Randy Edwards Williams Folklore Curator & Oral History Specialist Special Collections & Archives Utah State University Libraries Merrill-Cazier Library, Room 034 3000 Old Main Hill Utah State University Logan UT 84322-3000 Telephone: (435) 797-3493 Fax: (435) 797-2880 E-mail: randy.williams@usu.edu Education M.S. American Studies (Folklore), Utah State University, 1993 Curriculum, "Experiencing Folk Art in the Classroom" Instructional Folk Art Video, "Show and Tell" Utah Arts Council, Folk Arts in Education Residency, Adams School, Logan UT, 1993 B.S. American Studies (American Literature), Utah State University, 1985 Certification Western Archives Institute, November 2001 EXPERIENCE Library Fife Folklore Archives Curator, Utah State University, July 2001 to present Oral History Specialist, Special Collections & Archives, 2000-present Co-Director, American Folklore Society Oral History Project, 2010-present Director, USU Ranch Family Oral History Project, 2009-present Co-Director, USU Land Use Management Oral History Project, 2008-09. Director, Latino/a Voices Project, 2007-08. Director, USU Veterans History Project, 2002-05. Co-Director, Bear River Heritage Area Fieldwork Project, 2001-03. Director, Fife Folklore Archives, Utah State University, October 1996 to July 2001 Director, Kinship Conference, Utah State University, fall 1996, 1997 Director, Friends of USU Libraries, fall 1995 to 1998 Assistant Archivist, Fife Folklore Archives, Utah State University, December 1993 to fall 1996 Cowboy Poetry Archivist, USU Cowboy Poetry Collection, National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Elko NV, 1994 to present Folklore Assistant Director, Folklore Program, Utah State University, October 1996 to July 2001 Co-Director, Fife Folklore Conference, Utah State University, 1997 to 2001 Program Folklorist, Folklore Program, Utah State University, 1994 to July 2001 Folk Artists Coordinator, Fife Folklore Conference, Utah State University 1994 to 1996 Randy Edwards Williams CV Page 1
Folk Arts Coordinator, 1994 Festival of the American West, American West Heritage Center Teaching Experience Instructor, Utah State University Library Instruction, 2005 to present University Connections, Fall 2002-04, 2008-09 Introduction to Folklore, 1995 to 2002 Family Folklore, spring quarter 1995 American Folklore, spring 1997 Folklore for Teachers (with Barre Toelken), summer 1996 Fife Folklore Conference Teacher Track, summer 2001 Folk Customs: The Life Cycle, Summer Citizen Program, June 2000 Dynamics of Folklore, Summer Citizen Program, June 1999 Committees/Organizations Convener, Archives & Library Section, American Folklore Society, 2008-2011 Archival Liaison, American Folklore Society, January 1997 to present Polly Grimshaw Memorial Stipend Award Committee, the Archives & Libraries Section, 2007 to 2010. USU Common Literature Book Committee, 2007-2010 (Chair 2008-09) USU Library Marketing Committee, 2006-2008 USU Digital Library Committee, 2006-2010. USU Library Collection Development Committee, 2005 to present. Member, 2004 American Folklore Society Annual Meeting Planning Committee, SLC, UT, October 2004. On-site Chairperson, 2003 Conference of InterMountain Archivists Annual Meeting, Utah State University, Logan UT, 8-10 May 2003. Member-at-large, Archives, Manuscripts, and Special Collections Roundtable, Utah Library Association, 2002-2003 McCallum Prize Committee, Archives and Libraries Section, American Folklore Society, 2002-2004 Collection Development Committee, Fife Folklore Archives, 1999 to present Board Member, Folklore Society of Utah, 2000 to 2008 Chair, Education Committee, Bear River Heritage Council, 2000 to 2002 Executive Board, Bear River Heritage Council, 2001-2002 Panel Member, Multi-Discipline Panel, Utah Arts Council, 1997 to 2000 Contributing Editor, Marginalia, Friends of USU Libraries, 1999 to 2010 Publication Coordinator, Marginalia, Friends of USU Libraries, 1996 to 1998 Activities Committee, Friends of USU Libraries, 1996 to 1998 Creator and Coordinator, CollegeWise, Lecture Series of the Friends of USU Libraries, 1997 Presentations/Workshops/Fieldwork Happy Birthday: The AFS Oral History Project Turns One! (Sponsored by the AFS Archives and Libraries Section), 2011 American Folklore Society Meeting, Bloomington, IN, 14 October 2011. Randy Edwards Williams CV Page 2
What happens to the fieldwork? in panel: Biases and Balances: A Discussion of Neutrality in Archives, Museums, and Other Folklore Collections (Sponsored by the AFS Archives and Libraries Section), 2011 American Folklore Society Meeting, Bloomington, IN, 14 October 2011. Oral History Workshop, Grantsville Daughter s Utah Pioneers, 17 September 2011, Tooele Historical Society, Tooele, Utah. From Open Range to Outer Space: The Reach of Oral history@ USU, 20 May 2011, Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists Meeting, Boise, ID. Connecting the Community to Your Collections: Creating Online Finding Aids, Utah Library Association Meeting, 13 May 2011, Layton, UT. Oral History Workshop, GAS: Get Away Special (space program), 30 March 2011, Utah State University, Logan UT. Double life: Merging public folklore and librarianship, 2010 American Folklore Society Meeting, Nashville, TN, October 2010. One moonlit night...: Producing a Successful Library Exhibition, Utah Library Association Meeting, 13 May 2010, St. George, UT. Oral History Workshop, sponsored by Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board, 18 May 2010, Logan, Utah. Fieldwork (lead): USU Ranch Family Documentation Project, August 2009 to present (42 interviews to date) Keynote: Collaborative Oral History Work, BYU Folklore Archives Founder s Day Lecture, 12 November 2009, Provo UT. Collaborative Oral History Work: The Latino/a Voices Project, 2009 American Folklore Society Meeting, Boise, ID, 23 October 2009. Keynote, The Art & Power of Oral History, Cache Valley LDS Church Family History Center, 10 October 2009, Logan UT Collaborative Oral History: The Latino/a Voices Project, Utah State History Conference, 17 September 2009, Salt Lake City, UT. Oral History Workshop, USU Museum of Anthropology, 30 May 2009. FolkBistro: USU s Folklore Podcasts, with Heather Leary and Trevor Alvord, Utah Library Association Meeting, 23 April 2009, Salt Lake City, UT. Presentation, with Barbara Middleton: Oral Histories from Logan Canyon, Cache Valley Historical Society, 4 February 2009 Podcasting Folklore, 2008 American Folklore Society Meeting, 24 October 2008, Louisville, KY. Lead Presenter, Latino/a Voices Symposium, 27 September 2008, Logan, UT. Oral History Workshop: Cache Community Connections 2008 Oral History Project Interviewer s Workshop, Logan UT, 21 June 2008. USU Sound Collaboration: Special Collections & Archives and Digital Library Oral History Work, with Cheryl Walters and Heather Leary, Utah Library Association Meeting, April 2008, Salt Lake City, UT. Fieldwork, Providence City Oral History Project, February-May 2008: 10 interviews. Panel Chair: USU Special Collections' Latino/Latina Voices Project 2008 Tanner Symposium: Celebración: Latino Contributions to U.S. Culture, 2 April, 2008. The 24 th Cowboy Poetry Gathering, USU Library Table Talks, Logan, UT, 21 February 2008. Randy Edwards Williams CV Page 3
Oral History Workshop Logan First Presbyterian Church 2008 Oral History Project Interviewer s Workshop, Logan UT, 9 February 2008. USU Land Use Management Oral History Training Workshop, Utah State University, Logan UT, 26 January 2008 Northern Utah Speaks, 2007 CIMA Mid-Year Conference Meeting, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 12 October 2007. Latino/a Voices Project Oral History Training Workshop, Whittier Center, Logan UT, 2 June 2007. Graffiti of the Move, 2006 American Folklore Society Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 2006. Tea for Two and the Rest of the School: Valentine s Day at Adams Elementary, 2005 American Folklore Society Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, October 2005. Tour: Northern Utah s Ranching, Farming and Orchard Communities Tour, 2004 American Folklore Society Meeting, October 2004. Collecting Your Story Cache State Women s Conference, 20 March 2004. Voices of Cache Valley Veterans, USU Veterans History Project presentation in conjunction with Veteran s Day, 7 November 2003. Oral History Training, USU Veterans Oral History Workshop (with Elaine Thatcher), Logan UT, June 2003. Hay Derricks, Gravemarkers and the Internet: The Fife Slide Collection Online, 2003 American Folklore Society Meeting, Albuquerque NM, October 2003. Folklore Archives, Historical Archives Working Together: Veterans History Project, 2003 Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists Meeting, 9 May 2003, Logan, UT. Folklore in the Classroom, Educator s For Diversity Conference, Utah State University, 8 March 2003 (with Patricia Clay). Extending the Archives: Partnering and Outreach in the Fife Folklore Archives, Building Bridges with Folklore Archives, Brigham Young University, Provo UT, 28 February 2003 (with Steve Sturgeon, Elaine Thatcher and Barre Toelken). Your Story: Collect it, Preserve it, (Oral History Workshop) 2003 National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Workshop, Elko NV, 28-29 January 2003. Folk Art in the Classroom, Sense-Abilities: A Multi-Sensory Way to Leave No Child Behind, Utah State Office of Education and Utah Arts Council Arts in Education Workshop, Provo UT, 5 December 2002. Belief in a Bottle: The Performance of Mormon Worldview, 2002 American Folklore Society Meeting, Rochester NY, October 2002. Living Traditions of the Bear River Area: Folklorists, Tourism and Fieldwork, 2002 California Folklore Society, Logan UT, April 2002 Living Traditions of the Bear River Area. Directed three county fieldwork projects for the Bear River Heritage Council and conducted fieldwork in Cache valley s Vietnamese community, Spring/Summer 2001. Tea for Two and the Rest of the School: Valentine s Day at Adams Elementary, 2001 Fife Folklore Conference on Celebrations, USU, June 2001 Introduction to Folklore, 2000 Fife Folklore Conference on Folklore at the Millennium, USU, June 2000 Randy Edwards Williams CV Page 4
Introduction to Folklore, 1999 Fife Folklore Conference on Folksong and Music, USU, June 1999 Home is Where the Art is: Kids, Art, and Aesthetics, 1997 Fife Folklore Conference on Folk Art, USU, June 1997 Folk Art and Folklife Education Teacher s Workshop, 1997 Fife Folklore Conference on Folk Art, USU, June 1997 Folk Art and Education, Folklore Society of Utah Meeting, Salt Lake City UT, Spring 1997 Experiencing Utah s Folklore, Art s Educators Retreat sponsored by the Utah Arts Council, Snow College, Ephraim UT, Summer 1996 Hands-on Heritage, teacher folklife in-service, Governor s Conference on History and Heritage, Salt Lake City UT, October 1996 Family Traditions interview, Family Traditions Video, Audiovisual Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1996. Belief in a Bottle: Mormon Food Storage Beliefs and Practices 1995 Fife Folklore Conference on Folklore and Traditional Belief, USU, June 1995 Folk Art and Education, 1995 PTA Convention, Provo UT, Spring 1995 Belief in a Bottle: Mormon Food Storage Beliefs and Practices, Folklore Society of Utah Meeting, Salt Lake City UT, Spring 1995 Belief in a Bottle: Expressions of Sustenance and Faith, Governor's Conference on History and Heritage, Salt Lake City UT, 1995 Experiencing Utah s Folklife, Governor's Conference on History and Heritage, Salt Lake City UT, 1993 Awards 2009 Utah Humanities Council Human Ties Award for The Latino/Latina Voices Project, with Elisaida Méndez 2002 Utah Humanities Council Merit Award for Living Traditions of the Bear River Heritage Area, with Elaine Thatcher and Andrea Graham Grants Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board, 2011, $2,500 Ranch Family Documentation Project, transcription Utah Humanities Council & Utah Division of State History, 2009, $2,000 Ranch Family Documentation Project, transcription Utah Humanities Council & Utah Division of State History, 2008, $3,000 Latino/a Voices Project translation Marriner S. Eccles Foundation, 2008, $7,500 Latino/a Voices Project translation Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board, 2008, $5,000 Latino/a Voices Project translation Utah Humanities Council & Utah Division of State History, 2008, $3,000 Logan Canyon Land Use and Management Oral History Project Marriner S. Eccles Foundation, 2007, $10,000 Latino/a Voices Project Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board, 2007, $4,960 Latino/a Voices Project Mt. West Center for Regional Studies Award, 2007, $1,250 Randy Edwards Williams CV Page 5
Latino/a Voices Project Utah Humanities Council & Utah Division of State History, 2007, $3,000 Latino/a Voices Project Utah Humanities Council, 2003, $3,950 Veterans Oral History Workshop Training Workshop Utah Humanities Council, 2001, $3,000 Living Traditions of the Bear River Area. Field survey of the living traditions and folk cultures of Box Elder, Cache and Rich Counties to be housed at USU s Special Collections and Archives. [Heritage Award] Community Cultural Heritage Coordinating Council, 2001, $15,000 (Department of Community and Economic Development, State of Utah) Living Traditions of the Bear River Area. National Endowment for the Humanities, 2001, $4,000 (Re-granted by Network for Folk Arts and Education and City Lore s Local Learning Projects) Teacher Track segment of 2001 Fife Folklore Conference on Celebration Utah Arts Council, 2001, $1,200 (Folk Arts in Education Program) Folk artist support at 2001 Fife Folklore Conference. Utah Arts Council, 2000, $950 (Folk Arts in Education Program) Folk artist support at 2000 Fife Folklore Conference. Utah Arts Council, 1999, $1,000 (Folk Arts in Education Program) Folk artist support at 1999 Fife Folklore Conference. Charles Redd Center, 1998, $2,940 (Brigham Young University) Folk artist and graduate student fieldwork intern support at 1998 Fife Folklore Conference. Publications Latino/a Voices Project. Marginalia, Friends of USU Libraries, Number 15, Autumn 2008 Folksongs from the Beehive State: Early field recordings of Utah and Mormon music. Logan, UT: USU Press, 2008. With Elaine Thatcher. Tea for Two and the Rest of the School, Children s Folklore Journal. Vol. 28: 2005-2006. Utah State University Archives, Folklore in Utah: A History and Guide to Resources, Dave Stanley, ed., USU Press: Logan, UT: 2004, pages 265-266. "Extending the Archives: Partnering and Outreach at the Fife Folklore Archive," Folklore Forum. Vol. 35, no.1, 2004. Food for Thought. Marginalia, Friends of USU Libraries, Number12.5, Autumn 2002. A Moveable Feast : USU s Cowboy Poetry Collection Hits the Road, Marginalia, Friends of USU Libraries, Number 12, Spring 2002. Big Things Come in Small Packages : On Proverbs, Power and Books, Marginalia, Friends of USU Libraries, Number 7, Autumn 1999. The Power of Family Folklore, Everton s Genealogical Helper. (September/October 1998) pp.12-17. Folklife and Folk Art Education Resource Guide. 1997 Fife Folklore Conference: Utah State University, 1997. Randy Edwards Williams CV Page 6
Ranching in Utah Today, Exhibit Curriculum, Utah Children's Museum, 1994 K-12 Residencies/Presentations Edith Bowen Elementary, Logan UT, fourth grade classes, folklore presentation and tour of Logan Cemetery, 14 September 2001 Utah State University, Logan UT, folklore presentation to Judy Greene s Elementary Education class, Spring 2001 Adams Elementary, Logan UT, fourth grade classes, folklore presentation and tour of Logan Cemetery, 31 October 1998, 1999, 2000 Hillcrest Elementary, Ogden UT, folklore presentation and tour of Fife Folklore Archives, 24 October 1997 Adams Elementary, Logan UT, Ms. Beckstead s third grade class, presentation on folk customs, 10 November 1997 H. Guy Child Elementary, Ogden UT, Utah Arts Council Folklife Residency, with Elizabeth Smart, Fall 1996 (two weeks) Central Elementary, Brigham City UT, Utah Arts Council Folklife Residency, with Gabrielle Hamilton, Winter 1996 (two weeks) Woodruff Elementary, Logan UT, folklore presentation, 26 February 1996 North Park Elementary, Tremonton UT, Utah Arts Council Folklife Residency, Fall 1995 (one week) Mt. View Elementary, Salt Lake City UT, Utah Arts Council Folklife Residency, with Gabrielle Hamilton, Fall 1995 (two weeks) Blanding Elementary School, Blanding UT, Albert R. Lyman Middle School, Nations of the Four Corners, Utah Arts Council Folklife Residency, Fall 1995 (three days) Wilson Elementary, Logan UT, Utah Arts Council Folklife Residency, Spring 1994 (two weeks) Adams Elementary, Logan UT, Utah Arts Council Folklife Residency, Fall 1994 (two weeks) Adams Elementary, Logan UT, Utah Arts Council Folklife Residency, Fall 1993 (two weeks) Alliance for the Varied Arts, Logan UT, Exploring Folk Art in our Community, AVA Summer Art Camp II, with Karen Krieger, summer 1993 (two weeks) Participant Invited Observer, Folk Heritage Collections in Crisis, symposium sponsored by The Library of Congress and The American Folklore Society, Washington D.C., December 2000 American Folklore Society Meetings, 1996 to present Folklore Society of Utah Meetings, 1995 to present Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists Meetings, 2002 to present Utah Library Association Meetings, Salt Lake City, 2002, 2008 to present Exhibits Participant: Faces of Fieldwork Exhibit, curated by Pravina Shukla, Carrie Hertz and Mike Lee. (Exhibit highlights the human side of fieldwork.) Mathers Museum of World Cultures, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, October 2011; in conjunction with the 2011 American Folklore Society Meeting. Randy Edwards Williams CV Page 7
Co-curator with Barbara Middleton, Bells: Connecting Animals, People and Land Exhibit, USU Merrill-Cazier Library, 28 October 2009-22 January 2010 Curator, Books and Buckaroos: USU s Cowboy Poetry Collection, USU Merrill- Cazier Library, 15 June 21September 2009 Curator, Rawhide Gear, exhibit, USU Merrill and Sci-Tech Libraries, October 1996 Curator, Life Cycle, exhibit in conjunction with the Fife Conference on Folklore and the Life Cycle, USU Merrill Library, 1994 Co-curator with Karen Krieger, Folk Art of Cache Valley, Alliance for the Varied Arts, Logan UT, 1993 Guides/Pamphlets/Brochures AFS Oral History Project, 2010. USU Ranch Family, 2009. USU Veteran s History Project brochure and poster, 2003. Guide to the Bear River Heritage, (with Elaine Thatcher). Bear River Area of Governments, 2002. Guide to Collecting Folklore, Fife Folklore Archives homepage Guide to Fife Folklore Archives, Special Collections and Archives homepage Fife Conference brochures, 1997 to 2001 Kinship Conference brochures, 1996, 1997 Performer Biographies, Living Traditions pamphlet, 1993 Living Traditions, Folk Arts Program, Utah Arts Council Professional Society Memberships American Folklore Society (Sections: Archives and Libraries) Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists Folklore Society of Utah Utah Library Association (Section: Archives, Manuscripts, and Special Collections Roundtable) Organization Memberships Bear River Heritage Council Friends of USU Library Utah Public Radio CAPSA (volunteer) Randy Edwards Williams CV Page 8