Voices of Remembrance Foundation oral history collection
Scope and Contents
Collection contains transcribed interviews of 93 different people conducted by the Voices of Remembrance Foundation at Dixie State College, bound in seven volumes. The interviews occurred between 1968 to 1980, and the transcriptions produced through grant funding by the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies.
Dates
- 1968-1980
Creator
- Voices of Remembrance Foundation (collector, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Voices of Remembrance Foundation oral history collection must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Administrative History
Voices of Remembrance Foundation (est. 1960) is a non-profit historical organization in Washington County, Utah.
The Voices of Remembrance Foundation is a non-profit organization sponsored by Dixie State College of Utah. Formed in the 1960s, the Foundation sent interviewers out to tape record interviews with people who were aged 60 or older. Focusing mainly on their spiritual memories, the interviews also included their family history and other memories.
Extent
1 carton (1.0 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
A detailed list of the available oral histories may be found in the case file.
Custodial History
Donated by the Voices of Remembrance Foundation at Dixie State College in 2012.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Voices of Remembrance Foundation; 2012.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Existence and Location of Originals
Dixie State University, Library Special Collections; 225 South 700 East, Saint George, Utah; 435-652-7714.
Processing Information
Processed; Margaret Weddle, student manuscript processor and John M. Murphy, curator; 2014.
- Title
- Register of Voices of Remembrance Foundation oral history collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Margaret Weddle
- Date
- 2014 February 19
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States