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Women of the Oklahoma Legislature Oral History Project Collection

 Collection — Box: Box 8
Identifier: 2007-004

Scope and Content

Collection contains transcripts, sound recordings, video recordings, photographs, memorabilia and various project related documentation from interviews.

All interviews have been transcribed and edited. Master copies of transcripts, audiocassettes, video recordings, and born digital audio recordings, are housed separately (Series VII). Edited transcripts, audio, and video are available to view/use within Special Collections and University Archives.

Dates

  • 2006

Creator

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.

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Administrative History

The oral histories in the Women of the Oklahoma Legislature Oral History Project Collection preserves the voices and experiences of women who have played a role in Oklahoma politics and Oklahoma history. Since Oklahoma statehood less than 100 women have served in the Oklahoma legislature and little has been written about these women. The goals of the project are to record their stories and fill a gap in primary source documents concerning women in politics in Oklahoma, to collect and preserve original and/or copies of photographs, memorabilia, and other historical evidence of Oklahoma female legislators and to provide a venue for increasing awareness of the success of these women by collecting, preserving, and making information about them fully accessible to scholars, researchers, and other interested persons.

Dr. Tanya Finchum is as Associate Professor/Librarian at the Oklahoma State University Library and Principal Investigator for this project. She has attended the Regional Oral History Institute at the University of California at Berkeley and was awarded a Big XII Faculty Fellowship to spend time at Baylor University Institute for Oral History observing their program. She received her MSLS from The University of Tennessee and her doctorate in Human Development and Family Science from Oklahoma State University.

Extent

9.7 Linear feet (1 document box, 1 skinny document box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged into seven series.

Location

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

Processing Information

Processed by Kay Bost

Subjects

Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Women of the Oklahoma Legislature Oral History Project Collection Collection Number 2007-004
Subtitle
Women of the Oklahoma Legislature Oral History Project Collection Collection Number 2007-004
Status
Completed
Author
Kay Bost
Date
March 2016
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Physical Storage Information

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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