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Oral histories

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 132 Collections and/or Records:

Orvin Nebeker Malmquist oral history interview

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0564
Abstract

The collection consists of an interview by Everett L. Cooley with Orvin Nebeker Malmquist discussing his work, the Salt Lake Tribune, Utah politics, and prominent men he knew. Orvin Nebeker Malmquist was a political writer with the Salt Lake Tribune from the 1930s to the 1970s.

Dates: 1972

Mike M. Masaoka papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0656
Abstract Mike M. Masaoka served as National Secretary (1941-1943) and Washington lobbyist (1945-1953) for the Japanese American Citizens' League. He was a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II and served as president of the Japan-America Society. He was active in issues of immigration reform and compensation for victims of wartime internment. The collection includes scrapbooks, yearbooks, correspondence, court and congressional documents, articles, oral history transcripts,...
Dates: 1931-1991

Mormon women's voices oral history project

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2778
Abstract The Mormon women's voices oral history project (2005-2013) contains interviews with 84 women about their experiences with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and how it has affected their lives. Topics covered include origins of religious activity and current religiosity, church callings, family life, community, social and feminist issues in the church, as well as education, relationships and professional lives. The women interviewed live across the United States and Canada, but...
Dates: 2005-2013

Josie Bassett McKnight Wells Morris oral history interview

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0440
Abstract

The Josie Bassett McKnight Wells Morris oral history interview (1959) consist of a transcript of an oral history between Morris, G. E. Untermann, A. Russell Mortensen, and Everett L. Cooley.

Dates: 1959

Alton Morton independent film collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0320
Abstract The Alton Morton independent film collection (1947-1968, 2011) consists of amateur and professional films by Utah filmmaker and inventor Al Morton. Morton's films includes narrative films about river running on the Green and Colorado Rivers as well as tourism films featuring Utah's scenic desert Southwest and national parks commissioned by the Utah Tourist and Publicity Council and other public organizations. The collection also includes an interview with Morton's daughter, Darlene Phillips,...
Dates: 1947-1968; 2011

Mt. Harris, Colorado, history project records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1027
Abstract The Mt. Harris, Colorado, history project records (1975-1988) consist of materials related to a project to teach historical methodology in the Los Angeles County schools. Included are 40 packets containing statistics, maps, and oral history interviews. Also included is "The Mystery Town: A Problem for Historical Inquiry in the Classroom" by Ben B. Strasser, Gus T. Dalis, and the Office of the Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools. Mt. Harris, Colorado, was an abandoned coal mining...
Dates: 1975-1988

Harley Murray oral history interview

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0561
Abstract

The collection consists of original and edited transcripts of two interviews by Henry J.Wolfinger with Harley Murray regarding his association with former U.S. Senator Frank J. Cannon in Colorado in the 1930s. Murray recalls their attempts to start a newspaper to promote bimetallism and discusses Cannon's politics and personality.

Dates: 1971-1972

Music in the U.S. oral history project

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 3093
Abstract

The Music in the U.S. oral history project was conducted under the guidance of Dr. Elizabeth Titrington Craft for her American Music class (MUSC 4660-001) in the spring of 2018.

Dates: 2018

Native American oral histories audio recordings

 Collection
Identifier: A0874
Abstract

The Native American oral histories audio recordings (1954-1993) consists of interviews with members of various Native American tribes who discuss subjects such as land use, land boundaries, tribal history, rituals, and tribal songs. Represented groups include: Nevada Intertribal Council, Hupa, various Ute groups, Tohono O'odham, Tesuqe and Santa Ana Pueblo. The American West Center is dedicated to documenting the history of the intermountain region and surrounding areas.

Dates: 1954-1993

Navajo Code Talkers oral histories [photocopies]

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0504
Abstract

This collection (1971) consists of photocopies of eight oral histories of the Marine Corps Navajo Code Talkers of World War II. The histories were previously bound, and include sixteen photographs of code talkers working during the war.

Dates: 1971

Navajo oral history collection

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0941
Abstract

The Navajo oral history collection (1975) consist of transcripts of interviews conducted by Nita Weber as research for her graduate thesis.

Dates: 1975

William Wallace Newby papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0606
Abstract

The William Wallace Newby papers (1930-1971) consist of personal and professional materials concerning William Newby (1902-1977), a professor of biology at the University of Utah from 1927-1971. Included are biographical information, obituary notices, an oral history transcript, numerous hand drawn and reproduced illustrations, and literature and correspondence pertaining to the Aztec Club, of which Newby was president from 1965-1966.

Dates: 1930-1971

Chieko N. Okazaki papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2839
Abstract The Chieko N. Okazaki papers (1924-2012) consist of correspondence, administrative documents, and memorabilia from her teaching career, the Japan-Okinawa and Japan Central Missions, her term as the first woman of color to serve as a Relief Society General Presidency member, as well as speeches and manuscripts from her time as an author and speaker. Click here to view the digitized journals from the...
Dates: 1924-2012

Old timers Colorado River trip video collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0718
Abstract The old timers Colorado River trip video collection (1994) consists of video recordings of an expedition down the Colorado River designed to document changes to the river, its geology and its ecosystem in the years after the construction of the Glen Canyon Dam. Representatives of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and veteran river guides were joined by historians and archivists. This collection includes footage of the river trip, group meetings at Northern Arizona University, and...
Dates: 1994 September 09-14

Helen Zeese Papanikolas papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0471
Abstract

The Helen Zeese Papanikolas papers (1954-2001) contain materials concerning the research and writing of this Utah historian and folklorist. Included are correspondence, research files, news clippings, oral history manuscripts, published and unpublished articles.

Dates: 1954-2009

Jean and Wilburn Pickett papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1573
Abstract The Jean and Wilburn Pickett papers (1961-1998) contain correspondence, entry applications, score cards, news clippings, posters, trail maps, brochures, and editions of the Alta Powder News, detailing both the history of Alta, Utah, and Alta's Gelande ski jump competitions as well as other intermountain ski racing and jumping events. Jean and Wilburn Pickett were associated with skiing at Alta for many years. Wilburn began publishing the ...
Dates: 1961-1998

Rick Reese mountaineering audio collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0151
Abstract

The Rick Reese mountaineering audio collection (1980-1996) consists of oral histories of mountaineers once active in Wyoming's Teton Range. An historian and former Grand Teton National Park climbing ranger, Reese himself conducts one of the interviews.

Dates: 1980-1996

Agnes Just Reid papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0365
Abstract

The Agnes Just Reid papers (1850-2004) consist of a biographical sketch, an oral history transcript (1972), personal correspondence, and biographical sketches and correspondence relating to her mother, Emma Thompson Bennett Just. Included are correspondence and other materials related to the publication of her book Letters of Long Ago.

Dates: 1850-2004

Miles Pratt Romney papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1732
Abstract

The Miles Pratt Romney papers (1881-1984) consist of diaries, newspaper clippings, certificates, typescripts of autobiographies and biographies, day books, note cards, correspondence, a published book and oral histories pertaining to the family of Miles Pratt Romney.

Dates: 1881-1984

Joseph and Evelyn Rosenblatt papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 3042
Abstract The Joseph and Evelyn Rosenblatt papers (1921-2017) consist of biographical information, yearbooks, an oral history transcript, personal, business, and University of Utah correspondence, Utah state government minutes and reports, Federal Reserve bank letters, speeches, prayers, Eimco company history materials, Rosenblatt charitable fund foundation donations,distinguished service awards and honors, certificates of appreciation, property appraisals, agreements, articles, newspaper clippings, a...
Dates: 1921-2017