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Oral Histories

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

At Work in Chippewa Falls Oral Histories, 1991

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 305
Summary This small collection includes transcripts and audio recordings of interviews with relatives and employees of key industries in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, the county seat for Chippewa County. Conducted by Robert Gough between May and July 1991, the oral histories were the basis for the historical exhibit at the Chippewa Falls Museum of Industry and Technology. Businesses discussed include Amoco, Chippewa Plastics, Cray Research, Inc., Crane Lumber Company, Mason Shoe Manufacturing, and...
Dates: 1991

Centennial Oral History Collection, 2012-2013

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 347
Summary

Oral history interviews conducted by students and staff, prior to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Centennial in 2016. The interviews cover a wide range of topics related to the history of the school. Includes digital materials.

Dates: 2012-2013

Eau Claire Vietnam Veterans Oral History Project, 1998

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 340
Summary

Collection of oral history interviews of Vietnam veterans living in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, conducted in 1998. Interview materials contain release of rights forms, program procedures, transcripts, and cassette tapes of interviews. Also includes a thesis on psychosocial readjustment of Eau Claire Vietnam veterans by Mark Hintz.

Dates: 1998

Interview with Donald Peterson, 1993

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 321
Summary

An oral history with a liberal leader in the Wisconsin Democratic Party during the 1960s-1970s, opposed to U.S. involvement in Vietnam, Donald Oliver Peterson. Topics covered are the presidential candidacy of Eugene McCarthy in 1969 and Peterson’s role in the Wisconsin primary, the Democratic National Convention, and the election.

Dates: 1993

Lake Hallie Lives Project Files, 2015-2016

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 377
Summary The Lake Hallie Lives project, funded by a grant through the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, captured stories from residents of the community, and documented the history of several homes in the community through the preparation of architectural survey forms. The collected materials and project affiliated research also supported the creation of a video which explores the history of the Lake Hallie community using photographs and audio segments...
Dates: 2015-2016

Sounds of Eau Claire Oral History Project, 2017-2019

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 361
Summary The project, a collaboration between the Special Collections and Archives Department of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's McIntyre Library, the Chippewa Valley Museum, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's History Department, and Blugold Radio, LLC., aimed to document and better understand the late 19th and early 20th century music scene in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and the broader Chippewa Valley region. Includes oral history transcripts, project files, materials donated/captured in...
Dates: 2017-2019

Ted Simpson Papers, 1990-2018

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 365
Summary

Collection documenting Ted P. Simpson’s experience with K Company, 159th Aviation regiment (18th Airborne Corps) during the Gulf War and of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm from 1990-1991. Simpson was a Sergeant in the United States Army and a Medium Helicopter Repairer (67U). Materials include a diary and correspondence (including transcriptions), photographs of his experience, a chronology list of events, and an oral history interview from 2018.

Dates: 1990-2018

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Gay and Lesbian Oral History Project, 2013-2014

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 351
Summary

An oral history collection concerning the LGBT student organizations on the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire campus. Melissa Schultz conducted oral histories of alumni, faculty, and staff from November 2013 to January 2014. The collection includes other materials ranging from 1992-2017 of news releases, newspaper articles, artifacts, biographies, promotional material related to the LGBT history on campus, and a master’s thesis by Melissa Schultz.

Dates: Project Date: 2013-2014; Materials Date: 1992-2017

University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire Oral History Interviews, 1963-1993

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 473
Summary

This collection consists of transcripts, audio cassettes, and reel-to-reel audio containing university-related oral history interviews. Contains digital materials.

Dates: 1963-1993, bulk 1974-1975