Oral history interviews of the Community History Project, 1991-2007.

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Oral history interviews of the Community History Project, 1991-2007.

The Community History Project collects oral history interviews of Tacoma citizens conducted by students in Professor Michael Honey's "Doing Community History" class as a part of their coursework. These completed projects, which are kept in individual ring binders, typically include the final transcript of the oral history interview, the recording of the interview, a research paper, and photocopies of clippings with biographical or other information about the individual or topic.

27.5 cubic feet (49 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7282484

University of Washington. Libraries

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University of Washington, Tacoma. Community History Project.

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Established by Michael Honey in 1991, the University of Washington, Tacoma's Community History Project has developed out of an ongoing series of classes, offered periodically, in which students research local history and interview people in the community about their lives, knowledge of Tacoma and its environs and opinions about a wide range of issues. Its initial goals were to document the history and ethnic diversity of the Tacoma area and to raise awareness of important aspects of history that...

Honey, Michael.

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Professor of labor and ethnic studies and American history at the University of Washington, Tacoma. Michael Honey received his Ph. D. in history from Northern Illinois University in 1988. In 1990 he joined the faculty of the University of Washington, Tacoma, as professor of labor and ethnic studies and American history in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Program. He initiated and led the Center for the Study of Community and Society and the Ernie Tanner Labor and ...