Cache Community Connections Oral History Project
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 39 transcribed oral histories with 44 individuals (several of the tapes were with couples) involved in 18 different Cache Valley faith traditions. Thirteen individuals conducted the interviews and three volunteers transcribed the audio. The oral histories were collected from August 2008 through March 2010. Each interview contains a transcript, original interview cassette tape(s), and transfer of the cassette tape(s) to audio CD(s), release form, photograph and CD of transcription word document. Release forms housed in collection file.
Dates
- 2008-2010
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 Cache Community Connections Oral History must be obtained from the Curator of the Fife Folklore Archives and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Historical Note
Cache Community Connections (CCC) is a group of religious and civic leaders in Cache Valley Utah (Northern Utah) who organized immediately after the events of 9/11 (September 2001) in order to promote unity through understanding. The aim of the group was to bring about greater understanding, cooperation and interaction among and between Cache Valley's diverse religious, ethnic and cultural communities. The group hosts lectures, concerts, etc., in an effort to encourage and support community activities, dispel myths and engage in educational activities designed to increase community awareness of, and respect for, religious and cultural diversity.
In the fall 2007, the CCC hosted a presentation by Randy Williams (USU Folklore Curator and Oral History Specialist, and Director of the Latino Voices Project) and Elisaida Mendez (Assistant Director of the LVP) on USU's Latino/a Voices Project, an oral history effort to collect the histories of local Latino/citizens. At this event, Dean Quayle, President of the CCC approached Williams about helping the CCC with an oral history project of the communities' religious communities.
In early 2008, Bernice McCowin was selected to direct the project and obtain funding for the effort. The project received an Oral History grant from the Utah Humanities Council and Utah Division of State History. On 21 June 2008, Randy Williams taught an oral history workshop for the CCC. Beginning in August 2008, the CCC embarked on the oral history effort which concluded in March 2010. The 39 interviews were all transcribed. On Wednesday, 14 October 2009, The Cache Valley Historical Society hosted a presentation on the project "An Adventure in Oral History" by Bernice McCowin, Cindy Roberts, Jan Hines, Boyd Israelsen, Reed Stock and Betty Neeley.
Bernice McCowin deposited the collection at Utah State University's Special Collections and Archives March 2010. As well, copies of the transcript and cassette tapes were also donated to the Utah Humanities Council/Utah Division of State History as fulfillment for the oral history grant; March 2010
Extent
7 boxes (3.25 linear feet)
Abstract
39 Oral histories of people involved in Cache Valley, Utah religious communities (faith traditions); collected August 2008 through March 2010.
Arrangement
Arranged by alphabetical order.
Physical Location
Fife Folklore Archives, USU Special Collections and Archives
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials donated by Bernice McCowin, project director, Cache Community Connections Oral History Project.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Rosa Thornley, July 2011. Finding aid created by Rosa Thornley and Randy Williams, 2011.
- Bahais--Utah--Cache County--Interviews.
- Buddhists--Utah--Cache County--Interviews.
- Cache County (Utah)--Religion.
- Cache County (Utah)--Social life and customs.
- Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Religion.
- Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Social life and customs.
- Catholics--Utah|zCache County--Interviews.
- City and Town Life
- Home and Family
- Jehovah's Witnesses--Cache County--Interviews.
- Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
- Mormons--Utah--Cache County--Interviews.
- Muslims--Utah--Cache County--Interviews.
- Oral Histories
- Oral history
- Oral history.
- Protestants--Utah|zCache County--Interiviews.
- Religion
- Sound Recordings
- Texts
- Title
- Guide to the Cache Community Connections Oral History Project, 2008-2010
- Author
- Finding aid created by Rosa Thornley and Randy Williams, 2011.
- Date
- ©2011
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On 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