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Oral history interview with Harold Holden
No full textHarold T. Holden, also known as H, was born in 1940 and talks about his long career as a sculptor, his interest in depicting the cowboy way of life, and meeting Frank Eaton. He shares how he moved into sculpting after art school along with some of his methods of creating large public art pieces. Holden also recalls creating the Kneeling Cowboy statue which is part of the We Will Remember memorial honoring the ten men lost in the Oklahoma State University 2001 plane crash. He also discusses some of his other pieces including Bass Reeves, Boone Pickens, and Barry Sanders.The We Will Remember Promise collection is a series of interviews with individuals associated with the 2001 plane crash that claimed the lives of ten men affiliated with the men's basketball program and the 2011 plane crash that claimed the lives of four people connected to the women's basketball program
Oral history interview with Derek Joiner
No full textDerek Joiner, a 2003 graduate of Oklahoma State University (OSU), recalls his experiences as a student manager for the OSU men's basketball program. He explains this decision to attend OSU and describes his role. He also shares his memories of several of the men lost in the 2001 plane crash, including his roommate, Pat Noyes. He talks about the aftermath of the crash, the first home game after the accident, and about his relationship with Coach Eddie Sutton. In addition, Joiner discusses his career and how his degree in philosophy has helped along the way.The We Will Remember Promise collection is a series of interviews with individuals associated with the 2001 plane crash that claimed the lives of ten men affiliated with the men's basketball program and the 2011 plane crash that claimed the lives of four people connected to the women's basketball program
Oral history interview with Harry Birdwell
No full textHarry Birdwell, a 1972 graduate of Oklahoma State University (OSU), talks about his undergraduate experience and about his later career at OSU. He recalls the 2001 plane incident and aftermath both from an administrative position as well as a supporter. He shares his memories of the memorial service, the memorials, and the team returning to Colorado to play a game. Birdwell also discusses actions the University took to help the families as well as what he believes was the turning point in the grieving process.The We Will Remember Promise collection is a series of interviews with individuals associated with the 2001 plane crash that claimed the lives of ten men affiliated with the men's basketball program and the 2011 plane crash that claimed the lives of four people connected to the women's basketball program
Oral history interview with Idaho Purce
No full textIdaho Purce shares early memories of childhood from being one of the only Black families living in Arimo, Idaho and finding Black peers through the Methodist church to her family's close ties with the local indigenous tribes including the Shoshone-Bannock. She discusses her service in the Civil Rights Commission and Idaho Human Rights Commission and her involvement in shutting down the Aryan Nations compound in northern Idaho.The Spotlighting Oklahoma Oral History Collection is a series of thematic oral history projects as well as individual-specific interviews with the common goal of documenting the cultural and intellectual history of Oklahoma
Oral history interview with Donald Thompson
No full textDonald Thompson talks about his photojournalism career and early exposure to photography while serving in the Army. He discusses his collaboration with Eddie Faye Gates to interview and photograph participants for the ""Black Settlers in Tulsa: The Search for the Promised Land"" collection documenting the Black history of Tulsa. Thompson shares memories of the people he photographed, the importance of remembering the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, and his desire for the collection to honor the legacy of the past and give hope to future generations.The Spotlighting Oklahoma Oral History Collection is a series of thematic oral history projects as well as individual-specific interviews with the common goal of documenting the cultural and intellectual history of Oklahoma
Oral history interview with Connor Marshall
No full textConner Marshall, a graduate of Oklahoma State University (OSU), who completed a bachelor’s degree in 2019 and master’s degree in 2021, recounts his experiences as a student and as a Graduate Assistant with the OSU baseball team. He includes details of his time living in Stillwater and his seven years as a bullpen catcher with the baseball team. Of further importance, he elaborates on the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on OSU athletics, more specifically the baseball team. He discusses at great length the 2020 and 2021 seasons.The COVID-19 in Oklahoma Collection is a series of interviews which document how Oklahomans were affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic. This interview was conducted as part of the HIST: 5093 Oral History: Theory and Methodology course at Oklahoma State University
Oral history interview with Jenny Yang Cropp
No full textJenny Yang Cropp, poet and creative writing professor at Southeast Missouri State University, was born in El Paso, Texas and lived in various places with her military family until her father was stationed at Lawton, Oklahoma when she was in the sixth grade. She considers Oklahoma her home and talks extensively about what makes a place feel like one's home. Cropp discusses her work from her three previously published books to a manuscript-in-progress based on Korean folktales reimagined in a poem/memoir form. Cropp talks about the writing life and her approach to poetry and offers her best advice for writers.The Deep Roots: Oklahoma Authors Collection is a series of interviews with authors who discuss their lives, work, and creative processes
Oral history interview with Glenda Funk
No full textGlenda Funk, a retired teacher from Chubbuck, Idaho, discusses what it meant to become a teacher in the late 1970's, with very few options available to women. After 38 years of teaching, she retired at the end of 2019, just before the COVID-19 pandemic impacted education. She speaks of the adjustments necessary to teaching following the fake news and alternative fact push nationwide and recognized that while the public viewed teachers as heroes at the onset of the pandemic, this view would (and did) shift. She passed time in March and April in online writing communities, both blogging and poetry. She feels educators are facing the important issues of censorship and introducing diverse voice to classrooms while learning to decolonize their classrooms. Because of her close proximity in living and teaching to a Native American reservation, she has first-hand knowledge of the effects of the violent history the English language has played on the colonized continents.The COVID-19 Teacher-Poets Writing to Bridge the Distance collection is a series of interviews documenting the teachers' poetry and writing experiences during the 2020 COVID-19 school closings and the topics and insights that emerged
Oral history interview with Margaret Simon
No full textMargaret Simon, from New Iberia, Louisiana, rediscovered her passion for writing through the National Writing Project summer institute. Mrs. Simon teaches gifted students as an itinerant teacher for two schools. She is teaching online and face-to-face. She shared how the COVID-19 pandemic shut down gave her a sense of peace and fear at the same time. When school shut down in the spring, she got the chance to go for walks, record videos of her poetry and garden. Mrs. Simon shares her concerns about the deprecations that her online students might have. However, she emphasizes the importance of technology and all the benefits it has brought to her educational context.The COVID-19 Teacher-Poets Writing to Bridge the Distance collection is a series of interviews documenting the teachers' poetry and writing experiences during the 2020 COVID-19 school closings and the topics and insights that emerged
Oral history interview with Cristiana Prado
No full textCristiana Prado talks about her exposure to art at an early age from her parents and her experience growing up in Brazil. She describes initially following her father's footsteps by pursuing a degree in architecture before getting a certification to teach English after a brief stay in the United States with her husband. Her and her husband would eventually return to the United States and settle in Tulsa, and she outlines her early career and education in art at the University of Tulsa, initially starting with her MA in printmaking before moving into her main discipline of ceramics for her MFA. She discusses how she uses her art as a form of therapy and shares some of the teaching opportunities she's had at universities, museums, and studios in Tulsa. She reflects on the ways her Brazilian background influences her work and describes some of the exhibitions and awards she's received as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on her teaching and work.The purpose of the Immigrant Women Artists Oral History Project is to examine the occupational folklife of first-generation immigrant women artists living in Oklahoma and the networks of support that allow them to pursue their vocations in a new environment. This series of interviews examines not only the cultural and occupational traditions that these artists nurture in straddling multiple cultural identities, but also the translation of an artist's occupational life between multiple cultural and physical spaces. This project is supported by the Archie Green Fellowship of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress