University of Wyoming. Department of History "Laramie, A Railroad Community" oral history project

University of Wyoming. Department of History "Laramie, A Railroad Community" oral history project, 1990

Overview of the Collection

Creator: University of Wyoming. Department of History
Title: University of Wyoming. Department of History "Laramie, A Railroad Community" oral history project
Dates: 1990 (inclusive)
19901990
Quantity: 1.00 cubic ft. (1 box)
Collection Number: 300020
Summary: The Department of History at the University of Wyoming completed an oral history project in 1990 that consisted of interviewing eighteen residents of Laramie, Wyoming, who worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. Collection contains of audio cassette tapes of the interviews, transcripts, interview logs, questionnaires, and photocopied photographs and clippings.
Repository: American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions: Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

"Laramie, A Railroad Community" oral history project was conducted and completed by the University of Wyoming Department of History in 1990. It involved interviewing eighteen residents of Laramie, Wyoming, who worked for the Union Pacific Railroad during the twentieth century.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Collection is a set of eighteen interviews of Laramie, Wyoming residents who worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. It consists of audio cassette tapes of the interviews, transcripts, interview logs, questionnaires filled out by the interviewees, and a few photocopied photographs and clippings.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

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Restrictions on Use

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Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Preservation Note

System Requirements

Interviews -- audio cassettes.

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by the University of Wyoming Department of History's "Laramie, a railroad community" oral history project at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Materials received by Mary Murphy, University of Montana in December 1990.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Kayci Kruhmin in November 2021.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Interviews - Audio Cassettes and TranscriptsReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
1	Anonymous	1990 March 16
1	Helia C. Blair	1990 April 3
1	William and Mildred Bree	1990 March 3
1	Katherine Cameron	1990 April 2
1	Randy Cortez	1990 March 16
1	Jim Ehernberger	1990 March 31
1	Albert Hall	1990 March 19
1	Elizabeth Hoffman	1990 March 20
1	Lala Linford and Pat Larsen	1990 March 19
1	Sam Marlow	1990 March 29
1	Levi Martinez	1990 March 4
1	Jose Medina	1990 March 29
1	Grace Pond	1990 March 8
1	Consuelo "Connie" Rocha	1990 March 17
1	Amarante Sanchez	1990 March 27
1	Michael Schaefer	1990 March 20
1	Don Shipman	1990 March 20
1	Chet Thompson	1990 April 3

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Railroads -- Employees.
Railroads -- Wyoming -- Laramie.

Corporate Names

Union Pacific Railroad Company.

Geographical Names

Laramie (Wyo.) -- History.

Form or Genre Terms

Audio Cassettes.

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Albro, Beth, Interviewer.
- Anonymous, Interviewee.
- Blair, Helia C., Interviewee.
- Bree, Mildred, Interviewee.
- Bree, William, Interviewee.
- Cameron, Katharine, Interviewee.
- Case, Brandon, Interviewer.
- Cortez, Randy, Interviewee.
- Cromer, J.J., Interviewer.
- Ehrenberger, James, Interviewee.
- Frazier, Don, Interviewer.
- Gnagy, M. Colleen, Interviewer.
- Hall, Albert, Interviewee.
- Herbst, John, III, Interviewer.
- Hoffman, Elizabeth, Interviewee.
- Linford, Lala, Interviewee.
- Marlow, Sam, Interviewee.
- Martinez, Levi, Interviewee.
- Medina, Jose, Interviewee.
- Pond, Grace, Interviewee.
- Rocha, Consuelo, Interviewee.
- Sanchez, Amarante, Interviewee.
- Schaefer, Michael, Interviewee.
- Shipman, Don, Interviewee.
- Sullivan, Patricia, Interviewee.
- Thompson, Chet, Interviewee.
- Todd, Sandra, Interviewer.
- Wallis, Sue, Interviewer.
Corporate Names
- University of Wyoming. Dept. of History -- Laramie, a railroad community; oral history project.

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