University of Arizona

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Oral History audiotape collection

1959 to 1975
MS 490
Digital Collection
Sample of Audio Tape

This collection contains a wide variety of interviewees recorded over many years. Interviewees include Arizona pioneers and prominent citizens. Histories include narrations by pioneers themselves and discuss how families came to live in certain parts of Arizona. The collection is organized alphabetically by interviewee. It comprises a wide variety of topics and subject matter. A brief overview of subject matter discussed in the oral histories is provided with the individual's name.

Included materials:
Audio Recordings
Collection Area:
Arizona & Southwest

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