FOLK COLLECTION 27

Teton Dam Disaster Collection

Introduction

Date of Items: 1976-1991

Processed by: Anne F. Hatch

Register Prepared by: Susan Gross, May 2004

Linear Feet: 1.75

Historical Note & Provenance

This is a collection of letters and interviews by individuals who experienced the Teton Dam disaster of June 5, 1976, in southeastern Idaho. The letters are originals and copies of originals from victims of the flood and from volunteers or family relatives associated with the flood, solicited as research for the book, That Day in June, edited by Janet Thomas, et al. The interviews are of folks who experienced the disaster as children, and were interviewed about the event as adults. The interviews were conducted in 1991 by Anne F. Hatch, as part of her graduate research and related to her Plan B "Some Dam Funny Stories."

Scope and Content

There are 197 folders containing letters and they are housed within three boxes. The contents of each box is listed by folder. Each folder lists the name of the informant, location of residence, gender, and status. There are seven (7) interviews contained within six (6) tapes, and an accompanying transcription/catalog for most interviews. The informants are listed alphabetically by last name. Listed first in the register are the informants who contributed letters (Boxes 1-3). Next is the list of informants interviewed by Anne Hatch in 1991, the contents of which are in boxes 4 and 5. A register of contents for FOLK COLL 27 follows.

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Box 5 - Teton Dam Disaster Interview Audio Tapes

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