| Title |
Janet Fireman, Tucson, Arizona: an interview by Greg Smoak, 10 October 2012 |
| Alternative Title |
No. 727 Janet Fireman |
| Creator |
Fireman, Janet R., 1945- |
| Contributor |
Smoak, Gregory E., 1962- |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2013-10-10 |
| Access Rights |
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| Date Digital |
2015-07-08 |
| Spatial Coverage |
California, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5332921/ ; Arizona, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5551752/ |
| Subject |
Fireman, Janet R., 1945- --Interviews; Western History Association--History; Historians--West (U.S.)--Biography |
| Description |
Transcript (37 pages) of an interview by Greg Smoak with historian Janet Fireman at Tucson, Arizona, on 10 October 2013. Part of the Western History Association Oral History Project, Everett Cooley Collection tape no. U-3227 |
| Abstract |
Janet Fireman, past president of the Western History Association and California public historian, talks about how and why she became a historian and how and why she chose to study the American West. She describes her relationship with her father, who was a journalist interested in Western history and also taught at Arizona State University. Dr. Fireman talks about her education and the traveling she has done for school and for research. She talks about the jobs she has had throughout her career, from teaching at Fresno State University to editing the journal California History. She discusses her experiences with the Western History Association throughout the years, her participation in the Association, and her time as president. Dr. Fireman describes the changes she has seen in the WHA, including the development of public history as a field of study, and the changes she has been a part of. She also discusses creating the Bert M. Fireman Award for graduate students in honor of her father. Project: Western History Association Oral History Project. Interviewer: Greg Smoak |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
Digital Image © 2015 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
| 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/s6s48n2t |
| Topic |
Western History Association; Historians--Biography |
| Setname |
uum_elc |
| ID |
839732 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6s48n2t |
