Utah State University Logan Canyon Land Use Management oral history collection
Scope and Contents
The materials in this collection include the original cassette tape(s), the typed transcription and compact disc(s) for each recorded interview. Cassette tapes are attached to the inside front cover of each folder and compact discs are attached to the back of each folder.
Dates
- Creation: 2008-2009
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 the Utah State University Logan Canyon Land Use Management oral history collection must be obtained from the Curator of the Fife Folklore Archives and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Biographical Note
Beginning in 2008, Randy Williams, Bradford Cole and Robert Parson (Utah State University's Special Collections and Archives), Elaine Thatcher (the Mountain West Center for Regional Studies) and Barbara Middleton (the College of Natural Resources' Department of Environment and Society) collaborated to collect the oral histories of key land use managers and users of Logan Canyon [Utah]. Randy Williams, Elaine Thatcher and Barbara Middleton trained interviewers from the Logan Canyon Land Use Management Project gathered oral histories of people who have worked in or enjoyed the Canyon during the last century. In these interviews, available in audio and transcript form, people talk about what Logan Canyon meant to them. The stories of ranchers, recreationists, scientists, activists, scholars, foresters and sheepherders adds cultural depth to the work of scientists, engineers and academics. This growing collection of oral histories and personal papers from those who have worked in Logan Canyon is fast becoming a major resource for others interested in rehabilitation, land management and policy. These oral recollections form a basis for understanding policy in one area. Principles from them can be applied to broader land areas.
Extent
4 boxes (1.5 linear feet)
Abstract
This collection focuses on land use of Logan Canyon [Utah]. The materials in this collection include the original cassette tape(s), the typed transcription and compact disc(s) for each recorded interview.
Arrangement
Interviews are arranged in alphabetical order by the interviewees last name.
Provenance
In January 2008, a workshop was held to train interested students and community members to conduct oral histories with Logan Canyon land manager and user. Between March 2008 through May 2009, over 20 interviews were conducted. The interviews, conducted with cassette or digital recorders, were transcribed and reviewed and approved by the interviewee. Along with funding from USU Special Collections and Archives, the project received generous funding from the Mountain West Center for Regional Studies, the Utah Humanities Council and the Utah Division of State History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this collection were acquired through first person interviews by USU trained employees and volunteers. Interviews were conducted from March 2008 through May 2009.
Processing Information
Processed by Anne Christensen, September of 2009. Register prepared by Anne Christensen, September 2009; updated by Randy Williams, March 2012.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Agriculture
- Fisheries and Wildlife
- Forest management--Utah--Logan Canyon--History.
- Forestry and Logging
- Land use--Utah--Logan Canyon--History.
- Natural resources--Management--Utah--Logan Canyon--History.
- Oral history--Utah
- Outdoor recreation--Utah--Logan Canyon--History.
- Public lands--Utah--Logan Canyon--History.
- Title
- Guide to the Utah State University Logan Canyon Land Use Management oral history collection2008-2009
- Author
- Finding aid created by Anne Christensen, 2009. Revised by Paul Daybell, December 2020
- Date
- ©2009
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- 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