Claremont Colleges Oral History Collection, 2017-2025

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Summary

Abstract:
This collection primarily contains the coursework produced by students of the Claremont Colleges' oral history classes. Currently, the collection contains materials from the oral history courses at Claremont Graduate University. The CGU History 304/Introduction to Oral History Methodology course trains graduate students in both the theoretical and practical aspects of conducting oral histories. Themes for the courses include "Women in Claremont" and "Women of Color in Southern California." The collection also includes interviews with Pomona College trustees, faculty, and staff who participated in the "Pomona College Oral History Project" led by Richard Fass, Marjorie Harth, and Don Pattison. This is a growing collection that will be added to as additional materials are donated.
Extent:
2 Linear Feet (5 document boxes)
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English , Spanish .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Claremont Colleges Oral History Collection (H.Mss.1093). Special Collections and Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library, The Claremont Colleges Services, Claremont, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains the coursework and projects completed by students, faculty, and staff in the various oral history courses and projects across The Claremont Colleges. Materials include transcripts of interviews, final papers, abstracts, photographs, and other supporting interview documentation. Born-digital materials include recordings of the interviews. Please contact Special Collections staff for access to these recordings.

Biographical / historical:

This collection was created to house the course project materials created by oral history students in programs across the Claremont Colleges.

Offered each Spring semester, the CGU History 304/Introduction to Oral History Methodology course trains graduate students in both the theoretical and practical aspects of conducting oral histories. Themes for the course have included "Women of Claremont" and "Women of Color in Southern California." Students interviewed a wide range of women including artists, academics, activists, students, and professionals.

The Pomona College Oral History Project was a three-year project led by Richard Fass, Marjorie Harth, and Don Pattison to document the history of Pomona College from the late 1960s through the first decades of the 2000s. The project collected oral history interviews with former Pomona College trustees, faculty, and staff who contributed to the college's emergence as national leaders in the liberal arts college sector of higher education.

Acquisition information:
Gift of the students of Claremont Graduate University Oral History course 304: 2017-2021, 2023-2025. Gift of Don Pattison, Richard Fass, and Marjorie Harth, 2024.
Processing information:

Materials were sent to Special Collections in digital format, which were printed out onto archival acid-free paper and housed in archival folders and boxes.

Arrangement:

This collection has been organized into the following series and subseries:

  • Series 1: Claremont Graduate University, 2017-2025
  • Subseries 1.1: History 304, Spring 2017
  • Subseries 1.2: History 304, Spring 2018
  • Subseries 1.3: History 304, Spring 2019
  • Subseries 1.4: History 304, Spring 2020
  • Subseries 1.5: History 304, Spring 2021
  • Subseries 1.6: History 304, Spring 2023
  • Subseries 1.7: History 304, Spring 2024
  • Subseries 1.8: History 304, Spring 2025
  • Series 2: Pomona College, 2019-2022
  • Subseries 2.1: Pomona College Oral History Project, 2019-2022

Additional series are anticipated, and will be created for each college. Subseries will be created for each course or project. Materials are arranged alphabetically by last name of interviewee.

Accruals:

Additions to the collection are anticipated and this finding aid will be updated periodically. Please visit the Claremont Colleges Oral History Collection finding aid on our ArchivesSpace page for a more frequently updated container list.

Physical location:
Please consult repository.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection open for research.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Claremont Colleges Oral History Collection (H.Mss.1093). Special Collections and Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library, The Claremont Colleges Services, Claremont, California.

Location of this collection:
800 N. Dartmouth Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711, US
Contact:
(909) 607‑3977
specialcollections@claremont.edu
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