| Title |
Howard Lamar, North Haven, Connecticut: an interview by Greg Smoak, 23 October 2012 |
| Alternative Title |
No. 676 Howard Lamar |
| Creator |
Lamar, Howard Roberts |
| Contributor |
Smoak, Gregory E., 1962- |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2012-10-22 |
| Collection Number and Name |
ACCN 0814 Everett L. Cooley Oral History Project |
| Finding Aid |
https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv48007 |
| Access Rights |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| Date Digital |
2015-07-08 |
| Subject |
Lamar, Howard Roberts--Interviews; Western History Association--History; Historians--West (U.S.)--Biography |
| Description |
Transcript (14 pages) of an interview by Greg Smoak with Howard Roberts Lamar at North Haven, Connecticut, on 22 October 2012. Part of the Western History Association Oral History Project, Everett Cooley Collection tape no. U-3181 |
| Abstract |
Howard Lamar (b. 1923), Sterling Professor of History Emeritus at Yale and 1972 president of the Western History Association, remembers his career at Yale and involvement in the Western History Association, and shares his thoughts on the state of Western History and directions the Association might take. Dr. Lamar, a Southerner who went North to do Western history, mentored a number of the major voices in the field including William Cronon, Patricia Nelson Limerick, and Philip DeLoria. A friend of historian Ray Allen Billington, Lamar emphasizes Billington´s importance in giving Western history an aura of legitimacy in the East that it had previously lacked. Emphasizing the need to reach out to amateur historians and the public, he remembers his role as a mediator in the Association, especially between the older generation and the New Western History´s proponents. Project: Western History Association. Interviewer: Greg Smoak. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Scanning Technician |
Niko Amaya; Halima Noor |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6c55fwk |
| Topic |
Western History Association; Historians--Biography |
| Setname |
uum_elc |
| ID |
838252 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6c55fwk |
