Oral histories
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Found in 131 Collections and/or Records:
Navajo oral history collection
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0941
Abstract
The Navajo oral history collection (1975) consist of transcripts of interviews conducted by Nita Weber as research for her graduate thesis.
Dates:
1975
William Wallace Newby papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0606
Abstract
The William Wallace Newby papers (1930-1971) consist of personal and professional materials concerning William Newby (1902-1977), a professor of biology at the University of Utah from 1927-1971. Included are biographical information, obituary notices, an oral history transcript, numerous hand drawn and reproduced illustrations, and literature and correspondence pertaining to the Aztec Club, of which Newby was president from 1965-1966.
Dates:
1930-1971
Chieko N. Okazaki papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2839
Abstract
The Chieko N. Okazaki papers (1924-2012) consist of correspondence, administrative documents, and memorabilia from her teaching career, the Japan-Okinawa and Japan Central Missions, her term as the first woman of color to serve as a Relief Society General Presidency member, as well as speeches and manuscripts from her time as an author and speaker. Click here to view the digitized journals from the...
Dates:
1924-2012
Old timers Colorado River trip video collection
Collection
Identifier: A0718
Abstract
The old timers Colorado River trip video collection (1994) consists of video recordings of an expedition down the Colorado River designed to document changes to the river, its geology and its ecosystem in the years after the construction of the Glen Canyon Dam. Representatives of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and veteran river guides were joined by historians and archivists. This collection includes footage of the river trip, group meetings at Northern Arizona University, and...
Dates:
1994 September 09-14
Helen Zeese Papanikolas papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0471
Abstract
The Helen Zeese Papanikolas papers (1954-2001) contain materials concerning the research and writing of this Utah historian and folklorist. Included are correspondence, research files, news clippings, oral history manuscripts, published and unpublished articles.
Dates:
1954-2009
Jean and Wilburn Pickett papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1573
Abstract
The Jean and Wilburn Pickett papers (1961-1998) contain correspondence, entry applications, score cards, news clippings, posters, trail maps, brochures, and editions of the Alta Powder News, detailing both the history of Alta, Utah, and Alta's Gelande ski jump competitions as well as other intermountain ski racing and jumping events. Jean and Wilburn Pickett were associated with skiing at Alta for many years. Wilburn began publishing the ...
Dates:
1961-1998
Rick Reese mountaineering audio collection
Collection
Identifier: A0151
Abstract
The Rick Reese mountaineering audio collection (1980-1996) consists of oral histories of mountaineers once active in Wyoming's Teton Range. An historian and former Grand Teton National Park climbing ranger, Reese himself conducts one of the interviews.
Dates:
1980-1996
Agnes Just Reid papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0365
Abstract
The Agnes Just Reid papers (1850-2004) consist of a biographical sketch, an oral history transcript (1972), personal correspondence, and biographical sketches and correspondence relating to her mother, Emma Thompson Bennett Just. Included are correspondence and other materials related to the publication of her book Letters of Long Ago.
Dates:
1850-2004
Miles Pratt Romney papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1732
Abstract
The Miles Pratt Romney papers (1881-1984) consist of diaries, newspaper clippings, certificates, typescripts of autobiographies and biographies, day books, note cards, correspondence, a published book and oral histories pertaining to the family of Miles Pratt Romney.
Dates:
1881-1984
Sanpete County oral histories
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0562
Abstract
The Sanpete County oral histories (1971-1972) were conducted by John S. H. Smith, who was interested in documenting life in Sanpete County, Utah, in the 1920s.
Dates:
1971-1972