Historical Note:
Scope and Contents
Arrangement of Materials:
Electronic Format:
Conditions Governing Access:
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Preferred Citation:
Processing Information:
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Southern California Journalism Oral History Project Collection
Creator:
California State University, Northridge. University
Library
Identifier/Call Number: URB.SCJOH
Physical Description:
1.59 linear feet
Physical Description:
102 Gigabytes
Date (inclusive): 1949-2021
Abstract: The Southern California Journalism Oral
History Project Collection began in the mid-1970s. CSUN journalism professor Dr. Tom Reilly
organized the project to preserve the day-to-day experiences of working journalists,
particularly people who were not likely to write books about or maintain extensive diaries
or other records of their careers. In 2020, the collection was expanded to include
interviews with retired members of local media conducted by students of CSUN journalism
professor Stephanie Bluestein.
Language of Material:
English
Historical Note:
The library created this collection of materials for study and research.
Scope and Contents
The collection is divided into two series:
Tom Reilly Interviews
(1949-2011), and
Stephanie Bluestein Interviews (2020-2021).
Series I,
Tom Reilly Interviews, consists of interviews
conducted or supervised by Dr. Tom Reilly of the CSUN Journalism Department. Students of Dr.
Reilly conducted several of these interviews for course credit. Interviews with several
notable journalists are included, such as Herb Krouch, Clete Roberts, and Ferdinand
Mendenhall. Materials include physical and digitized recordings, transcripts, and
photographs taken by two of the interviewees, Ralph Samuels and David F. "Mique" Smith. All
materials are arranged alphabetically by the last name of the person being interviewed. Note
that transcripts in this series were completed in 2011.
Series II,
Stephanie Bluestein Interviews, consists of
interviews conducted for course credit by students enrolled in the CSUN freshman orientation
class, University 100, and supervised by CSUN journalism professor Stephanie Bluestein.
Interviews were conducted with retired local-area journalists via Zoom in the fall of 2020
and 2021, and are arranged alphabetically by the last name of the person being interviewed.
Arrangement of Materials:
Series I: Tom Reilly Interviews, 1949-2011
Series II: Stephanie Bluestein Interviews, 2020-2021
Electronic Format:
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation:
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual,
or see the
Citing Archival Materials
guide.
Processing Information:
Jessica Geiser, 2014
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Documents
Audiovisual materials
Photographs