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'Dust, Drought, and Dreams Gone Dry' Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2006-046

Scope and Contents

Collection contains 49 interviews and supporting documentation and photographs from approximately 150 women and small number of men who lived through the Dust Bowl era in Oklahoma as adults or young adults. Project narrators came from 10 Oklahoma counties although the majority were from Cimarron, Texas, Beaver, Harper, Ellis, Dewey, and Woodward counties. Interviews focused on home life, domestic duties, family relationships and the lasting personal and collective impact of the Dust Bowl era.

Dates

  • 2000 - 2001

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the Oklahoma Open Records Act (http://www.odl.state.ok.us/lawinfo/docs/2006-LibraryLaws-PartE.pdf), and other relevant regulations. Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Oklahoma State University Libraries assumes no responsibility.

Conditions Governing Use

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, Oklahoma State University Archives will provide information about copyright owners and related information. Securing permission to publish or use material is the responsibility of the researcher. Note that unless specifically transferred to Oklahoma State University Libraries, any applicable copyrights may be held by another individual or entity. Copyright for material published by Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College/Oklahoma State University is held by the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges. All rights reserved.

Further information about copyright policy can be obtained by contacting Oklahoma State University Archives by email at libscua@okstate.edu or by phone at 405-744-6311.

Finding aid © 2017 Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges. All rights reserved.

Extent

9.5 Linear feet (2 record storage boxes, 8 additional boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged into five series.

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog or contact the Oklahoma State University Archives Reference staff.

Provenance

Recorded under the auspices of Special Collections & University Archives, Oklahoma State University Libraries. Investigators from Special Collections & University Archives, Oklahoma State University were Steven Kite, Shelly L. Lemons, and Jennifer Paustenbaugh, principal investigator.

Previous Title

Collection title was previously the Dust Bowl Project collection.

Processing Information

Processed by Kay Bost, August, 2006



Updated by Kay Bost, April, 2013; Jennifer Paustenbaugh, November 2014

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
'Dust, Drought, and Dreams Gone Dry' Oral History Collection Collection Number 2006-046
Status
Completed
Author
Kay Bost
Date
August 2006
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Revision Statements

  • finding aid revision date not supplied: Kay Bost, April 2013; Jennifer Paustenbaugh, November 2014

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Oklahoma State University Archives Repository

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Contact:
204 Edmon Low Library
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater 74078-1071 USA

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