Southern California Journalism Oral History Project Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection is divided into two series: Tom Reilly Interviews (1949-2011), and Stephanie Bluestein Interviews (2020-2021).
Series I, Tom Reilly Interviews, consists of interviews conducted or supervised by Dr. Tom Reilly of the CSUN Journalism Department. Students of Dr. Reilly conducted several of these interviews for course credit. Interviews with several notable journalists are included, such as Herb Krouch, Clete Roberts, and Ferdinand Mendenhall. Materials include physical and digitized recordings, transcripts, and photographs taken by two of the interviewees, Ralph Samuels and David F. "Mique" Smith. All materials are arranged alphabetically by the last name of the person being interviewed. Note that transcripts in this series were completed in 2011.
Series II, Stephanie Bluestein Interviews, consists of interviews conducted for course credit by students enrolled in the CSUN freshman orientation class, University 100, and supervised by CSUN journalism professor Stephanie Bluestein. Interviews were conducted with retired local-area journalists via Zoom in the fall of 2020 and 2021, and are arranged alphabetically by the last name of the person being interviewed.
Dates
- Creation: 1949-2021
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Historical Note:
The library created this collection of materials for study and research.
Partial Extent
1.59 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Partial Extent
102 Gigabytes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Southern California Journalism Oral History Project Collection began in the mid-1970s. CSUN journalism professor Dr. Tom Reilly organized the project to preserve the day-to-day experiences of working journalists, particularly people who were not likely to write books about or maintain extensive diaries or other records of their careers. In 2020, the collection was expanded to include interviews with retired members of local media conducted by students of CSUN journalism professor Stephanie Bluestein.
Arrangement of Materials:
Series I: Tom Reilly Interviews, 1949-2011 Series II: Stephanie Bluestein Interviews, 2020-2021
Electronic Format:
Digital reproductions of selected items in this collection are available electronically as a part of the San Fernando Valley History Digital Library.
Processing Information:
Jessica Geiser, 2014
Genre / Form
- Title
- Guide to the Southern California Journalism Oral History Project Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2022-05-04
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections & Archives Repository
University Library
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