Oral History Commons^™

The Deans' Bible Reading Group Guide, Angie Klink

Supplementary Content for The Deans' Bible: Five Purdue Women and Their Quest for Equality

This guide contains questions that should help facilitate a discussion among readers of The Deans' Bible: Five Purdue Women and Their Quest for Equality.

Joaquin Granado And Tony Vilches, Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

"Growing Up in South Colton in the Late 50's"

Wai-Kwan Alfred Yung, Md, Oral History Interview, May 7, 2014, Wai-Kwan Alfred Yung Md, Tacey A. Rosolowski Phd

Interview Sessions

Major Topics Coveted:

• History of Neuro-Oncology services and research at MD Anderson
• History of the Department of Neuro-Oncology
• The Brain Tumor Center: collaborative relationships and shared resources with Neuro-Oncology, Neuro-Surgery, Neuro-Pathology, neuro-imaging and other support fields

Charles Cervantes, Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

"My Grandfather’s Grocery Store in South Colton"

'From Jammet's To Guilbauds': The Influence Of French Haute Cuisine On The Development Of Dublin Restaurants, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire

Books/Book Chapters

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Focus And Audience Between Seneca’S Natural Questions And Pliny’S Natural History, Joshua Ely

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

ABSTRACT

Around 65 AD, the Ancient Roman philosopher Seneca wrote his only text concerning Natural Phenomenon: Natural Questions. Considered since medieval times as part of a trinity of great thinkers including Plato and Aristotle, Seneca’s work in rhetoric, philosophy, and legal theory still receive praise today. The praise is not replicated for Natural Questions, however. Modern historians who consider the work paint it as uninspiring. Pliny, another Roman author and philosopher, wrote a far more encompassing and detailed work called Natural History, and it is this work that is considered the premier Roman comment on Natural Philosophy. These contemporaneous …

Gloria Castillo, Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

"Impact of the Citrus Industry on South Colton Residents"

Talk To Me: Using Ohms To Index An Oral History Project, Lisa Karen Miller

DLPS Faculty Publications

The presentation discusses using the University of Kentucky's Oral History Metadata Synchronizer to index the interviews comprising the Western Kentucky University Libraries Oral History Project, conducted by Lisa Karen Miller in 2013.

Oral History Interview With Kirpal Singh: Growing Smu, Kirpal Singh

Oral History Collection

The interview covered: first involvement with SMU, risks, admissions process, first priorities, core curriculum, general electives, creative thinking program, student projects, parent interaction, cross-cultural studies, Wee Kim Wee Centre, writers festivals, humanities, arts and culture management, students.

Biography: In recent years Creativity Guru and poet Dr Kirpal Singh has come to be regarded as one of the world's sharpest Futurists, charting territories yet uncharted but certain to materialize in the not-too-distant futures. Dr Singh believes that thinking of the future in the singular sense is no longer going to hold because the Future will be made up of several futures, …

Mass. Memories Road Show Heads To Wayland, Allston-Brighton, The West End, And Umass Boston, Carolyn Goldstein, University Archives & Special Collections, University Of Massachusetts Boston

Office of Community Partnerships Posters

The Mass. Memories Road Show is an event-based public history project that digitizes personal photographs and stories shared by the people of Massachusetts. We work with local communities to organize free public events where every-one is invited to bring photographs to be scanned and included in the archives at UMass Boston. The goal of the Road Show is not only to document local history, but to build and strengthen connections within the communities of Massachusetts.

“Documenting The Untold Stories Of Feminist Activists At Welfare Rights Initiative: A Digital Oral History Archive Project.”, Cynthia Tobar

Publications and Research

This chapter recounts the creation of a digital oral history archive documenting the Welfare Rights Initiative (WRI), a grassroots student activist and community leadership training organization located at Hunter College. The author examines, through these oral history interviews, social movement activity at the level of a grassroots organization as exemplified by WRI, which was developed to aid student welfare recipients to become agents of social change and actively involve them with policymaking. The project depicts the experiences of members in this feminist grassroots organization and provides us with new insights to the origins of advocacy, documenting the singular historical importance …

Joseph Carpentieri, Joseph Carpentieri, Charles Closmann

Single Oral History Interviews and Transcripts

Interview between Joseph Carpentieri and Charles Closmann, including Bea Carpentieri.

Wartime Reminiscences: The Story Of William R. Tanner’S Civil War Service, Brianna E. Kirk

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

Veteran war stories are some of the most fascinating windows into the past that students of history can experience. With World War II veteran numbers quickly diminishing and the risk of these accounts of history being lost, the importance of collecting and passing on veteran stories to future generations is vital. Such was the case with those who fought in the Civil War. As the twentieth century approached, droves of veterans began disappearing from the pages of history. The need for those veteran stories from America’s bloodiest war to be recorded and published became not only important to the veterans …

Teresa Elena Constant, Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

No abstract provided.

Interview With Mary Margaret Stewart, March 13, 2014, Mary Margaret Stewart, Michael J. Birkner

Oral Histories

Michael Birkner continued his interview with Mary Margaret Stewart on March 13, 2014, covering her decades-long career at Gettysburg College, starting under the administration of Willard Stewart Paul in the 1950s and concluding in the 1990s. Topics covered include her academic activities, relationship with other members of the faculty, and thoughts on the college administration over the years.

Collection Note: This oral history was selected from the Oral History Collection maintained by Special Collections & College Archives. Transcripts are available for browsing in the Special Collections Reading Room, 4^th floor, Musselman Library. GettDigital contains the complete listing of oral …

The Avenger - March 2014, Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum

The Avenger

No abstract provided.

Fatal Wave, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

Fatal Wave is an article concerning the July 1938 seiche that happend in Holland, Michigan and north to Muskegon, Michigan along the Lake Michigan eastern shoreline, taking several lives in its wake.

Rose Mercado Robles, Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

Growing Up on Fernando Road

Rose Mercado-Robles And Henry Vasquez, Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

No abstract provided.

Three Lessons On Leadership, Compliments Of The American Presidency, Richard Holtzman

History and Social Sciences Faculty Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

Ernie Villanueva, Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

"My Dad, the Pioneer Insurance Salesman in South Colton"

Ramona Aranda Genemara, Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

Las Fiestas Patrias, Women's Sports, the Caldera Pool, & the 1938 Flood

Connie Cabrera, Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

La Tiendita de la Calle N

Dr. Tom Rivera interviews Connie Cabrera, a retired bilingual teacher in the Colton (California) School District. Connie shares much about her life coming from Jerome, Arizona, and about the years that her mom ran a small grocery store in South Colton. She explains that the store was a meeting place, especially for women of the neighborhood, and how it allowed them a safe space to talk over issues of the day. Connie recounts how she met her husband, Nacho Cabrera, and his journey to opening up his own barber shop. She also explains about …

Interview Sue Williams Spurlock: Collegiate Oral History Interview, Christy L. Spurlock

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Interview with Sue Williams Spurlock about her college experience at Western Kentucky University in the late 1950s early 1960s.

I'Ve Seen The Promised Land: A Letter To Amelia Boynton Robinson, Mauricio E. Novoa

SURGE

You asked if I had any thoughts or comments at the end of our visit, and I stood and said nothing. I opened my mouth, but instead of giving you words my throat was sealed by a dam of speechlessness while my eyes wept out all the emotions and heartache that I wanted to share with you. The others in my group were able to express their admiration, so I wanted to do the same. [excerpt]

Interview With Jai Lee - Oh 286, Jai Eun Kim Lee

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In her January 14, 2014 interview with Cody Willis, Jai Eun Kim Lee (Class of 1963) shares her experience as an economic major from Korea. Lee discusses the differences between Korean colleges and Winthrop.

Mel Salazar (Part 1), Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

"My Mom, Women's Softball Player & Hall of Famer"

Interview With Anne Duncan - Oh 285, Anne Duncan

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In her January 7, 2014 interview with Cody Willis, Anne Duncan reminisces of her time at Winthrop from 1974-1978 as a Physical Education major. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Oral History Guide: Insights From The Community Voices: Postville Oral History Project And Guidelines For Beginning An Oral History Project, Raeann Swanson

Graduate Student Work

Every person has a story to share, and oral history projects can tap into that information. There are many rules and guidelines people should follow while working on oral history projects, and not all of them are cut and dry. This guide will give you a glimpse into the process of creating the Community Voices: Postville Oral History Project and tips and sources for carrying out your own project.

The Lafayette Mclaws Papers, Lafayette Mclaws

Lafayette McLaws Papers

Complete letters and transcriptions.