Oral History Collections

Oral history is a very important category of material collected by Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections at the WSU Libraries. The collections listed below are accessible to all researchers, either through the MASC website or on-site in the MASC reading room. These collections include audio recordings and/or interview transcripts.

Digital Collections with streaming audio

• Washington State University Oral History Project
• Black Oral History Interviews
• Civil Rights Oral History Interviews

Manuscript Collections and University Archives

• Frank Chin Oral History Collection, ca. 1974-1986
• Farm Family Oral History Project, 1982-1984
• History 398 (Women in the West) Oral Histories, Student Papers, etc., 1979-1986
• History 398 (Women in the West) Oral Histories, Student Papers, etc., 1979-1994
• Pacific Northwest Farm Forum Taped Addresses, 1978
• Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma Oral History, 1982
• Public Radio Oral History Project Papers, 1977-1978
• Hugh Rundell Papers, 1938-1983
• Small Cassette Collections, ca. 1937-1980
• Dwight W. Tuttle Oral History Interviews, 1977-1979
• Veterinary Medicine Oral History Project Transcripts, 1973-1979
• W.S.U. Centennial Oral History Project Oral Histories, 1982-1988
• WSU Veterans Oral History Interviews, 1996-2001
• Jeanie Shaw Wheeler Oral History Interview, 1979
• Ina Truesdale Wilson Oral History, 1981

Many small collections including oral histories of individuals are also available in MASC. One way to search for these is to use the Griffin catalog. Please contact us if you need assistance.