Oral histories
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
African American oral history project
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2840
Abstract
The African American oral history project (1971-1973) contains interviews with people who resided in Utah during the Depression and World War II era. Those interviewed discuss their experience being African American in Utah during this time. Items discussed include difficulty finding housing and jobs as well as discrimination in public areas and from neighbors. Audio is also available for the interviews.
Dates:
1971-1973
Carbon County oral history project
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1479
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.
Dates:
1972-1993
Everett L. Cooley oral history project
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0814
Abstract
The Everett L. Cooley oral history project is an ongoing oral history program designed to document the history of Utah with an emphasis on the interaction between the University of Utah and the local and regional communities.
Dates:
1983-2018
Doris Duke American Indian oral history project audio recordings
Collection
Identifier: A0001
Abstract
The Doris Duke American Indian oral history project audio recordings (1949-1972) consist of interviews pertaining to the lives of Native Americans and their legends, customs, social and cultural beliefs, personal life experiences, and views on the urbanization of the Native American.
Dates:
1949-1972; Majority of material found within 1960-1972
Ethnic archives oral histories audio recordings
Collection
Identifier: A0853
Abstract
The Ethnic Archives oral histories audio recordings (1966-1997) consists of interviews with individuals from various Utah communities. Groups represented include: Croatian, Greek, Spanish, Japanese, Mexican, Zuni, Paiute, other Native American communities, and women in Utah politics. The collection also features items about general Western history. The American West Center is dedicated to documenting the history of the intermountain region and surrounding areas.
Dates:
1966-1997
Golden Spike oral history project
Collection
Identifier: MS 0095
Abstract
This project, funded by the National Park Service, documents the history of the Golden Spike National Historic Site. The interviews were conducted in 1974 by Gregory Thompson and Phil Notarianni in conjunction with the American West Center. Click here to view the digitized oral history transcripts.
Dates:
1947-1974
HIV oral history project
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2958
Abstract
Forming part of the Kristen Ries and Maggie Snyder HIV/AIDS Archive, the HIV oral history project (2015-2017) is an initative to document the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Utah through oral histories.
Dates:
2015-2020
Indian Self-Rule oral histories
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2186
Abstract
This collection contains transcripts of two interviews conducted in the 1970s and six transcripts of interviews and speeches given during the Conference on Indian Self-Rule, which took place in Sun Valley, Idaho, in August 1983. The conference was sponsored by the Institute of the American West. In 1995 the Utah State University Press published a book which grew out of this conference entitled Indian Self-Rule: First-Hand Accounts of Indian-White Relations from...
Dates:
1976-1983
Italian oral history project audio recordings
Collection
Identifier: A0305
Abstract
The Italian oral history project audio recordings (1970-1987) consist of interviews conducted with Utahns of Italian descent. Interviews begin with a short biography of the subject and cover topics such as discrimination, labor unions and social events. The American West Center conducted this and other ethnic oral history projects in an attempt to record the experiences Utah's eithnic minorities.
Dates:
1970-1979; 1987
Jewish oral history project
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1629
Abstract
The Jewish oral history project (1972-1977) was conducted by the American West Center and consists of a series of interviews between 1972 and 1977 with local Jewish Americans concerning life in Utah.
Dates:
1972-1977