Oral History
OCHS believes the stories of Oklahoma conservationists past can teach us important lessons for the conservationists of the future.
To that end, OCHS has partnered with Oklahoma State University through their Oral History Research Program to record interviews with Oklahoma conservationists. So far thirty seven oral histories have been completed with more planned for the future. Each oral history has a text transcript and a video of the interview available through the Oklahoma State University Libraries webpage and Youtube channel.
Highlights from the oral history collection
Nick Lambeth, a 1961 graduate of Oklahoma State University (OSU) with a degree in forestry, talks about his long career with the Soil Conservation Service.
Pauline Hodges, retired college professor and high school teacher, recalls her early childhood during the Dust Bowl days in the Panhandle of Oklahoma.
Mason Mungle, a 1970 and 1972 graduate of Oklahoma State University (OSU) with degrees in Animal Science, recalls growing up on his family’s dairy farm, working with his parents and grandparents, and learning to care for the land.