio recordings must be obtained from the Special Collections Multimedia Archivist.
Historical Note
YourStory was founded in 2004 by Professor Meg Brady of the Department of English and the Ethnic Studies Program at the University of Utah. The project is an effort to record the life stories of all Utahns. YourStory has recording studios across the Wasatch Front, including the Chase Home Museum of Folk Art in Liberty Park and the Huntsman Cancer Institute and offers its services to "every Utahn, no matter how ordinary, [who] has a story to tell."
Extent
108 CD
Abstract
The YourStory oral history project audio recordings (2005) consist of some of the first recordings made by the YourStory oral history project in an effort to collect the many and varied life stories of Utah residents. Although recordings in this collection date from February-June 2005 only, YourStory is an ongoing progam "supported by the Documentary Studies program in the College of Humanities at the University of Utah" and "designed to facilitate the recording of interviews with relatives and friends, and to help individuals provide a lasting legacy of their own stories for families and loved ones."
Arrangement
Collection is arranged in chronological order.
Processing Information
Processed by Michael Hinderaker in 2013.
Creator
- University of Utah (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the YourStory oral history project audio recordings 2005
- Author
- Finding aid created by Michael Hinderaker
- Date
- © 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
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