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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Urban Archives General Oral Histories Collection
Creator:
California State University, Northridge. University Library
Identifier/Call Number: URB.URBOH
Extent:
4.02 linear feet
Extent:
656 Megabytes
Date (inclusive): 1967-2004
Date (bulk): 1976-1989
Abstract: The Urban Archives General Oral
Histories Collection consists of various oral histories conducted or collected by the Urban
Archives that are not part of a larger project. Interviews focus on a number of subjects,
including public utilities, teachers' strikes, immigration, life in California, religious
conversion, the history of different neighborhoods in Los Angeles, and the personal
histories of interviewees.
Language of Material: English
The library created this collection of materials for study and research.
The
Urban Archives General Oral Histories Collection consists
of various oral histories conducted or collected by the Urban Archives that are not part of
a larger project. Interviews focus on a number of subjects, including public utilities,
teachers' strikes, immigration, life in California, religious conversion, the history of
different neighborhoods in Los Angeles, and the personal histories of interviewees.
The collection is divided into two series,
Audio Recordings
(1967-2004) and
Transcripts (1974-2004). Series I,
Audio Recordings, is divided into three subseries based on the format
of the recording:
Digital Audio
(1988),
Reel-to-Reel Tapes (1968-1986), and
Audiocassettes (1967-2004).
Series I: Audio Recordings, 1967-2004
Subseries A: Digital Audio, 1988
Subseries B: Reel-to-Reel Tapes, 1968-1986
Subseries C: Audiocassettes, 1967-2004
Series II: Transcripts, 1974-2004
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of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.
The collection is open for research use.
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style
manual, or see the
Citing Archival
Materials
guide.
Jessica Geiser, 2014
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Documents
Audiovisual materials