Voices from the Dust, Oklahoma Women Tell Their Stories

Paustenbaugh returns to campus to share tales from collection

October 14, 2014

In 2000, researchers from the OSU Library set out to uncover memories of good and hard times, of the WPA, President Roosevelt, challenges of domestic life during the Dirty Thirties and lives full of dust. The oral history project, "Dust, Drought and Dreams Gone Dry" chronicles more than 100 firsthand accounts from women who lived through the Oklahoma Dust Bowl.

Brigham Young University Librarian Jennifer Paustenbaugh led the research project while on faculty at OSU. On Nov. 10, she will discuss the establishment of this collection in her lecture, "Voices from the Dust: Oklahoma Women Tell Their Stories." The free public event will be held at 3:30 p.m. in the Peggy V. Helmerich Browsing Room, Edmon Low Library.

This event is part of a series of programs presented in conjunction with "Dust, Drought and Dreams Gone Dry," a national traveling exhibit based on the oral history collections.

"Dust, Drought and Dreams Gone Dry" was developed by the American Library Association Public Programs Office in collaboration with the libraries of Oklahoma State University and Mount Holyoke College. The exhibition and tour were made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. Local sponsors include the OSU Library, the Stillwater Public Library and the OSU Center for Oklahoma Studies.

URL: https://library.okstate.edu/news/archived-news/fall-2014/voices-from-the-dust

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