Oral histories
Found in 132 Collections and/or Records:
Elizabeth Corr oral history transcript
The Elizabeth Corr oral history transcript (1980) consist of an interview by Jane Adair with Elizabeth Corr describing Corr's life and career, as well as the history of Rowland Hall and of private schools in Utah.
Cottonwood uranium mining oral histories
The Cottonwood uranium mining oral histories (1970-2002) are composed of transcripts from a project sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management and USDA Forest Service.
Croatian oral history audio recordings
The Croatian oral history audio recordings are a collection of Croatian oral histories recorded from 1972-1974. The interviews were conducted by Joe Stipanovich and Helen Papanikolas. This collection was previously part of the Ethnic archives oral history audio recordings collection (A0853).
Klancy Clark De Nevers papers
Doris Duke American Indian oral history project audio recordings
The Doris Duke American Indian oral history project audio recordings (1949-1972) consist of interviews pertaining to the lives of Native Americans and their legends, customs, social and cultural beliefs, personal life experiences, and views on the urbanization of the Native American.

Downwinders oral history project
The downwiders oral history project (2016-2017) is an ongoing oral history project designed to document the voices of Utah's downwinder population. The transcripts have been digitized and are available online.
Arnold H. Ehlers oral history transcript
EIMCO oral history project
The EIMCO oral history project (1980-1983) contains transcripts, an interview listing, interview sheets, and a history of EIMCO by Gregory C. Thompson and Allan D. Ainsworth. EIMCO (Eastern Iron and Metal Co.) began as a pushcart scrap metal operation of Russian immigrant, Nathan Rosenblatt in the late 1800s and grew into a corporation serving the demands of numerous manufacturing industries.
Jo-Anne Ely papers
The Jo-Anne Ely papers (1949-1977) contain correspondence, news clippings, interview transcripts, maps, reports, and published material relating to Charles A. "Charlie" Steen, the "Uranium King," and uranium mining in Utah. Ely was researching a possible biography of Steen.
Keith Maurice Engar papers
The Keith Maurice Engar papers (1903-1997) consist of materials relating to Keith Engar (1923-1994) and his professional contributions to Utah radio, television, and theater.
Edna Clark Ericksen oral history audio recordings
The Edna Clark Ericksen oral history audio recordings (1972-1982) consist of extensive interviews with Ericksen about her life experiences. Ericksen served in the Utah State Legislature in the 1930s-1940s and on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) Primary General Board.
Ethnic archives oral histories audio recordings
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.
Philo T. and Elma G. Farnsworth audio collection
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.
Keith B. Farr radio history audio collection
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.
Marion Moore Fidlar interview transcript
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.
Edwin Brown Firmage audio-visual collection
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.
French kayakers river running video collection
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.
Peter Edward Gibbs oral history audio recordings
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.
Golden Spike oral history project
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.
Louis S. Goodman audio-visual collection
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.