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Giving Back: Oral Histories of Meal-Sharing Traditions in Cache Valley, Utah

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_Folk Coll 68

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

Processing Information

Processed in April of 2019

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

Contact:
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)