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Oral histories

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 131 Collections and/or Records:

Ute Indian oral history project collection

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0853
Abstract The Ute Indian oral history project collection (1982-1985) consists of transcripts of tapes of interviews with 18 members of the Ute Indian Tribe. Topics include values, change, and the value of change both within and without the Ute community. Specific questions concern biographical information, religious and family traditions, living conditions, education, work, and feelings about their lives. Interviews were conducted by Sandra Fuller, Oral History Institute Director, and by her assistant,...
Dates: 1982-1985

Vietnam War oral history project

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2853
Abstract The Vietnam War oral history project (2010-2014) is an ongoing oral history program designed to document the history of Vietnam War veterans from Utah.
Dates: 2010-2014

Voices of American homemakers oral history project

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0472
Abstract The voices of American homemakers oral history project (1981-1983) consists of interviews with 196 women throughout the United States about homemaking in the first half of the twentieth century. The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a major grant to the National Extension Homemakers Council for a three-year nationwide project to collect, process, and disseminate representative oral histories from rural homemakers throughout the country.
Dates: 1981-1983

Voices of American homemakers oral history project audio recordings

 Collection
Identifier: A0138
Abstract The voices of American homemakers oral history project audio recordings (1977-1983) consist of interviews with 196 women throughout the United States about homemaking in the first half of the twentieth century. The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a major grant to the National Extension Homemakers Council for a three-year nationwide project to collect, process, and disseminate representative oral histories from rural homemakers throughout the country.
Dates: 1977-1983

Walker River oral history audio recordings

 Collection
Identifier: A1308
Abstract The Walker River oral history audio recordings are a collection of interviews conducted in 1974 with people from Walker River NV. The interviews were conducted by Ed Johnson for his book "Walker River Paiutes: A Tribal History". This collection was previously part of the Ethnic archives oral history audio recordings collection(A0853).
Dates: 1974

Western States Communication Association records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0620
Abstract The Western States Communication Association records (1929-2014) includes budget accounts, Executive Council information, correspondence, Legislative Assembly materials, convention materials, contracts, convention and workshop information, president and vice president materials, hotel accommodations information, notes, bylaws, newsletters, conference materials, and other financial documents.
Dates: 1929-2014

Westside stories oral history collection

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2117
Abstract Collection consists of transcripts of oral history interviews conducted by students of Professor Margaret Brady during the Fall Semester of 2003. Life stories written by the students follow the transcripts.
Dates: 2003

Westside Storytelling Project collection

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2940
Abstract The Westside Storytelling Project collection consists of materials donated by individuals who participated in the project. The goal of the project was to obtain oral histories from the residents and people of the westside of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dates: 1973-2014

Women in Utah politics oral history project

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1855
Abstract The Women in Utah politics oral history project (1976-1994) consists of interviews with several women who have been active in political and judicial organizations in Utah. Interviews were conducted by Kathryn MacKay, Eloise McQuown, and Gregory C. Thompson under the auspices of the University of Utah's American West Center.
Dates: 1976-1994

YourStory oral history project audio recordings

 Collection
Identifier: A0902
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...
Dates: 2013