Oral histories
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Found in 131 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, and...
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 town.
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