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Oral histories

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 131 Collections and/or Records:

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

Philo T. and Elma G. Farnsworth audio collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0382
Abstract The Philo T. and Elma G. Farnsworth audio collection (1960-1978) contains audio recordings of Farnsworth speaking to audiences as well as recordings his wife, Elma G. "Pem" Farnsworth, made while researching a biography following his death in 1971. Philo Taylor Farnsworth (1906-1971) was a researcher, writer, and a pioneering developer of television, radar technology, peacetime applications of nuclear fusion, and the infant incubator.
Dates: 1960-1978

Keith B. Farr radio history audio collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0917
Abstract The Keith B. Farr radio history audio collection (1940s-2000s) consists of audiocassettes and compact discs of historic radio programs and radio history retrospectives from the 20th and 21st centuries, some of which feature Farr as an announcer or narrator. There are also recordings about Farr's life and his career as a radio announcer in Utah and California as well as his family's pioneer history.
Dates: circa 1940-2000s

Marion Moore Fidlar interview transcript

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0123
Abstract This collection contains a written transcript (1986) of an interview with Marion Moore Fidlar (1909-1991), the former President and Chairman of Mountain Fuel Supply Company.
Dates: 1986

Edwin Brown Firmage audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0427
Abstract The Edwin Brown Firmage audio-visual collection (1968-2001)contains audio recordings of interviews conducted by Edwin B. Firmage with his grandfather, Hugh B. Brown (1883-1975), a prominent member and leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The collection also includes video materials dealing with the teaching career of Edwin Firmage, a renowned educator and expert on international and constitutional law.
Dates: 1968-1969; 1996-2001

French kayakers river running video collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0534
Abstract The French kayakers river running video collection (1938, 2011) consists of edited footage of a kayak trip down the Green and Colorado Rivers undertaken by French kayakers Antoine DeSeynes, Bernard DeColmont and Genevieve DeColmont in the autumn of 1938. A filmmaker, Bernard DeColmont made a color film on 16mm stock. Antoine DeSeynes made a black and white film on 8mm stock. The collection also contains audio recordings of an interview about the with Patrice DeColmont conducted in 2011.
Dates: 1938; 2011

Peter Edward Gibbs oral history audio recordings

 Collection
Identifier: A0922
Abstract The Peter Edward Gibbs oral history audio recordings (2006) consists of an interview with Gibbs, who discusses his life experiences pertaining to climbing, caving, skiing, kayaking, and running rivers. A doctor of mechanical engineering, Gibbs is also an avid outdoorsman and was instrumental in the development of the Gibbs Ascender, an aid for climbers, spelunkers, arborists and rescue workers.
Dates: 2006 October 11

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

Louis S. Goodman audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0310
Abstract The Louis S. Goodman audio-visual collection (1968-1980) consists of video and audio tapes relating to the personal life and scientific career of University of Utah pharmacologist Dr. Louis S. Goodman, a pioneer of anticancer chemotherapy.
Dates: 1968-1980

Peter Goss interview with Norman Hill audio recording

 Collection
Identifier: A0309
Abstract The Peter Goss interview with Norman Hill audio recording (1983) covers the career of architect Norman Hill, an engineer and former associate of Frank Lloyd Wright and Taylor Woolley. Goss is a professor of architectural history at the University of Utah.
Dates: 1983 May 10