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Boise State University ScholarWorks History Graduate Projects and Theses Department of History 12-1-2010 Conservation in Idaho Oral History Project: Oral Historiography, Process and Practice Carissa Mai Black Department of History, Boise State University CONSERVATION IN IDAHO ORAL HISTORY PROJECT: ORAL HISTORIOGRAPHY, PROCESS AND PRACTICE by Carissa Mai Black A project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master’s of Applied Historical Research Boise State University December 2010 © 2010 Carissa Mai Black ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE COLLEGE DEFENSE COMMITTEE AND FINAL READING APPROVALS of the thesis submitted by Carissa Mai Black Thesis Title: Conservation in Idaho Oral History Project: Oral Historiography, Process and Practice Date of Final Oral Examination: 10 April 2009 The following individuals read and discussed the thesis submitted by student Carissa Mai Black, and they also evaluated her presentation and response to questions during the final oral examination. They found that the student passed the final oral examination, and that the thesis was satisfactory for a master’s degree and ready for any final modifications that they explicitly required. Lisa M. Brady, Ph.D. Chair, Supervisory Committee Barton Barbour, Ph.D. Member, Supervisory Committee Sandra Schackel, Ph.D. Member, Supervisory Committee The final reading approval of the thesis was granted by Lisa M. Brady, Ph.D., Chair of the Supervisory Committee. The thesis was approved for the Graduate College by John R. Pelton, Ph.D., Dean of the Graduate College. DEDICATION To my parents, Harry and Mary Black, and my sister Jessica Elaine Black, for their endless love, support and humor during this process. I could have never have done it without you. v ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I first and foremost would like to thank Kathy Hodges, Ellen Haffner and the Idaho Oral History Center for all of their time, editing, advising and equipment, without them this project would not have been possible. I wish to thank my advisor, Dr. Lisa Brady for her unwavering support, enthusiasm, ideas and especially her humor. I want to acknowledge the Idaho State Historical Society and Linda Morton-Keithley as well as the staff at the State Historic Preservation Office. Kelly Orgill, a fellow graduate student, co-worker and good friend, I thank you. You were my sounding board, unofficial editor, and together provided hours of great conversations and laughter My utmost thanks go to Kenneth Robison, Russell Heughins, Kevin Sligar, Rick Johnson and Governor Cecil Andrus, who provided the voices and the stories that made this project come to life. vi AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Carissa Mai Black was born and raised in Boise, Idaho. She attended Boise High School, studied abroad at the University of Bristol in England, returned to Boise, where she graduated from Boise State University with a degree in History and a minor in Latin in 2005. Carissa received her Master’s in Applied Historical Research from Boise State University in 2010. Carissa’s Master’s project is featured in the Northwest Digital Archives. vii ABSTRACT The Conservation in Idaho Oral History Project: Oral Historiography, Process and Practice, is a combination of analytical and practical application and overview of the field of oral history. The analytical overview identifies the two major themes in oral history, academic and community, by analyzing the scholarship, including criticisms and progress of the field. It examines the different methodological approaches to oral history as well as the multidisciplinary use of the field. It also examines the process that the author went through when researching, conducting and interpreting her own oral histories for the Conservation in Idaho Oral History Project. Lastly, this thesis project includes the complete oral history collection compiled by the author. Interviews included in this collection are Cecil Andrus, Russell Heughins, Rick Johnson, Kenneth Robison and Kevin Sligar. Complete abstracts and indexes included for each oral history and full transcripts for the Cecil Andrus and Kevin Sligar interviews. viii TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION ................................................................................................................... v ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .................................................................................................... vi AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH ......................................................................................... vii ABBSTRACT .................................................................................................................... viii ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................. xi CHAPTER ONE: ORAL HISTORIOGRAPHY ........................................................................ 1 CHAPTER TWO: PROCESS ................................................................................................ 27 BIBILIOGRAPHY .............................................................................................................. 44 APPENDIX A .................................................................................................................... 48 ORAL HISTORY PERMISSION OF USE FORM .................................................................. 49 APPENDIX B .................................................................................................................... 50 OH 2575 ANDRUS, CECIL - ABSTRACT ........................................................................ 51 OH 2575 INDEX ........................................................................................................... 52 OH 2575 TRANSCRIPT .................................................................................................. 56 OH 2575 QUESTIONS ................................................................................................... 82 OH 2575 THANK YOU LETTER .................................................................................... 84 APPENDIX C .................................................................................................................... 85 OH 2576 HEUGHINS, RUSSELL - ABSTRACT ................................................................ 86 OH 2576 INDEX .......................................................................................................... 87 OH 2576 QUESTIONS ................................................................................................... 92 OH 2576 THANK YOU LETTER .................................................................................... 94 ix APPENDIX D .................................................................................................................... 95 OH 2577 JOHNSON, RICK - ABSTRACT ........................................................................ 96 OH 2577 INDEX ........................................................................................................... 97 OH 2577 QUESTIONS .................................................................................................. 102 OH 2577 THANK YOU LETTER .................................................................................... 104 APPENDIX E .................................................................................................................... 105 OH 2578 ROBBISON, KENNETH - ABSTRACT ................................................................ 106 OH 2578 INDEX ........................................................................................................... 107 OH 2578 QUESTIONS ................................................................................................... 114 OH 2578 THANK YOU LETTER .................................................................................... 116 APPENDIX F ..................................................................................................................... 117 OH 2579 SLIGAR, KEVIN - ABSTRACT ......................................................................... 118 OH 2579 INDEX ........................................................................................................... 119 OH 2579TRANSCRIPT ................................................................................................... 124 OH 2579 QUESTIONS ................................................................................................... 154 OH 2579 THANK YOU LETTER ..................................................................................... 156 APPENDIX G .................................................................................................................... 157 NORTHWEST DIGITAL ARCHIVES ENCODED ARCHIVAL DESCRIPTION ......................... 158 APPENDIX H .................................................................................................................... 164 Copies of Contact Letters ............................................................................................ 165 APPENDIX I ..................................................................................................................... 167 Copy of Personal Data Sheet ...................................................................................... 168 APPENDIX J ..................................................................................................................... 171 Copy of Legal Release Form .....................................................................................