Saving the Legacy collection

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 2100

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Saving the Legacy collection contains items donated by World War II veterans in conjunction with their oral history interviews, conducted by the American West Center, located in the collection "Saving the Legacy oral history project" (ACCN 2070).

Dates

1940s-2007

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.

Organizational History

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, and is responsible for the oral history project, "Saving the Legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans."

Extent

8 Linear Feet (12 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

German

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection consists of items donated by World War II veterans in conjunction with their oral history interviews conducted by the American West Center. This collection is ongoing, and items will be added periodically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred from American West Center from 2004-2009.

Folders 1-11 of box 1 were donated in July 2004. Folders 12-19 of box 1 and boxes 2-4 were donated in October 2005. Folders 1 and 2 of box five, and boxes six and seven were donated in June and August 2006. Boxes 8, 9, and folders 1-2 of box 10 were donated in February 2007. Folders 3-20 of box 10 and folders 1-5 of box 11 were donated in August 2007. Folders 6-11 of box 11 were donated in December 2007. Folders 12-18 of box 11 were donated in April 2008 and February 2009. Box 12 was donated in 2012.

Related Materials

See also the Saving the Legacy oral history project (ACCN 2070) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processed by Karen Carver from 2004-2009.

Processed by Julia Huddleston in 2018.

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