Oral histories

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Scope Note: Society of American Archivists website - Oral history: An interview that records an individual's personal recollections of the past and historical events; the audio or video recordings, transcripts, and other materials that capture and are associated with such an interview. Art & architecture thesaurus online - oral histories: Works that record interviews conducted to preserve the recollections of persons whose experience or memories are representative or are of special historical or social significance.

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Elko County Ranching Oral Histories

 Collection
Identifier: NC1312
Abstract

In 1985, the Nevada Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology with Archaeological Research Services conducted five oral history interviews with individuals associated with ranching in eastern Nevada used to complete the report "Inventory and Evaluation of three Historic Ranching Complexes South Fork Recreation Area, Elko County, Nevada," released in 1985. Collection contains two audio cassette tapes of interviews conducted between July and October 1985.

Dates: 1985-2008; Majority of material found within 1985-1986
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Elko County Ranching Oral Histories

Errea Family Recordings

 Collection — Box BSQAP0018
Identifier: BAQ009
Abstract

Includes a letter, a cassette and three photos.

Dates: 1969-1977
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Jon Bilbao Basque Library / Errea Family Recordings

JoAnne Peden Collection on the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation

 Collection
Identifier: NC1329
Abstract JoAnne Peden is an anthropologist who works primarily with the Paiute Tribes in Nevada. The collection contains materials from Professor Elmer Rusco concerning: the McDermitt Reservation; Paiute Indian history; his paper delivered to the Great Basin Anthropological Conference (1984); notes, some correspondence; and copies of National Archives documents. It also includes copies of oral history interview transcripts made by Peden with Paiute individuals for UNR Oral History Program and a draft...
Dates: 1965-2006
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / JoAnne Peden Collection on the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation

Fourth Street-Prater Way Oral History Project Records

 Collection
Identifier: NC1370
Abstract In 2011, the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) initiated a comprehensive study of the entire Fourth Street-Prater Way corridor in Reno and Sparks, Nevada, intending to improve not only public transportation in the area but safety and livability. The oral history portion of the project served the dual purpose of documenting the corridor’s past and expanding public participation in planning its future. The collection contains transcripts, audio files, digital photographs, signed...
Dates: 2011-2019
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Fourth Street-Prater Way Oral History Project Records

Great Basin National Park Foundation Oral Histories

 Collection
Identifier: NC1404
Abstract

The Great Basin National Park Foundation Oral History Project begain in the mid-2000s as a way to preserve and document the cultural heritage of the Great Basin in over 60 interviews with individuals who were raised and worked in White Pine County, Nevada and Millard County, Utah. The collection primarily contains oral history recordings by Dave Tilford completed over the course of approximatly 15 years from the mid-2000s-2019.

Dates: 2005-2021
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Great Basin National Park Foundation Oral Histories

Jennifer Rochelle Smith research collection

 Collection — Box BSQAP0097
Identifier: BAQ043
Scope and Contents

BSQAP 0097 1992

-Two copies of the undergratuate thesis A Different View of Flight: Understanding Basque Women’s Immigration to the United States through Oral History by Jennifer Rochelle Smith.

- Interviews (tapes and transcriptions) Denise Gortari, Nekane Gavica, María Vega, Mary Echeverry and mom, Alicia Garijo, Jesusa Flamarique, and Mary Jane Chabot.

Dates: 1992
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Jon Bilbao Basque Library / Jennifer Rochelle Smith research collection

Midtown Oral History Project Records

 Collection
Identifier: NC1369
Abstract

The Midtown History Project was initiated by the Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County (RTC) in 2015 as part of its Virginia Street Bus RAPID Transit Extension Project. The collection contains transcripts, audio files, digital photographs, and copyright forms for the Midtown Oral History Project from 2015 to 2019.

Dates: 2015-2019
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Midtown Oral History Project Records

Realities of Undocumented Immigrants Oral History Project Records

 Collection
Identifier: AC 0708
Abstract

Jennifer Cullison, director of the project, along with research assistants, student volunteers, and community volunteers conducted oral histories with twenty undocumented or formerly undocumented Reno, Nevada community members. The collection contains bilingual oral histories, in English and Spanish, photographs, and other documentary materials regarding the Realities of Undocumented Immigrants Oral History Project that took place between December 2019 and June 2022.

Dates: 2019 December-2022 June
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. University Archives / Realities of Undocumented Immigrants Oral History Project Records

Reginald Meaker Interviews

 Collection — Box BSQAP0096
Identifier: BAQ042
Scope and Contents

Tapes and transcripts of the oral history to Reginald Meaker conducted by Collette Etchart in 1976. Also, a manuscript of Menaker's book.

Dates: 1976
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Jon Bilbao Basque Library / Reginald Meaker Interviews

Reno/Sparks YWCA History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 96-04
Abstract Victoria Ford is a Reno, Nevada author, oral historian, and public relations specialist. Collection includes a manuscript of Making Their Mark, a history of the Reno/Sparks Young Women's Christian Association. Also included are oral history narratives of the following women who played key roles in the Y's development and administration: Mary Margaret Barrett, Patricia Herz Cooke, Shirley Fleming, Alleta Gray, Marcella Herz, Tosca Means, Mildred Myers, Cynthia Pyzel, Darlene Reed, Jeanne...
Dates: 1996
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department / Reno/Sparks YWCA History Collection