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Carnegie Mellon University Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-0011

Content Description

The Carnegie Mellon University Oral History Collection contains oral history interviews with faculty, alums, staff, and university affiliates. The Carnegie Mellon University Oral History Program recorded them starting in 2017, and they are arranged chronologically by the interview date. Each interview consists of an audio or video recording and a transcript. These are retrospective life-history-style interviews that provide insight into individual experiences and perceptions. Participants address various topics such as childhood, education, family life, research, and career. The collection grows annually.

Dates

  • 2017-

Conditions Governing Access

Interviews are restricted until fully processed.

Biographical / Historical

Carnegie Mellon’s Oral History Program was launched in 2016 to record and preserve the experiences of students, faculty, alums, and affiliates of Carnegie Mellon. The conversations with these participants are preserved as video and audio interviews and written transcripts in the University Archives for the benefit of current and future generations.

Extent

56 Interviews (Contains 56 digital audio and video interviews with transcripts)

Language

English

Overview

This collection contains oral history interviews with Carnegie Mellon University faculty, alums, staff, and affiliates. Recorded by the Carnegie Mellon University Oral History Program, these are retrospective life-history-style interviews that provide insight into individual experiences and perceptions. Participants address their experiences at Carnegie Mellon and various topics such as childhood, education, family life, research, and career. The collection grows annually.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically by interview date.

Accruals

The Carnegie Mellon University Oral History Program is ongoing. The Oral History Collection will continue to accrue additional interviews.

Status
In Progress
Author
Katherine Barbera and David Bernabo
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Carnegie Mellon University Archives Repository

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