Oral history -- Arkansas
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Bob and Patty Besom Collection
Collection
Identifier: MC 1758
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains Arkansas historical materials collected by Bob and Patty Besom. Series I, The University of Arkansas News Bureau files, contains a variety of material focused on contemporary University activities. Included are printed, typed, or hand-written press releases, communications from faculty, staff and media, newspaper clippings, research material, and drafts of stories.
Series II, Union Saw Mill Material, contains materials pertaining to the Union Saw Mill...
Dates:
circa 1759-2019
Eureka Springs Preservation Society Oral History Project Materials
Collection
Identifier: MC 1198
Content Description
The collection consists of recordings on audiocassette tapes and interviewee release forms related to a 1986-1990 oral history project conducted by the Eureka Springs Preservation Society to preserve the stories of Eureka Springs residents. Recordings are primarily oral history interviews; also included are recordings of Eureka Springs Preservation Society General Meetings that included related presentations. Release forms are present for most of the interviews conducted in 1986-1987....
Dates:
1986-1990
Washington Willow Historical District Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: MC 1286
Scope and Content Note
These interviews were also used to create a multi-media slide show about the Washington Willow Historic District of Fayetteville, Arkansas, titled Washington Willow Historical District: A September Song. The collection contains taped interviews arranged alphabetically by the name of the interviewee, transcripts of these interviews, and a slide show Washington Willow Historical District: A September Song, consisting of a tape,...
Dates:
1980-1981
Lily Peter Interview
Collection
Identifier: MC 1158
Scope and Content Note
Lily Peter (1891-1991), interviewee. Ms. Peter was an Arkansas poet, farmer, and philanthropist. Oral history interview conducted by Pamela Carmell at the Peter home in Marvell (Phillips County), Arkansas, July 19-20, 1986.
Dates:
1986
Found in:
Special Collections Department
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Lily Peter Interview
Lindsley Smith Arkansas Women Legislators Oral History Project Records
Collection
Identifier: MC 1755
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of video and audio recordings produced or collected by Lindsley Smith as part of her Arkansas Women Legislators Oral History Project, as well as a related film and video slideshow produced by Smith. Interviewees include members and former members of the Arkansas General Assembly, and topics include their political careers, education, and family histories, as well as their advice for future female politicians. The bulk of the interviews were conducted by Smith; an...
Dates:
2006-2013
Swift Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MC 1451
Scope and Content Note
The papers consist of photographs, photograph albums, a scrapbook, correspondence, professional and financial records, genealogical records, and recorded interviews. The material was created or collected by Dr. Charles Eugene Swift of Goshen and Elkins, Arkansas, and by members of his immediate family, especially his son Joseph Maxwell Swift, and by other descendants. The papers include photographs of individuals (ca. 1870-1977), their homes, schools, and activities. Of special...
Dates:
1876-1976
Found in:
Special Collections Department
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Swift Family Papers