President Obama's Kansas Heritage Oral History Project
Overview
This collection contains interviews, video clips, and a digital set of transcripts, all on DVD, from oral history interviews conducted with former U.S. President Barack Obama family members and individuals who knew Obama's maternal grandparents and other relatives residing in the El Dorado, Kansas area. Also in the collection are paper copies of the transcripts, backstory, and finding aid to the collection.
Dates
- Creation: 2009 - 2017
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Audio visual materials are stored in the KU Annex off-site storage area. All researchers interested in reviewing this material must consult Spencer Research Library Public Services staff (785-864-4334 or ksrlref@ku.edu, 9-5 M-F CST) before a planned visit; staff will respond within three days, though materials may not be available in that timeframe. Access to audio visual materials may require digitization first. Be advised that drop-in requests for this material cannot be accommodated.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
History of the President Obama's Kansas Heritage Project
The President Obama’s Kansas Heritage Project was founded in 2009 with the goal of collecting and documenting oral histories, artifacts, and other resources about Barack Obama's heritage in Kansas. The group hopes to inspire children and others with the president's origins, sense of family, and Midwestern values. The group's project was supported with funding from the Kansas Humanities Council and has deposited copies of oral histories at several cultural heritage repositories across Kansas, many in and around El Dorado, Butler County, where the project originated. [Information taken from obamakansasheritage.org]
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 document case + 21 DVDs )
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS 1462
Physical Location
KC AV 55
Physical Location
A/V items at Annex (Contact Spencer Library Public Services)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Kansas Humanities Council, 2017.
Subject
- Obama, Barack (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the President Obama's Kansas Heritage Oral History Project Collection
- Subtitle
- President Obama's Kansas Heritage Oral History Project
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by anm. Finding aid encoded by anm.
- Date
- 2018-09
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/1365187736
- Preferred citation
-
President Obama's Kansas Heritage Oral History Project, RH MS 1462, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository