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This session was presented by Tanya Finchum, oral history librarian, Oklahoma State University; Chad Williams, Research Division director, Oklahoma Historical Society; Larry Caldwell, Natural Resources Conservation Service retiree and Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society member, as part of “Perspectives in History”: The Oklahoma History Symposium.
In 2018 a collaboration began between the newly formed Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society (OCHS), Oklahoma State University’s Oklahoma Oral History Research Program, and the Oklahoma Historical Society. The goal was to document and preserve Oklahoma’s rich history of conservation. Two initiatives were pursued: digitizing a collection of historical photographs and conducting oral histories. OCHS members located thousands of photographs of conservation work and selected potential interviewees. Presenters will discuss the projects from their perspectives, highlight the themes, and demonstrate how to access the collections.
This session was presented by Tanya Finchum, oral history librarian, Oklahoma State University; Chad Williams, Research Division director, Oklahoma Historical Society; Larry Caldwell, Natural Resources Conservation Service retiree and Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society member, as part of “Perspectives in History”: The Oklahoma History Symposium.
In 2018 a collaboration began between the newly formed Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society (OCHS), Oklahoma State University’s Oklahoma Oral History Research Program, and the Oklahoma Historical Society. The goal was to document and preserve Oklahoma’s rich history of conservation. Two initiatives were pursued: digitizing a collection of historical photographs and conducting oral histories. OCHS members located thousands of photographs of conservation work and selected potential interviewees. Presenters will discuss the projects from their perspectives, highlight the themes, and demonstrate how to access the collections.
