Oral histories
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 94 Collections and/or Records:
Alamo Navajo Oral History Project
Collection
Identifier: MSS-563-BC
Scope and Content
The Alamo Navajo Oral History Project collection consists of 23 interviews on 26 CDs with related photographs. The interviews were conducted between 1977 and 1984 with people from the Alamo Navajo Reservation in southwestern New Mexico. The interviewees include: Louise Abeyta, Narciso Abeyta, John Anderson Pino, Denny Y. Apachito, Julian Apachito, Martiano Apachito, Billy Apachito, Hattie Apachito, Helen Apachito, Ida Apachito, Bessie Field Baca, John M. Baca. Thomas Ganadonegro, John Guerro,...
Dates:
1977-1984
Albuquerque Agricultural Resilience Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1082-BC
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of interviews with five farmers at the Rio Grande Community Farm in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The interviews were conducted in July 2021 by students in Brady McCartney’s Sustainability Studies 384 course at the University of New Mexico. Topics discussed include local agricultural practices; acequias, irrigation and water issues; the impact of climate change on local farmers, communities, and the ecosystems; climate resilience plans; the backgrounds of the farmers;...
Dates:
2021
American Indian Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-314-BC
Abstract
The American Indian Oral History collection contains recorded interviews with and about Native Americans. There were 904 recordings collected by the University of New Mexico between 1967-1972. The bulk of the interviews contain oral traditions and recollections from Navajos and Pueblos. Transcripts are available for most of the recordings.
Dates:
1967-1973
Anthony Louderbough Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-954-BC
Abstract
This collection consists of five oral history interviews conducted by Anthony Louderbough with individuals depicted in the related Anthony Louderbough Pictorial Collection.
Dates:
1968-1973
Atrisco Oral History Project
Collection
Identifier: MSS-565-BC
Scope and Content
The Atrisco Oral History Project, also known as Herencia: The Atrisco Community, was conducted over nine months in 1984, with the exception of one interview which was conducted in 1981. The project was directed by Dr. Raymond Burrola and consists of interviews with 35 residents of the Atrisco area in Albuquerque's South Valley. The project was sponsored by the Southwest Hispanic Research Institute at the University of New Mexico, in conjunction with the Albuquerque Museum and University of New...
Dates:
1981-1984, (bulk 1984)
Avis Childers Cowan Oral History Transcript,
Collection
Identifier: AC 051-P
Scope and Content
One bound 108-page typed transcript of 17 hours of audiotaped interviews of Thelma Cone Childers Cleveland (Cowan's mother). In the interviews Cleveland discusses the period 1906--1922, from her birth until her marriage. She provides a detailed account of life in a poor farming family that homesteaded near Redland, New Mexico, and later Gasoline, Texas. Includes descriptions of farming, social life, and schools in eastern New Mexico and west Texas in the early 20th century. A genealogy chart of...
Dates:
1982
Beatrice Mandelman and Louis Ribak Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS -1002-BC
Abstract
The collection contains Beatrice Mandelman and Louis Ribak's personal papers, art-related documents, and the Mandelman-Ribak Foundation's Oral Archives History Project.
Dates:
1902-2014
Bennett Hammer LGBT Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-975-BC
Abstract
The Bennett Hammer LGBT Collection includes materials from 1970 to 2017 and consists of news clippings, organizational documents, memorabilia, and publications.
Dates:
1970-2017
Bruce D. Tempest Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: HHC63
Abstract
The interview with Bruce D. Tempest (1935- ), an Indian Health Service physician, surveys his many years of practice on the Navajo Nation Reservation from 1967 until his retirement in 1996. Dr. Tempest was a key figure in the identification of the Hantavirus outbreak in the Four Corners area of the United States in 1993.
Dates:
1998
C. Pardue Bunch Oral History
Collection
Identifier: HHC 54
Abstract
Oral history of a family practitioner, Dr. C. Pardue Bunch (1913-1985), who practiced for forty years in Artesia, New Mexico. Among the subjects covered are personal and professional backgrounds, practice in a rural community, personal interests in hypnosis and psychosomatic illnesses, the medical community of the Pecos Valley, and the New Mexico Medical Society.
Dates:
1984
Caprock Oral History Project,
Collection
Identifier: MSS -637-BC
Scope and Content
The project consists of thirteen oral history interviews from eleven different people living in New Mexicos East-Central Caprock region. All interviews were conducted by Craig Newbill during the Summer of 1992, except for Bernice and Pete Newbill who were initially interviewed in November of 1988, and subsequently in February and August of 1990, respectively. Pete and Bernice Newbill are the only interviewees who were interviewed twice. The collection contains twelve ninety minute audio...
Dates:
1988-1992
Carl H. Gellenthien Oral History
Collection
Identifier: HHC 137
Abstract
The collection contains the final transcript, audio tapes from the December 18, 1984 interview with New Mexico doctor Carl Herman Gellenthien (1900-1989), and one black and white photograph.
Dates:
1984
Cecilia Portal Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-548-BC
Scope and Content
The collection contains materials relating to Cecilia Portal's career as a photographer and interviewer in New Mexico in the 1990's. The bulk of the collection includes photographs, oral histories (on CDs), and publicity for the project/exhibit, LAS MUJERES DE LA TIERRA DEL SOL (1994). The collection also contains publicity, an article, and the Artist's statement corresponding with her work, DREAMS AND MYTHS (1991-1993). 30 slides were added to the collection and transferred to CSWR...
Dates:
1991-1997
Chaco Canyon Old Timers Reunion Oral History Project
Collection
Identifier: MSS-579-BC
Abstract
Memoirs of personnel working at Chaco Canyon National Monument from 1922-1941
Dates:
1990
Charlemaud Curtis Collection of Southwestern Music, Interviews and Programs
Collection
Identifier: MSS-847-BC
Abstract
The Curtis collection contains a wide variety of recordings including music, programs and interviews. They range from Navajo, Pueblo, Keresan, Laguna and Mescalero Apache and songs and dances, Spanish alabados, Christmas plays, and wedding dances and popular music, to Anglo American fiddle and cowboy tunes and African American gospel music. Also included are some songs from the Cheyenne and Plains Indians, the Tarahumara of Chihuahua, the Indians of Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia and Peru, and a...
Dates:
1960-1987
Charlotte Johnson Frisbie Collection of Navajo Music and Oral Histories
Collection
Identifier: MU-10
Abstract
This is a copy of the field recordings made by Charlotte S. Johnson on the Navajo Reservation in 1963-1965. There are large segments of Navajo dialogue with English translations. The collection contains a wide range of songs and oral histories that provide an in depth view of Navajo religion, society and history.
Dates:
1963-1965
Chicano Student Movement at Western New Mexico University Oral History Project
Collection
Identifier: MSS-599-BC
Scope and Content
This collection consists of seven (7) interviews, five of which are recorded on six (6), ninety-minute cassette tapes. The interviews were conducted by Mario A. R. Carreon with the following individuals: Johnny Arzola, Juan Castanoa, Maria Gutierrez-Spencer, David Maestas, Luis Nolasco, Mike M. Ordaz, and Saul Ramos. There are tape logs for all interviews, however, there are no original cassette tapes for interviews with Johnny Arzola and Juan Castanoa. The collection also contains background...
Dates:
1965-1991 ( bulk, 1991)
David Correia Research Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-916-BC
Abstract
The David Correia Research Papers document the history and people of the Tierra Amarilla land grant conflict in Northern New Mexico.
Dates:
1901-2009; Majority of material found within 1955-2009
Donald E. Kilgore Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: HHC 60
Abstract
This collection documents the professional life of Dr. Donald E. Kilgore (1922-2011) through two oral histories and miscellaneous materials. The Spidle oral history focuses on Dr. Kilgore's career as a physician, starting in 1953, with the many permutations of the Lovelace Clinic. The Weitekamp oral history and the two public broadcasting programs pertain to Dr. Kilgore's experiences with the first astronauts and the space program.
Dates:
1964-2001
Donald J. Usner Plaza del Cerro in Chimayo Oral History Interviews
Collection
Identifier: MSS-863-BC
Abstract
This is a collection of oral history recordings and tape logs with long-time residents of Chimayo, NM. Don Usner is the interviewer. Interviewees speak about their memories of the Plaza del Cerro, the history of Chimayo, and tell stories about life in Chimayo.
Dates:
1989-1991
Donald P. Jewell Maidu-Concow Indian Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: MU-21
Abstract
This collection consists of 51 CDs containing oral interviews with Frank Day, Bryan Beavers and Leland Scott, members of the Maidu-Concow tribe.
Dates:
1963-1966
E. J. Workman Papers about the VT Fuze
Collection
Identifier: UNMA-175
Abstract
The VT Fuze is the variable timing fuse developed during World War II and is one of the most significant technological advancements in twentieth-century weaponry. This collection consists of reports, clippings, a DVD containing three videos, and an oral history detailing the testing of the VT Fuze.
Dates:
1944-1998; Majority of material found within 1944-1945
East Mountain Historical Society Oral History Project
Collection
Identifier: MSS-597-BC
Scope and Content
The East Mountain Oral History Project collection consists of interviews conducted by Joyce Mendel with the following residents: Jose Candelaria, Bob Cooper, Adilia Garcia, Leandro Garcia, Barbara Herrera, Tom Herrera, Bill Loudon, Andres Mora, Antonia Mora, Dorela Perea, David Salazar, Jacquelyn Schaefer, M. Zanettie and Vicki Scoresone. The interviews are in a combination of English and Spanish languages. The collection also includes a tape of reminiscences from Alejandro Herrera, recorded in...
Dates:
1908-2001 (bulk, 1989-1996)
Edmund Ladd Collection of Zuni Pueblo and Acoma Pueblo Recordings
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1055-BC
Abstract
The collection consists primarily of Zuni Pueblo cultural materials (with some Acoma Pueblo language materials) originally recorded on four reel-to-reel tapes by Edmund Ladd in 1953-1956.
Dates:
1953-1956
Edwin Berry Oral History Interviews and Songs
Collection
Identifier: MU-20
Scope and Content
This collection consists of 30 CDs each containing one hour of oral interviews and/or renditions by Edwin Berry (Baca), a pioneer resident of Tomé, New Mexico. These interviews were conducted by Dr. Rowena Rivera, a former professor of Spanish at the University of New Mexico. In 1979, Dr. Rivera interviewed Edwin Berry, who was at the time 66 years old. Mr. Berry gave an account of life in the Tomé area in the early part of the 20th century. In addition to the oral history, the recordings...
Dates:
1979-2000 (bulk 1979-1982)