Collection on "The Other Half Speaks"
Scope and Content
The collection on The Other Half Speaks spans from 1987 to 1990 and contains documentation on this oral history project. The collection includes information brochures on the project, audio cassettes of the interviews, and a video tape of a performance of the dramatic reading.
Dates
- Creation: 1987-1990
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
History of "The Other Half Speaks"
The Other Half Speaks: Reminiscences of Coal Town Women, 1900-1950, Athens County, Ohio is a project co-sponsored by Ohio University's Women's Studies, Athens County Historical Society and District 6 of the United Mine Workers of America. The project entailed recording oral histories from twenty-one women related to miners, and incorporating their stories into a dramatic reading.
Extent
0.5 cubic feet (1 Hollinger box)
Abstract
The collection on The Other Half Speaks spans from 1987 to 1990 and contains documentation on this oral history project.
Statement of Arrangement
This collection remains in its original arrangement.
Description Note
Original, legacy collection inventories may contain inaccuracies or be incomplete. Collection descriptions may change or be updated as they are verified. Please contact Mahn Center staff if you note any errors or discrepancies.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Collection on "The Other Half Speaks"
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Holly Deakyne in September 2010
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- The finding aid was converted into EAD with funding support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Revision Statements
- 5 January 2024: Subjects and other notes added from ALICE MARC records and Mahn Center Microsoft Office finding aids by Ohio University Libraries Metadata Services Department Python scripts.
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
