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
- "Women in the West" Oral History Interviews
Manuscript Collections and University Archives
- Abelson, Phillip and Neva Oral History Interviews, 1989
- Attar, Anatha, Muslim Immigrant Women Oral History Project, 1988-1990
- 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
- History 398 (Women in the West) Oral Histories, Student Papers, etc., 1996-2005
- Nash, Irwin, Oral History Interview, 1991
- 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
- WSU Centennial Oral History Project Oral Histories, 1982-1988
- WSU Class of '54 Washington State University Oral History Project, 2005-2008
- WSU Emeritus Society Oral Histories, 2010-2011
- WSU Veterans Oral History Interviews, 1996-2001
- Jeanie Shaw Wheeler Oral History Interview, 1979
- Whitman County Historical Society Oral Histories Collection, 1977-1980
- 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.