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Adlai E. Stevenson Project
Friends and associates describe Governor Adlai Stevenson's life and career from a number of vantage points. Personal reminiscences and anecdotes recall his wit and contribute fresh material for a study of his personality. Political associates analyze and illuminate his career, particularly as Governor of Illinois...
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Friends and associates describe Governor Adlai Stevenson's life and career from a number of vantage points. Personal reminiscences and anecdotes recall his wit and contribute fresh material for a study of his personality. Political associates analyze and illuminate his career, particularly as Governor of Illinois (1949-53), as Democratic nominee for the Presidency (1952 and 1956), and as Ambassador to the United Nations (1961-65).
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Publisher
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
Topic / Theme
Biographies, Politics
Subject
Biographies, Politics
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Alaska Statehood Commission. Alaska Statehood Movement Oral History Project
(Alaska: University of Alaska, Anchorage. Consortium Library. Archives and Manuscripts Department),
Source: archives.consortiumlibrary.org
Source: archives.consortiumlibrary.org
The Alaska Statehood Commission in 1981 embarked on an oral history project to record the recollections of those individuals who participated in the Statehood Movement. The investigators contacted and interviewed over 50 participants. The primary subjects were members of the Constitutional Convention, prominent in...
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(Alaska: University of Alaska, Anchorage. Consortium Library. Archives and Manuscripts Department),
Source: archives.consortiumlibrary.org
Source: archives.consortiumlibrary.org
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The Alaska Statehood Commission in 1981 embarked on an oral history project to record the recollections of those individuals who participated in the Statehood Movement. The investigators contacted and interviewed over 50 participants. The primary subjects were members of the Constitutional Convention, prominent individuals who promoted statehood, and participants in the government pro-statehood activities. Among these were Leo W. O'Brian, a Congr...
The Alaska Statehood Commission in 1981 embarked on an oral history project to record the recollections of those individuals who participated in the Statehood Movement. The investigators contacted and interviewed over 50 participants. The primary subjects were members of the Constitutional Convention, prominent individuals who promoted statehood, and participants in the government pro-statehood activities. Among these were Leo W. O'Brian, a Congressman from New York, who sponsored the statehood bill in the United States House of Representatives.
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Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
University of Alaska, Anchorage. Consortium Library. Archives and Manuscripts Department
Topic / Theme
Geography, History, Politics
Subject
Geography, History, Politics
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Albany Civil Rights Movement Museum Oral History Project
The Museum is collecting the oral histories of people who participated in the movement locally. These histories convey the feeling of being involved in a great social movement which helped to alter the course of American history, as no scholarly or journalistic history can. These histories will be available, in ex...
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The Museum is collecting the oral histories of people who participated in the movement locally. These histories convey the feeling of being involved in a great social movement which helped to alter the course of American history, as no scholarly or journalistic history can. These histories will be available, in excerpted form, from this Web site and will be available unabridged at the Museum.
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
Albany Civil Rights Movement Museum
Topic / Theme
Ethnic groups, Human rights, Politics
Subject
Ethnic groups, Human rights, Politics
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Asian Americans: South Bay/Los Angeles Nisei
(California: California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive),
Source: csulb-dspace.calstate.edu
Source: csulb-dspace.calstate.edu
When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Issei (first generation immigrants) and their Nisei children were well established in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County. Some raised fruit, vegetables and flowers on undeveloped land that they rented or farmed as sharecroppers. Others formed cooperatives or corporations to...
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(California: California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive),
Source: csulb-dspace.calstate.edu
Source: csulb-dspace.calstate.edu
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When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Issei (first generation immigrants) and their Nisei children were well established in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County. Some raised fruit, vegetables and flowers on undeveloped land that they rented or farmed as sharecroppers. Others formed cooperatives or corporations to sell and distribute produce while still others started small businesses to serve Japanese and other residents in the area.
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive
Topic / Theme
Ethnic groups, Law, Politics, War, World War II, 1939-1945, Bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, Japanese American Internment, 1942-1945
Subject
Ethnic groups, Law, Politics, War
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Atlanta's Black Community and Education, Series O
(Georgia: Georgia State University. William Russell Pullen Library. Special Collections & Archives),
Source: archivesspace.library.gsu.edu
Source: archivesspace.library.gsu.edu
This site provides only abstracts of all 14 interviews. The interviewees are individuals who are associated with the Atlanta Student Movement for Civil Rights in 1060-1961. Topics include sit-ins, the Montgomery bus boycott, faculty and parental support for the students, and civil rights leaders such as Martin Lut...
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(Georgia: Georgia State University. William Russell Pullen Library. Special Collections & Archives),
Source: archivesspace.library.gsu.edu
Source: archivesspace.library.gsu.edu
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This site provides only abstracts of all 14 interviews. The interviewees are individuals who are associated with the Atlanta Student Movement for Civil Rights in 1060-1961. Topics include sit-ins, the Montgomery bus boycott, faculty and parental support for the students, and civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr.
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
Georgia State University. William Russell Pullen Library. Special Collections & Archives
Topic / Theme
Ethnic groups, Politics
Subject
Ethnic groups, Politics
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Autobiography: Edward O. Craft
(Indiana: Indiana University. Center for the Study of History and Memory),
Source: purl.dlib.indiana.edu
Source: purl.dlib.indiana.edu
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(Indiana: Indiana University. Center for the Study of History and Memory),
Source: purl.dlib.indiana.edu
Source: purl.dlib.indiana.edu
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
Indiana University. Center for the Study of History and Memory
Topic / Theme
Biographies, Politics
Subject
Biographies, Politics
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A Collection of Documents Related to Jacques Cartier. And the Sieur de Roberval
in Canadian Archives Publications (Ottawa, ON, 1930), 577 page(s)
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in Canadian Archives Publications (Ottawa, ON, 1930), 577 page(s)
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Book
Date Published / Released
1930
Series
Canadian Archives Publications
Topic / Theme
Exploration, Politics
Subject
Exploration, Politics
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Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
United States. Bureau of the Census
Topic / Theme
Politics
Subject
Politics
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Center for the Study of Intelligence Oral History Program
(District of Columbia: United States. Central Intelligence Agency)
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(District of Columbia: United States. Central Intelligence Agency)
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Topic / Theme
Politics
Subject
Politics
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Chamizal Settlement: An International Boundary Issue
(Texas: University of Texas, El Paso. Library. Special Collections Department. Institute for Oral History),
Source: digitalcommons.utep.edu
Source: digitalcommons.utep.edu
A collection of interviews concerning the treaty which realigned a portion of the international boundary between Mexico and the U.S. The interviews are with Mexican and American officials who negotiated the treaty and persons displaced and/or relocated when the treaty was implemented in 1967.
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(Texas: University of Texas, El Paso. Library. Special Collections Department. Institute for Oral History),
Source: digitalcommons.utep.edu
Source: digitalcommons.utep.edu
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A collection of interviews concerning the treaty which realigned a portion of the international boundary between Mexico and the U.S. The interviews are with Mexican and American officials who negotiated the treaty and persons displaced and/or relocated when the treaty was implemented in 1967.
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
University of Texas, El Paso. Library. Special Collections Department. Institute for Oral History
Topic / Theme
Politics
Subject
Politics
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