Oral histories
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Found in 131 Collections and/or Records:
Saving the Legacy oral history audio recordings
Collection
Identifier: A0864
Abstract
The Saving the Legacy oral history audio recordings consists of interviews with World War II veterans living in Utah and the Intermountain Region about their experiences, early, and after war lives. The oral histories were taken by the American West Center, University of Utah. The collection was later expanded to include all war veterans.
Dates:
2000-2006
Saving the Legacy oral history project transcripts
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2070
Abstract
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. This oral history project, Saving the Legacy: An Oral History of Utah's World War II Veterans, has the mission of interviewing veterans living in Utah and the Intermountain Region. The American West Center later expanded their mission to include all war veterans....
Dates:
2001-2010
James Henry Sinquefield oral history interview
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042140790]
Identifier: ACCN 1012
Abstract
An interview (1985) by Alan Cherry with James Henry Sinquefield discussing his experiences as a black convert to the LDS Church and his opinions concerning the status of black persons in the Church. This interview is part of the LDS African American Oral History Project of the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University.
Dates:
1985
South Slavic oral history project
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1502
Abstract
The South Slavic oral history project (1972-1973) consists of transcripts of interviews with about forty individuals of South Slavic descent.
Dates:
1972-1973
Southeastern Utah oral histories
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1868
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.
Dates:
1963-1984
Spanish-speaking peoples in Utah oral histories
Collection
Identifier: MS 0096
Abstract
This oral history collection consists of 166 interviews conducted in the early 1970s. The interview subjects lived in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and the San Luis Valley of Colorado. The material deals with such topics as cultural norms and traditions, relations with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, union activities, employment opportunities, discrimination, the Depression years of the 1930s, the experiences of migrant farm workers, and various other issues relevant to the lives of...
Dates:
1972-1975
Spanish-speaking peoples in Utah oral history audio recordings
Collection
Identifier: A1305
Abstract
The Spanish-speaking peoples in Utah oral history audio recordings are a collection of interviews with Spanish-speaking immigrants. This collection was previously part of the Ethnic archives oral history audio recordings collection(A0853).
Dates:
1968-1976
James Sweeney oral history
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042079360]
Identifier: ACCN 1869
Abstract
This collection consists of the oral history of Sweeney (b. 1838), narrated to J. Ross Mackenzie in the early part of the twentieth century. Sweeney was a soldier, gold miner, freight runner, and finally a farmer.
Dates:
1921
Sandra Tanner oral history interviews
Collection
Identifier: MS 0413
Abstract
The Sandra Tanner oral history interviews (1972-1983) is a set of transcripts of interviews with Sandra Tanner conducted by Scott H. Faulring and James V. D'Arc. Tanner, along with her husband, Jerald Tanner, founded the Modern Microfilm Co. in Salt Lake City. Topics discussed in the interviews include Latter-day Saint Church history and doctrine, Jerald Tanner, the Tanner family, Sandra Tanner's writing and other activities, and history of the Modern Microfilm Company. Also included are...
Dates:
1972-1983
Tesuque Pueblo oral history project
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2200
Abstract
The Tesuque Pueblo oral history project (1992-1993) contains several interviews collected by the American West Center.
Dates:
1992-1993