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Kankakee In Deindustrialization: An Oral History Approach, Rachel H. Shepard

ELAIA

The City of Kankakee was an industrialized city that prospered economically for decades. Throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, economic trends shifted for Kankakee and the surrounding communities. The major factories, such as Roper Corporation and A.O. Smith, migrated their source of production from Kankakee to other regions of the United States and abroad during the 1970s and 1980s. As a result, the declining industrial economic activity led to changing community perceptions. Kankakee is an example of the “Rust Belt” region, a region in the Midwestern and Northeastern States of the United States where declining industrial activity occurred throughout the …

The Famine Foods Co-Op / Bluff Country Co-Op Oral History Project, Michael William Doyle

Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project

The Famine Foods Co-op / Bluff Country Co-op Oral History Project collects the oral narratives of people associated with the member owned, cooperatively run natural foods grocery store in Winona, Minnesota. The Project was launched in 2022 by Michael William Doyle, a founding member of the Co-op and a retired History professor, in commemoration of the Co-op’s 50^th anniversary year. It is endorsed by the Co-op’s board of directors and sponsored by Winona State University and the Winona County Historical Society.

This enterprise began as a buying club in spring 1972, inspired by the example of North Country Co-op …

Backboards And Backlash: The Experiences Of Women's Intercollegiate Basketball Players Under Title Ix, 1975-1992, Meredyth Dwyer

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

Enacted as a provision of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, Title IX dramatically reshaped intercollegiate athletics opportunities for young women at American institutions of higher education. Yet, discrimination in intercollegiate athletics continued in the decades after the law went into effect. Using the oral history testimony of ten narrators, each a woman who played intercollegiate basketball between 1975 and 1992, this thesis explores the experiences of women’s basketball players in the first two decades after the passage of Title IX. Approaching the Title IX era through the lens of social history, this thesis asks two major questions: whether female …

The Intermountain West Lgbtq+ Oral History Project: The Folklorization Of Queer Theory, John Priegnitz

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

Following the passing of a friend who witnessed firsthand the transformation of Salt Lake City’s Queer community from the 1950s to 2020, I created the Intermountain West LGBTQ+ Oral History Project to document the queer experience within the Intermountain West. Since beginning the project in 2020, I have documented several diverse stories that intersect class, race, sexuality, gender, faith, and politics. By documenting the queer experience, a marginalized community will have their voices heard and preserved for the enlightenment of future generations. This presentation provides an overview of my project and its preliminary findings.

Radical Routes: The Formation Of The Boston School Bus Drivers Union Local 8751, Maci Mark

Graduate Masters Theses

This thesis is both a history and an examination of the formation of the Boston School Bus Drivers Union, situating their formation in both the labor movement of the 1970s and desegregation. Thrown into the midst of the storm of desegregation the drivers are set up for failure by the Boston School Committee. Forced to unionize due to unsafe working conditions and pay cuts, the unique make-up of the drivers allow for the success. Filled with community organizers, feminists, anti-war protestors, anti-racists, members of the LGBTQ+ community, leftists, and socialists, they use new tactics, willing to challenge established union leadership …

Interview With Lt. Col. Herbert H. Schaaf, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

Unknown interviewer; interviewed on February 17th, 1986. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interview With Dr. Alvin Mclendon, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

Unknown interviewer; interviewed on October 14th, 2004. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interview Series: Eggs & Issues, 1988 March 12, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

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Down The Bay Oral History Project Newsletter - Spring 2023, Center For Archaeological Studies, Mccall Library

Down the Bay Oral History Project Newsletter

Public newsletter sharing information about progress and discoveries during the ongoing Down The Bay Project.

Down The Bay Oral History Project Newsletter - Summer 2023, Center For Archaeological Studies, Mccall Library

Down the Bay Oral History Project Newsletter

Public newsletter sharing information about progress and discoveries during the ongoing Down The Bay Project.

Kankakee In Deindustrialization: An Oral History Approach, Rachel Shepard

Scholar Week 2016 - present

The City of Kankakee was an industrialized city which prospered economically for decades. Throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, economic trends shifted for Kankakee and the surrounding communities. The major factories, such as Roper Corporation and A.O. Smith, migrated their source of production from Kankakee to other regions of the United States and abroad during the 1970s and 1980s. As a result, the declining industrial economic activity led to changing community perceptions. Kankakee is an example of the “Rust Belt” region, a region in the Midwestern and Northeastern States of the United States where declining industrial activity occurred throughout the …

Archives And Literary History: English House, Christina Rose Walcott, Justin Shaw

English

This presentation is part of a Directed Study project and was given at Clark FEST 2022. It is also associated with the longer paper, "The Malleability of Home: A Genealogy of Clark University's English House," composed collaboratively by the authors. It is about the history of Clark's English Department and, particularly, about the House it occupies. This presentation was presented orally by Christina Rose Walcott for a public audience as a culminating project in the Directed Study, and includes visual and interactive educational components. It also utilizes and showcases the project's extensive use of Open Access Resources from various digital …

Interview With Hugh Gillis, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

Senator Hugh Gillis (G) interviewed by Esther Mallard (M), July 29, 1992. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interviews With Erskine Caldwell, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

Erskine Caldwell interviewed by unknown interviewer, October 17, 1972.

Interview With Charlie Williamson, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

A part of the “Our Home Town Heroes” series. Williamson, Charlie interviewed by Dr. Daniel Good, November 13, 1999. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interview With Lanier White, Sr., Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

Lanier White, Sr, interviewed by Esther Mallard, October 19, 1987. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interview With Georgia Watson, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

Georgia Watson interviewed by Hanson, January 28, 1986. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interview With Bill Warthen, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

Bill Warthen interviewed by Esther Mallard, May 26, 1993. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interview With William H. Wallace, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

William H. Wallace interviewed by Hanson, October 27, 1985. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interview With Dewitte Thackston, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

DeWitte Thackston interviewed by Esther Mallard, May 18, 1988. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interview With Charlton Tebeau, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

Charlton Tebeau interviewed by Esther Mallard, November 12, 1987. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interview With George Spiridis, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

A part of the "Savannah Greeks" series. George Spiridis interviewed by Esther Mallard, November 20, 1991. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interview With Julia Smith, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

Julia Smith interviewed by Esther Mallard and Walter J. Fraser, Jr, August 3, 1990. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interview With Perri L. Simon, Dalmus T. Jackson, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

Perri L. Simon and Dalton T. Jackson interviewed by Esther Mallard, November 5, 1987. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interview With Clayton Sheley, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

A part of the "Our Hometown Heroes" series. Clayton Sheley interviewed by Linda Awe, November 13, 1999.

Interview With Kenneth Scott, Jr, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

Kenneth Scott, Jr, interviewed by Linda, October, 27, 1999. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interview With Leah Stupenos, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

A part of the "Savannah Greeks" series. Leah Stupenos interviewed by Esther Mallard, November 21, 1991. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interview With Molly L. Saunders, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

Mollie L. Saunders interviewed by Esther Mallard, August 3, 1994. Mollie's son, Dr. R. Frank Saunders, briefly speaks towards the end of the interview. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interview With Virginia Russell, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

Virginia Russell interviewed by Marvin Goss, August 1, 2002. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

Interview With David Ruffin, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

David Ruffin interviewed by Esther Mallard, May 5, 1989.

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