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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.

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This collection contains the interviews of Brian Cannon pertaining to the Federal Resettlement Project and the Great Depression in Utah. Mr. Cannon used the interviews for his 1986 book, Remaking the Agrarian Dream : The New Deal's Rural Resettlement Program in the Mountain West.

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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.

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This collection chronicles the artistic circle known as the "Electric Generation."

Abstract The Great Salt Lake Wetlands History Project is a joint effort of Utah State University (USU), Weber State University, Westminster College, and the University of Utah. The project’s aim was to gather oral histories, photographs of material culture and wetlands culture, and records to document the fascinating history of the Great Salt Lake wetlands (GSLW) and the people who work and play along its shores and marshes as well as to enhance the existing GSLW collections at the four institutions....

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This collection contains research conducted on homosexuality among highly religious or formerly religious Mormons.

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The collection consists of materials kept by William Hurst and provides an in-depth look at his career in the Forest Service, where he worked in the Wasatch National Forest and Ashley National Forest before serving as the regional forester for the Southwestern Region.

Abstract Informing the National Narrative: Stories of Utah’s Opioid Crisis is a collection of thirty-one interviews (audio and transcripts) of individuals from nine Utah counties who have a personal connection to the opioid epidemic (e.g., people in recovery, family members, treatment providers, etc.). Interviews were conducted by trained community scholars and Utah State University (USU) personnel. These first-person narratives give voice to and commentary on the lived experiences of those most...

Abstract This collection houses the products from the 2017 Library of Congress/Utah State Univeristy/University of Wyoming Field School for Cultural Documentation at the historic Triangle X fieldwork in the Grand Teton National Park. The collection includes 26 interviews (audio, full transcripts, release forms, and images) with members of the Turner family (third, fourth, and fifth generations), Triangle X employees, and dude ranch guests. Also included are photographs from events and buildings at...

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The collection chronicles the lives of Jens and Mary Emma Baker Jensen and their children along with the early history of Mendon, Utah.