Archives adds oral history to digital collection
25 June 2013
Interested in learning about Nazi activity in Buffalo during World War II?
How about early 20th century arthritis research? Or maybe the education philosophy of the man who oversaw the Buffalo Public Schools from 1957-75?
If so, you’ll want to check out “University Archives Oral History Collection, 1968-93,â€* the latest addition to UB Libraries’ Digital Collections.
The collection contains more than 40 interviews with members of the UB community, including administrators, alumni, faculty, staff and UB Council members. Most of the interviews were conducted from 1978-79 by University Archives staff members Jenny Peterzell and Brenda Shelton.
At the time, Shonnie Finnegan, head archivist, wrote that UB has “a rich, multi-layered past which is not reflected in the written record. These oral accounts … fill the gaps in the record and capture the past in more vivid, human terms.â€
University Archives plans to restart the project this summer by conducting and recording a new round of interviews. More details are forthcoming.
For more information on current or future archives, contact Amy Vilz, university archivist, at amyvilz@buffalo.edu or 645-2991.
*University Archives Oral History Collection
The University Archives Oral History collection contains taped interviews with members of the University at Buffalo community, and the paper records associated with each interview. Those interviewed include administrators, alumni, faculty, staff, and UB Council members. Although covering some 25 years, the bulk of the collection consists of interviews conducted in 1978-1979. The interviews offer a wide range of topics and offers personal insight into University history by those that lived it. A majority of the interviews were conducted by part-time University Archives staff members Jenny Peterzell and Brenda Shelton. Other interviewers include then Head Archivist Shonnie Finnegan and Josephine Capuana.
The Oral History Project was organized by the University Archives and University at Buffalo Emeritus Center, and was made possible through a grant from the University at Buffalo Foundation, Inc.
Sources:
http://www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter/campus.host.html/content/shared/university/news/ub-reporter-articles/briefs/2013/oral_history_digital_collection.detail.html
http://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/LIB-UA014
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