Oneida culture oral history project records, 1940-1942.

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Oneida culture oral history project records, 1940-1942.

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Records of a WPA project to document the history and culture of the Oneida in Wisconsin, conducted through the University of Wisconsin. The records consist primarily of a series of notebooks from oral history interviews that took place between 1941-1942 that were conducted by Oneida tribe members under the direction of UW anthropologists. The interviews contain such topics as Oneida history, family life, religion, economic conditions, education, medicine, hunting and fishing, recreation, traditional stories and jokes, the Workers' Alliance, the Six Nations Confederacy, and the Oneida Indian Cooperative Association.

4.6 c.f. (18 archives boxes, 1 flat box, and 1 card box)

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University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, Cofrin Library

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University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, Cofrin Library

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