Politics in Missouri Oral History Project, Records, 1996- (C3929)
RESTRICTED
INTRODUCTION
Interviews with Missouri legislators, politicians, aides, and other participants in Missouri politics. The records include audio cassettes and transcripts of the interviews.
RESTRICTIONS
Consult with the reference staff about the restrictions on this collection.
PROJECT SKETCH
The Politics in Missouri Oral History Project is conducted by the State Historical Society of Missouri and is funded by the Missouri General Assembly. Mid- and late-twentieth century Missouri political history remains an under-studied field, and this project addresses this void by making a large new resource available to the public and the scholarly community. Details surrounding historical topics not documented in official or other written sources become the unique domain and value of these interviews.
The project's initial phase seeks to interview as many former legislators, governors, lobbyists, and other political participants as possible, representing the widest variety of personal, professional, and political backgrounds. A later stage of the project will include second sessions with original interviewees as well as expansion into related fields, such as judiciary appointments. After a substantial body of material is gathered from the large current pool of retired political professionals and observers, the project will be ongoing in order to document the careers of each new round of retirees.
The audio cassettes and transcripts of this project become the property of the State Historical Society of Missouri, and are housed in its manuscript division, the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The Politics in Missouri Oral History Project Records consist of oral interviews on audio cassettes and transcripts of the interviews. The cassettes are arranged roughly in the order in which they were created; the transcripts are arranged in the same order. An alphabetical list of the transcripts is included in this inventory.
Because this is an ongoing project the attached lists of audio cassettes and transcripts might not be up-to-date. Consult the reading room staff for more information.