Oral history
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Garment Industry Oral History Project Records
Collection
Identifier: A3074
Scope and Contents
The collection spans from 1882 to 1996 and is arranged alphabetically into two series: Interviews and Research. The bulk of the collection dates from 1990 to 1991. The Interviews series is comprised of the transcripts, notes, interview summary sheets, and tape indexes relating to the interviews conducted by Sister Prince in 1990 and 1991. There are also clippings about the interviewees and two obituaries. The ...
Dates:
1882-1996; Majority of material found within 1990-1991
Gaslight Square Oral History Project Tape Summary
Collection
Identifier: A3077
Scope and Contents
Gaslight Square Oral History Project (5 pg.) briefly summarizes the interviews conducted during the project, provides technical notes on the recordings, and interview numbers. Interviewees include: Charles (Lady Charles) Perrine, Jorge Martinez, Jack Carl, Ed Bishop, Singleton Palmer, Chris King, Al Murphy, Nora McDermott, Myron and Becky Levy, Bobby Betts, and Jack Parker.
Dates:
1988
Golden Gateway Oral History Project Records
Collection
Identifier: A3073
Scope and Contents
The collection is arranged alphabetically by topic and personal names. It dates from 1979 to 1995, however, the interviews took place from March to June 1990. The collection consists primarily of a single Tape Information Sheet completed by Vida Sister Prince following each interview. There are transcripts for four of the 23 interviews conducted for the project. There are five additional items in the collection: exhibition labels, a brief biography of Sherwin Liou (March 1979), Paul...
Dates:
1979-1995; Majority of material found within 1990 Mar-June
I Too Sing America Oral History Project Records
Collection
Identifier: A3076
Scope and Contents
The collection spans from 1949 to 1994 and is arranged alphabetically by interviewee name. It is comprised primarily of project documentation: tape information sheets and tape indexes. The bulk of the collection dates from 1987. Additional materials include a few obituaries, clippings about the interviewees, and only two transcripts (M. Oldham, Williams). The first folder contains a brochure about the exhibition and related programs and clippings about the exhibit.
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Dates:
1949-1994; Majority of material found within 1987-1988
Vida Sister Prince Mississippi River Oral History Project Notes
Collection
Identifier: A3094
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of notes and research complied by Sister Prince for an independent project on the Mississippi River dating from 1964 to 1998. The folders are arranged alphabetically by type of document.
Prince’s diary, from September 3rd to October 27th, includes six pages of notes about people to whom she spoke, some of the topics discussed, and references to other people to whom she might speak. The folder of general notes includes historical references to...
Dates:
1964-1998; Majority of material found within 1998
Ragtime to Rock 'n Roll Oral History Project Records
Collection
Identifier: A3075
Scope and Contents
The collection is arranged alphabetically by interviewee name and is comprised primarily of project documentation: tape information sheets and tape indexes. Additional materials include: an introductory letter to interviewees, sample interview questions, a brochure for the exhibition and its accompanying programs, one interview transcript (Hines), a small number of newsclippings, and one obituary. There are also notes on a meeting with Judge Nathan B. Young, handwritten notes for a few...
Dates:
1989-1993
Schlafly Cultural Desegregation Oral History Project Transcripts
Collection
Identifier: A2162
Scope and Contents
This collection contains both verbatim and edited transcripts of interviews conducted in 1994 regarding 1980s desegregation programs in St. Louis cultural and educational institutions. Some of these culturally based desegregation programs include the Missouri Botanical Garden's "Eco Act" program, the Missouri Historical Society's "Where Rivers Meet" program, and the Vaughn Cultural Center's "Eyes on the Prize" program. Interviews were conducted with former students and teachers in the...
Dates:
1994
St. Louis Oral History Project Records
Collection
Identifier: A3078
Scope and Contents
The records include tape information sheets for each interview, notes, and background clippings. There are no transcripts. Most of the interviews took place in 1991 and 1992; one took place in 1989.
There is not a single theme connecting all the interviews. Individuals were chosen to be interviewed based on recommendations from staff members. Bob Chambers, Elsa Ketzner, and Bill Shana reminisced about their lives in St. Louis. The Chambers interview focused on WWII home...
Dates:
1989-1992