Voices of American Homemakers oral history collection, 1982-1986

Summary

Creator:
National Extension Homemakers Council (U.S.). Oral History Project
Date:
1982-1986
Extent:
8 Linear Feet 6 card file boxes, 3 document boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Voices of American homemakers, ms2445, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of 200 oral histories by women throughout the United States. Included are approximately 250 standard cassette tapes, paper copies of the transcripts, a social history of American homemakers and a set of scholarly papers delivered at a 1983 symposium.

Biographical / historical:

In 1982 the National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a major grant to the National Extension Homemakers Council for a three-year, nationwide effort to collect, process and disseminate representative oral histories. Entitled "Voices of American Homemakers," the project combined extensive volunteer effort with careful attention to the professional canons of oral history practice. Professional historians guided the effort throughout, offering substantive perspectives on women's history and technical counsel on oral history. Typically, these oral histories describe homemaking, child rearing and family management in the small towns or rural areas where the women who are being interviwed live. They also discuss the role of Extension Homemaker groups in their lives. Under the terms of the grant, one complete set of the project tapes and associated materials were presented to one repository in each state at no cost to the institution.

Access and use restrictions

Restrictions:

NEHC grants users full photocopying privileges and fair use publication rights to maximum of 5000 words from the entire collection. Publication in excess of 5000 words requires written consent of the president of the National Extension Homemakers Council, Inc.

Preferred citation:

Voices of American homemakers, ms2445, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.