Oral History Collection
| MAIN ENTRY: | S. V. Connor Seminar [Speakers, in order of appearance on the tape: Dr. S. V. Connor, R. S. Dunn, Beth Bucy, Dianna Hallford, David Murrah, Beth Schneider, Tommie Whiteley, Arlene Smith.] |
| DATE OF INTERVIEW: | February 28, 1973 |
| LOCATION OF INTERVIEW: | Lubbock, Texas |
| INTERVIEWER: | None |
| LENGTH OF INTERVIEW: | 2 hours |
| SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: | Tape recording of a presentation on the Southwest Collection by the staff to Dr. S. V. Connor's seminar on historical methods, History 534. |
| TAPE ONE, SIDE ONE: |
Basis of history is archives and manuscripts Definition and explanation of archives National Archives discussed Disposition of Presidential papers Various sources of archives listed |
| TAPE ONE, SIDE TWO: | R. S. Dunn reviews scope of the Southwest Collection Stresses importance of a scholar's use of imagination Comments on the growth of specialized collections in the U. S. SWC staff introduced and duties summarized |
| TAPE TWO, SIDE ONE: | Cites use of the receiving report Inventorying of donations Complete collections are catalogued in the Library of Congress Notes increasing use of microfilming Description of oral history program Processing of the tapes explained |
| TAPE TWO, SIDE TWO: | Indexing of the tapes outlined Summarization of book cataloging system Tour of the Southwest Collection |
| TAPE THREE, SIDE ONE: | Explanation of the finding aids Microfilm camera demonstrated |
| TAPE THREE, SIDE TWO: | Blank |
| RANGE DATES: | 1973 |
| BULK DATES: | 1973 |