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Utah -- History

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Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 72 Collections and/or Records:

African American Oral History Project case files, 1985-1993

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 17 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Includes contracts, contact information, and biographical information for the participants, as well as the original audio recordings of the oral history interviews conducted by the African American Oral History Project, 1985-1993.

Dates: 1985-1993
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7752, Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records / African American Oral History Project transcripts, case files, and other material

African American Oral History Project directory, 1988-1995

 Sub-Series — Folder MSS OH 2535: Series 17
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 17 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains directories for the African American Oral History Project. Dated from 1988 to 1995.

Dates: 1988-1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7752, Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records / African American Oral History Project transcripts, case files, and other material

African American Oral History Project spirituality surveys, approximately 1980

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 17 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains surveys given to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who are also African American, asking them about their feelings towards the Church and about racism within the Church. Dated approximately 1980.

Dates: approximately 1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7752, Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records / African American Oral History Project transcripts, case files, and other material

African American Oral History Project transcripts, 1985-1993

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 17 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains transcripts of recorded interviews done with participants in the African American Oral History Project, as well as background information about those participants, 1985-1993.

Dates: 1985-1993
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7752, Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records / African American Oral History Project transcripts, case files, and other material

African American Oral History Project transcripts, case files, and other material, 1980-1995

 Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 17
Scope and Contents Contains contracts from and contact information for participants in the African American Oral History Project, as well as the original audio recordings of the oral history interviews, and transcripts for those interviews. Topics covered in the oral histories include family life, conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dating and social experiences as a member, family life, acceptance by other members, feelings about the priesthood and the prior restrictions, and how...
Dates: 1980-1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7752, Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records

American Airpower Heritage Group Oral History Project transcript, 1992 January 2

 Series — Folder MSS OH 2542: Series 51
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 51
Scope and Contents

Contains an oral history memoir of Richard "Dick" Hundley of the American Airpower Heritage Group of the Confederate Air Force Flying Museum. Dated 2 January 1992.

Dates: 1992 January 2
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7752, Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records

The "Americanization" of Utah for statehood / Gustive O. Larson

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1300
Scope and Contents

Manuscript of book prior to publication. Presents the struggle of Utah for statehood, including all aspects and conditions relative to the practice of plural marriage and the issue of the "Woodruff Manifesto".

Dates: 1971
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / The "Americanization" of Utah for statehood / Gustive O. Larson

Robert Aveson newspaper clippings

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231045151]
Identifier: MSS 1034
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of newspaper clippings probably taken from the "Deseret News." Some of the materials were written or edited by Aveson. They deal with a wide range of subjects relating to Utah and Mormon Church history.

Dates: approximately 1870-1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Robert Aveson newspaper clippings

Charles Redd Center for Western history lectures, approximately 1970-1990

 Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 49
Scope and Contents

Contains project records and transcripts and audio recordings of lectures/speeches from the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies lecture series. Contents include both typed transcripts and case files. Dates range approximately 1970-1990.

Dates: approximately 1970-1990
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7752, Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records

Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 7752
Scope and Contents Contains oral history project case files, audio interviews, and bound transcripts of oral history interviews completed by the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies between 1959 and 2013. In general, case files may contain an analog recording of the interview made by the interviewer, a typed transcript, a corrected transcript, and documents regarding permission to make the documents public signed by the person interviewed. Some case files do not have an accompanying transcription and vice...
Dates: 1959-2013
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records

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