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Oral histories

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 132 Collections and/or Records:

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
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

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
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

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
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

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
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

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
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

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...
Dates: 1664-2021
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

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
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

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,...
Dates: 1991
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

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
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

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
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Paul W. Hodson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0554
Abstract The Paul W. Hodson papers (1958-1995) contain manuscripts, research files, news clippings, and correspondence related to the writings of this University of Utah administrator. Hodson was an emeritus vice-president, former Vice President for Business (1959-1967) and Vice President for Special Projects and Director of International Education (1967-1973) at the University of Utah. He was involved with campus planning and building construction during the 1960s and 1970s, including the...
Dates: 1958-1995
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Holladay oral history collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0990
Abstract

The Holladay oral history collection (2002-2008)is a collection of video interviews with people who lived in Holladay around the time the city was founded and have lived there most of their lives.

Dates: 2002-2008
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Rudolph Hope oral history interview

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0621
Abstract

The Rudolph Hope oral history interview (1971) was done by John S. Smith with Rudolph Hope discussing inter-war economic conditions in Sanpete County, Utah; the Danish community in the county between 1905 and 1915; social life during the 1920s and 1930s; and politics during the Great Depression. Hope was elected county treasurer in 1934 as a Democrat on the "coat-tails" of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Dates: 1971
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Indian Self-Rule oral histories

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2186
Abstract This collection contains transcripts of two interviews conducted in the 1970s and six transcripts of interviews and speeches given during the Conference on Indian Self-Rule, which took place in Sun Valley, Idaho, in August 1983. The conference was sponsored by the Institute of the American West. In 1995 the Utah State University Press published a book which grew out of this conference entitled Indian Self-Rule: First-Hand Accounts of Indian-White Relations from...
Dates: 1976-1983
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Indian self-rule oral history audio recordings

 Collection
Identifier: A1302
Abstract

The Indian self-rule oral history audio recordings consists of audio from the 1983 Indian self-rule conference as well as interviews with Native Americans. This collection was previously part of the Ethnic archives oral history audio recordings collection (A0853).

Dates: 1983
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Interviews with African Americans in Utah

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0453
Abstract Interviews with African Americans in Utah consist of transcripts detailing events recalled by the interviewees spanning the time period from 1889 to 1988. Topics include family life, work, religion, discrimination, civil rights experiences, and relations with the white, and in particular the Latter Day Saints establishment in Utah. Most interviews were conducted by Leslie G. Kelen of the Oral History Institute. ...
Dates: 1982-1988
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Interviews with caucasians in Utah

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0483
Abstract

Interviews with caucasians in Utah (1984-1988) consists of transcripts of tapes of interviews with fourteen prominent whites in Utah including four former governors. Events recalled by the interviewees span the time period from the early l900s to 1988. Common themes within the interviews are family life, educational and work experiences, and ethnic and race relations in Utah. These interviews were done as a counterpoint to those conducted with members of minority groups.

Dates: 1984-1988
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Interviews with Italian Americans in Utah

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0516
Abstract The Utah Endowment for the Humanities funded the Oral History Institute (OHI) of Salt Lake City to conduct interviews with members of different ethnic minorities and racial groups. This particular series of interviews with Italians took place in 1987. Events recalled by the interviewees span the time period from the 1880s to 1987. Common themes within the interviews are family life, work, religion, discrimination, and relations with the community, and in particular the Mormon establishment...
Dates: 1987
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Interviews with Japanese Americans in Utah

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1209
Abstract

The interviews with Japanese Americans in Utah (1984-1988) consists of transcripts of a series of interviews conducted with members of the Japanese community between 1984 and 1988. Common themes within the interviews are family life, work, religion, immigration experiences, discrimination, and relations with the Mormon establishment in Utah.

Dates: 1984-1988
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

Interviews with Jews in Utah collection [transcripts]

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0998
Abstract The interviews with Jews in Utah collection [transcripts] (1982-1988) is part of a project funded by the Utah Endowment for the Humanities and undertaken by the Oral History Institute of Salt Lake City, Utah. Events recalled by the interviewees span the time period from the 1880s to 1986. Common themes include family life, immigration, relations with the LDS community, religious activity, the...
Dates: 1982-1988
Found in: J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

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