Oral histories
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Found in 131 Collections and/or Records:
Green River Archives video collection
Collection
Identifier: A1140
Abstract
The Green River Archives video collection (circa 1969) consists of a film produced by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Geological Survey on John Wesley Powell. The film describes Powell's first expedition down the Grand Canyon on the Green River, highlighting the area's geological features.
Dates:
circa 1969
William and Madge Gygi oral history
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1989
Abstract
The William and Madge Gygi oral history (1913-1988) is mostly concerned with the couple's experiences during and just after World War II.
Dates:
1993
Barbara J. Hamblin papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1460
Abstract
The Barbara J. Hamblin papers (1913-1989) consist of oral history project information on Willam Farr Christensen and his life work. Included are class materials, interview transcripts, correspondence, dance materials, news articles, and other papers.
Dates:
1913-2003
LaPhene "Don" Harris papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2881
Abstract
The LaPhene "Don" Harris papers (1938-1998) consist of his diaries of boat trips, as well as a dairy written by Mary Beckwith, in which Harris was a boatmen on the journey to Glen Canyon. Also included are two interviews by Roy Webb and Gary Topping and Linda Thatcher. Don "River Rat" Harris gained his Civil Engineering degree at U.S.U. and has been piloting boats down the Colorado as a commercial guide since 1938, starting Harris-Brennan River Expeditions (one of the first three commercial...
Dates:
1938-1998
Trent Harris independent film collection
Collection
Identifier: A0832
Abstract
The Trent Harris independent film collection (1997-2007) consists of production elements and completed films by prominent Utah independent filmmaker Trent Harris. Materials include feature narrative films, docuemntaries, experimental films, and newsmagazine programs. The collection also contains numerous works by filmmaker C. Larry Roberts (1945-1988), a friend and colleague of Harris. This collection is part of the Utah Independent Film Archive (UIFA).
Dates:
1977-2007
E. Richard Hart papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1251
Abstract
The E. Richard Hart papers (1664-2021) contain correspondence, research files, manuscripts, news clippings, maps, posters, publications, court exhibits, and financial documents. Hart is an author, researcher, and past director of the Institute of the American West at Sun Valley, Idaho (1979-1984). He is the co-founder of the Institute of the North American West (1984) and a founding member of Women in the West, an organization promoting Western women's history. He has also served as an expect...
Dates:
1664-2021
E. Richard Hart photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0439
Abstract
The E. Richard Hart photograph collection consists of photographs of the Duck Valley Reservation; photographs of various locations used to document Zuni land claims; and photographs and oral history transcripts concerning the town of Hailey, Idaho.
Dates:
1970-1979
James Taylor Harwood oral history video collection
Collection
Identifier: A0090
Abstract
The James Taylor Harwood oral history video collection (1991) consists of interviews with Harwood's widow, Ione, and daughter, Lark, about Harwood's artwork and the process and circumstances of its creation. The video was taken by Harwood's son, Jim, in Ione Harwood's Honolulu, Hawaii home and features shots of her husband's artwork as displayed in the home. Born in Lehi, Utah, J.T. Harwood (1860-1940) was the first of the late-nineteenth-century Utah artists to study in Paris. As a painter, he...
Dates:
1991
Hispanic oral histories
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1369
Abstract
The Hispanic oral histories (1984-1987) were conducted by the Oral History Institute of Salt Lake City, Utah, primarily by Leslie Kelen and Sandra Fuller. Transcripts of tapes of interviews with Hispanic Americans living in Utah. Those interviewed were either immigrants or children of immigrants. Principal topics are family life, work, and religion.
Dates:
1984-1987
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