The Youngstown State University Oral History Collection, begun
in 1974, collects and preserves first-person narratives of northeastern
Ohioans who have participated in, or closely observed events which have
significantly affected both the state and nation. The Oral History Collection
houses over eleven hundred interviews including personal narratives focusing
on World War II, Vietnam, Youngstown College (University), Greek, Puerto
Rican, Romanian, Russian, and Italian culture, industry (steel, pottery,
brick, labor relations, coal, and railroads), politics, the Holocaust,
and religion.
The Youngstown State University Oral History Program seeks to foster
a critical, yet democratic understanding of northeastern Ohio -- its history,
culture, problems, and prospects. Human beings make sense of their lives
in story. Oral history allows us to use those first-person narratives to
explore the private dimensions of public careers, add new voices to the
historical record, track the creation and recreation of historical memory,
and present history to the public in creative new forms. A sense of urgency
informs our work, for the stories we preserve in tape and transcript will
soon be irretrievably lost.
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COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS
Steel Industry
World War, 1939-1945
Idora Park
Women's History
Italian Culture |
Youngstown College (University)
Depression
Romanian Culture
Jewish History in Youngstown
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company |
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RECENT ADDITIONS
Niles Fire Brick
South High School
Kent State Shootings |
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Vietnam
Tornado of 1985
Gulf-War Veterans |
| World War, 1939-1945 - The Homefront |
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