Lark, Utah oral interviews
Scope and Contents
This collection contains cassette recordings and transcriptions from the Lark Interview Project directed by Paul Ganster. It contains information about Hispanic residents of Lark, Utah, including background information, moving intentions, and financial options for residents. Some of the interviews addressed ethnic information and minority treatment. Also included are interviews from the Ogden Minority/USU Student Collection project conducted in 1978 at USU which addressed feelings on prejudice and treatment of Hispanics in Utah. The collection is arranged by topically and alphabetically by interview.
Dates
- Creation: 1978
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Lark, Utah oral interviews must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.
Historical Note
Lark, Utah is a small mining town next to the Oquirrh Mountains, which run along the west side of the Salt Lake Valley. The earlier settlers of Lark chose the area specifically for its timber and constructed a sawmill near the mouth of Bingham Canyon. In December 1977, the residents were notified that Lark had been purchased by the Kennecott Copper Company and they had to vacate because the town would be covered by a tailings pile. Many of the town's residents were Hispanic at the time of the purchase.
Extent
2 boxes (0.5 linear feet)
Abstract
This collection contains cassette recordings and transcriptions from interviews collected by Paul Ganster, faculty member of the History and Geography Department at Utah State University. He conducted the interviews with Hispanic residents of Lark, Utah, in 1978.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged topically and alphabetically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to Utah State University Special Collections and Archives by Paul Ganster, director of the Lark Interview Project in 1978 when he taught at Utah State University. Dr. Ganster is now the Director of the Institute for Regional Studies of the Californias and the Associate Director of International Programs at San Diego University.
Processing Information
Processed in November of 2008.
- Title
- Guide to the Lark, Utah oral interviews 1978
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Melissa Allen
- Date
- ©2009
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu