Markaz Oral History Project, 2019

Collection context

Summary

Extent:
600 megabyte(s)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Markaz Oral History Project (SC1531). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains oral history interviews with some of the students involved in the creation of the Markaz Resource Center at Stanford during the late 2000s and early 2010s. Students recount their experiences as Muslim at Stanford, the need they saw for a resource center, and some of what went into planning the center. The early years of the Markaz are also covered in some of the interviews.

Acquisition information:
Interviews were conducted as part of the Community History Toolkit, an effort by University Archives and the Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program sponsored by a grant from the Stanford Associates.
Physical location:
Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The materials are open for research use. Please note that some recordings and transcripts may be restricted to members of the Stanford community or may be closed until a future date per conditions set by oral history agreement.

Terms of access:

All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Markaz Oral History Project (SC1531). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022