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Oral history project regarding the Hispanic community of Garden City, Kansas

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 750

Overview

This collection includes audio cassette tapes and transcripts of interviews conducted by Robert Oppenheimer and others for a Hispanic oral history project in Garden City, Kansas, as well as modern photoprints from copy negatives of photographs from the local Hispanic community. The project was a result of a grant from the Kansas Council for the Humanities initiated by Dr. Oppenheimer, who was a professor in the University of Kansas' History Department.

Dates

  • Creation: 1977 - 1981

Creator

Language of Materials

English and Spanish

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Extent

.75 Linear Feet (2 document cases + 22 audiocassettes)

Physical Location

RH MS 750

Physical Location

RH Cassette Tape 28

Physical Location

RH PH 183

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Robert Oppenheimer, 1981. Photographs: loan, Robert Oppenheimer, 198?

Existence and Location of Copies

Digitized copies of the oral recordings at RH Cassette Tape 28 are available on DVD in the box at RH MS 750.

Separated Materials

Robert Oppenheimer oral history project regarding the Hispanic Community of Emporia, Ks collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS 751, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Kansas City, Kansas, Spanish Speaking office interviews and slides, RH MS 752, Kansas Collection, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Mexican Americans in Kansas: An Overview by Robert Oppenheimer, RH MS P347, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Hidden places: the Mexican Fiesta Collection, Kansas Collection, RH Cassette Tape 29, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Title
Guide to the Robert Oppenheimer oral history project regarding the Hispanic Community of Garden City, Kansas Collection
Subtitle
Oral history project regarding the Hispanic Community of Garden City, Kansas Collection
Author
Finding aid prepared by mab, 2006. Finding aid encoded by mab, 2006. Finding aid revised by cl, 2010; mwh, 2017, 2021.
Date
2006
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/4539249177
Preferred citation
Robert Oppenheimer oral history project regarding the Hispanic Community of Garden City, Kansas Collection, RH MS 750, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

Contact:
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