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12th Armored Division Oral History Project
The 12th Armored Division Historical Project in the Department of History at Abilene Christian University is sponsoring an ambitious oral history program for veterans of the 12th. Dr. Vernon L. Williams, Project Director, announces that the interview goal has been set at 1,500 interviews.
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The 12th Armored Division Historical Project in the Department of History at Abilene Christian University is sponsoring an ambitious oral history program for veterans of the 12th. Dr. Vernon L. Williams, Project Director, announces that the interview goal has been set at 1,500 interviews.
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
Abilene Christian University
Topic / Theme
Armed forces
Place Discussed
North America, United States
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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
Place Discussed
Illinois, North America, United States
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African American Mills Alums
(California: Mills College. Minerva/F.W. Olin Library. Archives. Oakland Living History Program),
Source: www.mills.edu
Source: www.mills.edu
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(California: Mills College. Minerva/F.W. Olin Library. Archives. Oakland Living History Program),
Source: www.mills.edu
Source: www.mills.edu
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
Mills College. Minerva/F.W. Olin Library. Archives. Oakland Living History Program
Topic / Theme
Education, Ethnic groups
Place Discussed
California, North America, Oakland, CA, United States
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Agnes Just Reid Papers
(Utah: University of Utah, Salt Lake City. J. Willard Marriott Library, Special Collections),
Source: lib.utah.edu
Source: lib.utah.edu
The Agnes Just Reid Papers (1850-1976) contains personal and business documents of this Idaho-born writer (born 1886). Included are biographical sketches, an oral history, some of Reid's writings, and personal correspondence with her mother (Emma Thompson Bennett Just). As well, biographical sketches and additiona...
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(Utah: University of Utah, Salt Lake City. J. Willard Marriott Library, Special Collections),
Source: lib.utah.edu
Source: lib.utah.edu
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The Agnes Just Reid Papers (1850-1976) contains personal and business documents of this Idaho-born writer (born 1886). Included are biographical sketches, an oral history, some of Reid's writings, and personal correspondence with her mother (Emma Thompson Bennett Just). As well, biographical sketches and additional family correspondence with her son (Douglas Reid), her father (George Thompson), and her cousin in England is also present. Letters t...
The Agnes Just Reid Papers (1850-1976) contains personal and business documents of this Idaho-born writer (born 1886). Included are biographical sketches, an oral history, some of Reid's writings, and personal correspondence with her mother (Emma Thompson Bennett Just). As well, biographical sketches and additional family correspondence with her son (Douglas Reid), her father (George Thompson), and her cousin in England is also present. Letters to Caxton Publishers and others concerning the publication and copyright of Letters of Long Ago (1923, a biography of her mother) are available.
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Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
University of Utah, Salt Lake City. J. Willard Marriott Library, Special Collections
Topic / Theme
Biographies
Place Discussed
North America, United States, Utah
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Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
American International College. James J. Shea Library
Topic / Theme
Agriculture
Place Discussed
North America, United States
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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
Place Discussed
Alaska, North America, United States
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Alaska Women's Oral History Project
(Alaska: University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Elmer E. Rasmuson Library. Alaska and Polar Regions Collections),
Source: archives.consortiumlibrary.org
Source: archives.consortiumlibrary.org
The Alaska Women's Oral History Project was funded through grants from the State of Alaska Department of Education, the Alaska Humanities Forum, and the Alaska Historical Commission. Additional support was provided by the Alaska Historical Society and Anchorage Community College. The purpose of the project was to...
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(Alaska: University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Elmer E. Rasmuson Library. Alaska and Polar Regions Collections),
Source: archives.consortiumlibrary.org
Source: archives.consortiumlibrary.org
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The Alaska Women's Oral History Project was funded through grants from the State of Alaska Department of Education, the Alaska Humanities Forum, and the Alaska Historical Commission. Additional support was provided by the Alaska Historical Society and Anchorage Community College. The purpose of the project was to collect and compile the reminiscences of pioneer Alaskan women born between 1866 and 1937. The chief interviewer for the project was Ma...
The Alaska Women's Oral History Project was funded through grants from the State of Alaska Department of Education, the Alaska Humanities Forum, and the Alaska Historical Commission. Additional support was provided by the Alaska Historical Society and Anchorage Community College. The purpose of the project was to collect and compile the reminiscences of pioneer Alaskan women born between 1866 and 1937. The chief interviewer for the project was Maria Brooks.
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Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Elmer E. Rasmuson Library. Alaska and Polar Regions Collections
Topic / Theme
Domestic life
Place Discussed
Alaska, North America, United States
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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
Place Discussed
North America, United States
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Albina Ministerial Alliance
Oral history interviews with members of the Albina Minsterial Alliance.
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Oral history interviews with members of the Albina Minsterial Alliance.
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
Oregon Historical Society
Topic / Theme
Religion
Place Discussed
North America, Oregon, United States
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Interviews with those associated with Albion State Normal School.
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Oral history, Interview
Publisher
Idaho State Historical Society. Idaho Oral History Center
Topic / Theme
Education
Place Discussed
Idaho, North America, United States
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