Ranch Family Documentation Project: Oral Histories collection
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 61 interviews with 78 ranchers from four Intermountain West counties: Elko County, Nevada; Box Elder County, Utah; Cache County Utah; and Rich County, Utah. The collection is divided into five series: Series I: Administrative; Series II: Box Elder County [Utah]; Series III: Cache County [Utah]; Series IV: Elko County [Nevada]; Series V: Rich County [Utah]. Each interview includes a vetted transcript, CD of the interview audio, and for some associated materials, like newspaper clippings. There is a digital collection of this collection, with audio and transcripts (and some photographs). Also, check out the Ranch Family Documentation Project Photograph Collection, an outgrowth of the oral history project.
Dates
- 2009-2012
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Ranch Family Documentation Project: Oral Histories collection must be obtained from the Curator of the Fife Folklore Archives and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Extent
14 boxes (6.75 linear feet)
Abstract
The Ranch Family Documentation Project: Oral Histories collection consists of 61 interviews with 78 ranchers from four Intermountain West counties: Elko County, Nevada; Box Elder County, Utah; Cache County, Utah; and Rich County, Utah. The interviews were conducted summer 2009-spring 2012.
Arrangement
Arranged by alphabetical order. The Collection has five series: Series I: Administrative; Series II: Box Elder County [Utah]; Series III: Cache County [Utah]; Series IV: Elko County [Nevada]; Series V: Rich County [Utah].
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Each interview includes a printed transcript and an audio CD of the interview, with occational associated materials: images, newspaper articles, etc.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
During 2009-2012, Utah State University Library's Special Collections and Archives Division conducted oral histories with people involved in ranching and ranch support industries in four Intermountain west counties: Elko County, Nevada; Box Elder County, Utah; Cache County, Utah; and Rich County, Utah. The project was directed by Randy Williams, USU Fife Folklore Archives Curator and Oral History Specialist. Kevin Fuller-Martini, official photographer for the National Cowboy Poetry Collection in Elko, Nevada, suggested the project to Williams. As well, on a visit to USU Special Collections in the spring 2009, Elko Rancher Cliff Gardner discussed with Dan Davis, USU photo curator, his desire to collect the histories of Elko County ranchers. The interviews were conducted primarily by Randy Williams, with help from Cliff Gardner; Brad Cole and Dan Davis, USU Special Collections; Utah folklorists Elaine Thatcher and Lisa Duskin-Goede; and USU Folklore Graduate Student and SCA intern Rosa Thornley. The interviews were conducted from Summer 2009 to Spring 2012.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Nicole Cornwall, May 2013. Finding aid prepared by Randy Williams, September 2013.
- Title
- Guide to the Ranch Family Documentation Project: Oral Histories collection 2009-2012
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Randy Williams
- Date
- ©2013
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu