Giving Back: Oral Histories of Meal-Sharing Traditions in Cache Valley, Utah
Scope and Contents
Eight interviews with full transcripts, audio, and 80 images. Interviews conducted by Natalie Christensen, Jack Daly, Andrea Diamond, Emma George, Jennifer Mansfield, Camille Sleight-Price, Terri Wesemann, and Marianne Young.
Dates
- 2019
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 Giving Back: Oral Histories of Meal-Sharing Traditions in Cache Valley, Utah must be obtained from the Curator of the Fife Folklore Archives and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Historical Note
“And we started small, but we thank the community and God for giving us a success, because without Logan, without God, . . . it couldn’t have been possible. So thank you, Cache Valley." — Mohit Arora, Tandoori Oven
Nourishment can mean many things. It can describe the physiological sustenance that we gain from food, and it can also describe the emotional and spiritual support that we receive from our communities. Food production and consumption play a role in both of these forms of nourishment, and this project seeks to explore these ideas of sustenance and support in the community of Cache Valley, Utah. Focusing on a wide range of food purveyors—from dairy farmers to beekeepers, restaurants to grocery stores, the food pantry to the university—the students in the Spring 2019 English 6720 Oral History and Fieldwork class interviewed eight professionals about their connections to the food culture of Cache Valley. The interviewees shared stories of their families, traditions, and professional lives. Taken together, their words offer a beautiful illustration of the nuanced and complex ways that food sharing nourishes us all.
Extent
8 interviews (542 Megabytes)
Abstract
In the Spring of 2019, Utah State Unviersity students from the English 6720 Oral History and Fieldwork class interviewed eight professionals about their connections to the food culture of Cache Valley. The interviewees shared stories of their families, traditions, and professional lives. Taken together, their words offer a beautiful illustration of the nuanced and complex ways that food sharing nourishes us all.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by interview.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was created by seven USU English students during the Spring of 2019 as part of English 6720, an intensive fieldwork course on oral history taught by Lynne McNeill. Field School students deposited their fieldwork materials at Utah State University Special Collections. The audio was transcribed and all participants were given opportunity to vet. This collection includes audio, interview transcripts, and images
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital Collection found at Giving Back: Oral Histories of Meal-Sharing Traditions in Cache Valley, Utah
Processing Information
Processed in April of 2019
- Agricultural students--Utah State University--Photographs
- Beekeepers--Logan (Utah)--Photographs
- Buildings--Agricultural Education--Utah State University--Photographs
- Cache Valley
- Christianity--Special events--Logan (Utah)--Interviews
- Christianity--Special events--Logan (Utah)--Photographs
- Community life--Logan (Utah)--Interviews
- Cooking, Indic--Logan (Utah)--Photographs
- Corporations-- Charitable contributions--Logan (Utah)--Interviews
- Corporations-- Charitable contributions--Logan (Utah)--Interviews
- Dairy processing--Hyrum (Utah)--Interviews
- Dairy processing--Hyrum (Utah)--Photographs
- Dairying--Hyrum (Utah)--Interviews
- Dairying--Hyrum (Utah)--Photographs
- Ethnic restaurants--Logan (Utah)--Photographs
- Family-owned business enterprises--Logan (Utah)--Photographs
- Family-owned business enterprises--Logan (Utah)--Photographs
- Folklore and Folklife
- Food banks--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Interviews
- Food banks--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Photographs
- Food habits--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Interviews
- Food relief--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Interviews
- Food service--Logan (Utah)--Interviews
- Food--Logan (Utah)--Photographs
- Foods and Nutrition
- Greenhouse gardening--Utah State University--Photographs
- Grocers--Logan (Utah)--Charitable contributions--Interviews
- Grocers--Logan (Utah)--Interviews
- Grocers--Logan (Utah)--Photographs
- Grocery trade--Utah--Interviews
- Honey--Logan (Utah)--Interviews
- Honey--Logan (Utah)--Photographs
- Logan
- Marketing--Utah State University--Photographs
- Nonprofit organizations--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Interviews
- Oral Histories
- Public welfare--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Interviews
- Restaurant management--Logan (Utah)--Interviews
- Restaurants--Logan (Utah)--Interviews
- School farms--Utah State University--Photographs
- Sound Recordings
- Supermarkets--Logan (Utah)--Photographs
- Utah
- Utah State University--Photographs
- Voluntarism--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Photographs
- Voluntarism--Logan (Utah)--Interviews
- Title
- Guide to the Giving Back: Oral Histories of Meal-Sharing Traditions in Cache Valley, Utah 2019
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Paul Daybell
- Date
- ©2020
- 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
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