“UMass Dartmouth 1960-2006: trials and triumph ” oral history project interviews and research files
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of audio and accompanying documentation for oral history interviews conducted with alumni, students, faculty, staff, trustees and administrators of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth since 1960. Interviews were conducted by the project director, Fred V. Gifun, and a graduate assistant. The original interviews are available as digital files, by request only, at this time. File folders contain release forms for participation in the UMD at 40 project, and curricula vitae for selected subjects. Selected interviews have been transcribed.
Dates
- 2004 - 2008
Creator
- Gifun, Frederick Vincent (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
unrestricted. Project was sponsored by the UMass Dartmouth Chancellor’s office.
Biographical / Historical
Interviews conducted as research for the publication UMass Dartmouth, 1960-2006: Trials and Triumph, by Fred V. Gifun, 2006.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
12.4 Gigabytes (90 electronic audio files)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Archives and Special Collections, Claire T. Carney Library, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, N. Dartmouth, MA 02648. Telephone 508- 999-8686.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The digital audio interviews were transferred by Fred V. Gifun, project director, acc. # 11-04, and the research files by Fred Gifun and Debra Smook in acc. # 08-17 in June 2008.
Processing Information
Processed by Judy Farrar, October 2012.
Creator
- Gifun, Frederick Vincent (Person)
- Smook, Debra (Person)
- Title
- “UMass Dartmouth 1960-2006: trials and triumph ” oral history project interviews and research files“
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Judy Farrar
- Date
- October 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Claire T. Carney Library Archives and Special Collections, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Repository