Oklahoma Oral History Research Program - Oklahoma State University Library
Description
The Oklahoma Oral History Research Program (OOHRP) was founded in 2007 as part of the Oklahoma State University Library, with the goal of documenting and making accessible the history of Oklahoma and OSU through oral history interviews.
The program is also an arm of OSU's Center for Oklahoma Studies and has a number of ongoing projects pertaining to the state's history.
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- Contact
- Oklahoma Oral History Research Program
207 Edmon Low Library, OSU
Stillwater, OK 74078
- Phone
- 405-744-7685
- URL
- https://library.okstate.edu/oralhistory
Collections for Oklahoma Oral History Research Program - Oklahoma State University Library
| Title | Description | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| Anthrax in Oklahoma | Series of interviews with individuals involved in fighting a 1957 animal Anthrax outbreak in Oklahoma. | Anthrax epidemic, Medical discoveries, Rural life, Animal science |
| Art as Activism in North Tulsa | The purpose of this oral history project is to create an archive of interviews from grassroots Tulsa activists advocating for change related to Tulsa’s Black community, focusing on artistic expression… | |
| Attucks School in Vinita | The Vinita’s Attucks School Collection is a series of interviews with former students of the school that served the African American community of Vinita, Oklahoma, until desegregation. | |
| Big Top Show Goes On | This oral history project aims to preserve the voices and experiences of those involved with the work culture associated with Hugo, Oklahoma’s tent circus tradition. Many circuses have called Hugo home… | |
| Boley, OK | The Boley, Oklahoma Collection is a series of interviews focused on the Historic Black Town of Boley, Oklahoma | African Americans, African Americans--Education, Teachers, Race relations |
| Building a Bigger Table: An Oral History Project on the Development of a Stillwater, Oklahoma Food Resource Center | 'Building a Bigger Table: An Oral History Project on the Development of a Stillwater, OK Food Resource Center' is a series of interviews conducted from 2016-2018 with individuals who represent a unique… | Food security, Nonprofit organizations, Food banks, Nutrition, Poverty, Dignity |
| Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Alumni Oral History Project | The Chilocco Indian Agricultural School, located in north central Oklahoma, operated from 1884-1980 as one of a handful of federal off-reservation Indian boarding schools in the United States. Thousands… | |
| Cooperative Extension Educators | The Cooperative Extension Educators Collection is a series of interviews with retired county home demonstration and agricultural extension agents. | Home economics--Study and teaching, Home economics extension work |
| COVID-19 in Oklahoma | Starting in 2021, interviews were conducted with more than 30 individuals about their experience in Oklahoma during the first two years of the COVID-19 global pandemic in a project supported by a grant… | |
| COVID-19 Teacher Poets Writing to Bridge the Distance | This oral history project emerged from a celebration of National Poetry Month in 2020 on Ethical ELA, a public website for teachers to read and write poetry and share and discover poetry lessons for their… | |
| Deep Roots - Oklahoma Authors Oral History Project | The Deep Roots: Oklahoma Authors Collection is a series of interviews with authors who discuss their lives, work, and creative processes. | |
| Descendants of Black Homesteaders | The Descendants of Oklahoma Black Homesteaders oral history collection is a partnership between the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program and Dr. Kalenda Eaton, Director of the larger Descendants of Oklahoma… | |
| Dust, Drought and Dreams Gone Dry: Oklahoma Women in the Dust Bowl | Interviews were conducted with more than one hundred women individually and in groups who lived through the Dust Bowl, primarily in the seven western-most counties of Oklahoma where the Dust Bowl hit the… | |
| Germans from Russia | A series of interviews with individuals living in Oklahoma with German-Russian family heritage. | |
| Germans in Oklahoma | The Germans in Oklahoma Collection is a series of interviews with Oklahoma residents who emigrated from Germany. | |
| Glass House Oral History Project | The Glass House Collection is a series of interviews conducted in 2016 with former employees of the Glass House Restaurant and Conoco Service Station located on the Will Rogers Turnpike near Vinita, Oklahoma.… | |
| Global Campus Oral History Project at Tulsa Community College | The Global Campus Oral History Project at Tulsa Community College is a series of interviews conducted by students in an English Composition class with fellow TCC students focusing on their international… | |
| History of BLAC, Inc. | The History of BLAC, Inc. oral history project is a partnership between the Oklahoma City Arts Council and BLAC, Inc. (Black Liberated Arts Center) to collect, preserve, and share the history and related… | |
| Inductees of the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame Oral History Project | This oral history project, launched in June 2007, aims to preserve the voices and experiences of inductees to the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame who serve as pioneers in their fields, made significant contributions… | |
| Korean War | The Korean War Collection is a series of interviews conducted with United States military veterans who served during this conflict. | Korean War (1950-1953) |
| Latino Oklahoma Oral History Project | The Latino Oklahoma Oral History Project documents the histories of the diverse Hispanic/Latinx community in Oklahoma. It is comprised of several OSU student and faculty research projects focusing on various… | |
| Life in the 1930s | The 1930s Collection is a series of interviews conducted with Oklahomans who experienced the decade. | Recessions, Thriftiness, Country life, Depression |
| Military | Series of interviews with individuals living in Oklahoma with various United States military service backgrounds throughout the 20th century. | |
| Monarch Butterflies in Oklahoma | The Monarch Butterflies in Oklahoma Collection is a series of interviews with people engaged with various aspects of the monarch butterfly and its habitat. | |
| Muskogee African American Heritage | The Muskogee African American Heritage Collection is a series of interviews focused on the Black community in Muskogee, Oklahoma, including former students of Manual Training High School. | African Americans, African Americans--Education, Teachers, Race relations |
| O-STATE Stories | O-STATE Stories, a project of the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program, chronicles the rich history, heritage and traditions of Oklahoma State University. People, places and events unfold through personal… | |
| Oklahoma 100 Year Life | A joint effort between the OOHRP and the OSU College of Human Sciences, this oral history project features interviews with citizens of Oklahoma who have lived 100 years or more and are living to tell the… | |
| Oklahoma 2018 Education Walkouts: An Oral History Project | The Oklahoma 2018 Education Walkouts: An Oral History Project seeks to better understand the impacts of the 2018 Oklahoma Education Walkouts on its participants, and to establish a record for future generations… | |
| Oklahoma Centennial Farm Families Oral History Project | The Oklahoma Centennial Farm Families Collection is comprised of interviews with farm owners and operators whose families have been involved in the farming and/or ranching business in Oklahoma for 100… | |
| Oklahoma Married for Life | The Oklahoma Married for Life Oral History Project is a series of interviews with Oklahoma couples who have been married 70 years or more. The purpose of the project is to preserve the historical memories… | |
| Oklahoma Mesonet | The Oklahoma Mesonet Collection is a series of interviews conducted in 2013 with people involved in the development and use of the Oklahoma Mesonet, a world-class network of environmental monitoring stations… | Oklahoma Mesonet (Weather station), Weather network, Data collection services, Collaboration |
| Oklahoma Native Artists Oral History Project | The Oklahoma Native Artists Project is a series of oral history interviews with Native artists, collectors, and gallery owners. The interviews are recorded in audio and video formats, and at the end of… | |
| Oklahoma's Conservation Heritage Oral History Project | The Oklahoma Conservation Heritage Collection is a series of interviews with people involved in the conservation of natural resources in the state. Throughout the states history Oklahomans have struggled… | |
| Oklahoma's Immigrant Women Artists | The Oklahoma Immigrant Women Artists Oral History Project looks at the work of first-generation immigrant women artists living in Oklahoma. This series reveals how these women’s complex positioning and… | |
| Oral History and Art in Taos | The Oral History and Art in Taos, New Mexico Collection consists of interviews conducted as part of the Oral History and Art in Taos, New Mexico summer course held during July 2012 in conjunction with… | |
| OSU COVID-19 Incident Management Team | The Oklahoma State University COVID-19 Incident Management Team oral history project documents the operations of Oklahoma State University’s Incident Management Teams as they worked with students, staff,… | |
| OSU Diverse Sexuality and Gender | The OSU Diverse Sexuality and Gender Collection is comprised of interviews which document the cultural history of diverse sexuality and gender identities of Oklahoma State University's alumni, faculty,… | |
| Pete's Pet Posse | The purpose of the Pete’s Pet Posse oral history project is to gather and preserve memories revolving around the creation of Oklahoma State University’s pet therapy program and its continued success. | |
| Remembering Angie Debo | Series of interviews with individuals who knew Oklahoma author Dr. Angie Debo. Dr. Debo was a respected historian from Oklahoma, with her most notable research documenting the sovereign Native American… | |
| Remembering Henry Bellmon | Remembering Henry Bellmon, a subseries of the Spotlighting Oklahoma Oral History Project, seeks to complete the story of beloved Oklahoman Henry Bellmon through the voices of people who worked with him… | |
| Southwest Oklahoma | Series of interviews with individuals living in Southwest Oklahoma | |
| Spotlighting Oklahoma - Miscellaneous Topics | Miscellaneous interviews with individuals about life in Oklahoma | |
| STEM Areas and Women Collection | The STEM Areas and Women Collection is a series of interviews conducted with women who have work experience in the historically predominantly male fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. | |
| Stillwater History | Series of interviews with individuals living in Stillwater, OK | |
| Stillwater's African American Heritage | The Stillwater’s African American Heritage Collection is a series of interviews focused on the Black community of Stillwater, Oklahoma, and in particular former students of Washington School. | |
| The We Will Remember Promise | The Oklahoma Oral History Research Program (OOHRP) began The We Will Remember Promise oral history project in the spring of 2020 in collaboration with the OSU Department of Athletics. The goal of the project… | |
| Women of the Oklahoma Legislature | The Women of the Oklahoma Legislature Oral History Project endeavors to fill gaps in information regarding women who have served or are serving in the Oklahoma state legislature by recording the experiences… | |