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Logan

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 56 Collections and/or Records:

Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project collection

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_FOLK COLL 58
Abstract Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, Folk Coll...
Dates: 2015

Hal Cannon collection

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_Folk Coll 66
Abstract

The Hal Cannon collection: A Life of Fieldwork and Creative Endeavors spans 55-years of ethnographic collecting and creative works by folklorist and musician Hal Cannon. The collection contains 26 boxes and three series: fieldwork, creative endeavors, and purchased materials.

Dates: 1964-2018

Capitol Theatre papers

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_CAINE COLL MSS 9
Abstract

The Capitol Theatre collection consists of some of the financial and legal papers of the Consolidated Theatre Company of Logan, Utah. The remainder of the collection consists of owner B.G. Thatcher's personal papers.

Dates: 1868-1937; Majority of material found within 1916-1937

Carlisle family papers

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_COLL MSS 527
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of the Carlisle family of Logan, Utah. The papers of John E. Carlisle consist of letters, diaries, genealogy notes, and religious memorabilia. The papers of his son, John C. Carlisle, contain university letters, college of education memos, faculty information, student records, and general education materials.

Dates: 1861-1971

Climate Challenge: Utah State University Voices

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Identifier: UUS_Folk Coll 65
Abstract

The Climate Challenge digital collection is a small but important oral history effort that presents 19 voices of Utah State University climate scientists (2018), Northern Utah and Northern Idaho climate activists (2021), and people engaged in land restoration efforts in the Intermountain West. The goal of the effort is to document the experiences of these three groups to add to the growing scholarship about the human side of climate scholarship, awareness, and land restoration efforts.

Dates: 2018-2023

College of Agriculture photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_P0624
Abstract

Consisting of 385 photographs and 72 negatives, this collection focuses on Agriculture students at USU as they learn about livestock, animal husbandry, judging, and range and pasture conditions, etc.

Dates: 1920-1990; 1920-1990

Community Improvement Through Local History Project oral histories

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Identifier: UUS_MEDIA COLL MSS 6
Abstract

Many, if not all of these tapes were produced as a part of the Community Improvement Through Local History Project funded by USU’s Kellogg Quality of Rural Life Program in the 1970s. They consist largely of oral histories with people across the state of Utah.

Dates: 1966-1977

Bobbie Coray papers

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_COLL MSS 422
Abstract

This collection documents Bobbie Coray's career in public service, particularly her 1994 campaign as the Democratic candidate in Utah's First Congressional District race.

Dates: 1985-1995

Larry Elsner sketchbooks

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_COLL MSS 511
Abstract

The drawing journals of Larry Elsner, a professor at Utah State University from 1960-1990.

Dates: 1960-1990

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

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_Folk Coll 68
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.

Dates: 2019