Great Speckled Bird Oral History Project
Collection
Identifier: Y015
Scope and Contents of the Oral History Project
The Great Speckled Bird Oral History Project consists of born-digital interviews with more than 30 former staff members of the underground newspaper.
Dates
- 2016-2018
Creator
- Reisinger, Andrew James, 1977- (Interviewer, Person)
Restrictions on Access
No Restrictions
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the Worldwide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult the reference archivist to determine copyright holders for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original.
Historical Note
The Great Speckled Bird was one of several underground newspapers that appeared in the United States in the 1960s. Published in Atlanta from 1968 to 1976, The Bird, as it was commonly known, stood out among the alternative press for the quality of its writing, its cover art and its fearless opinions and reporting on a range of topics—national and local politics, the counterculture, women’s issues, gay liberation, reproductive choice, music, art…The Bird was a new, radical voice from the South.
Extent
494 Gigabytes (39 interviews)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Great Speckled Bird was one of several underground newspapers that appeared in the United States in the 1960s. The Great Speckled Bird Oral History Project consists of interviews with over 30 former staff memebers of the underground newespaper.
Acquisition Information
Created by Traci Drummond and Andy Reisinger between 2016 and 2018.
Digital Access
The GSU Digital Collections Great Speckled Bird Collection includes access to many of these oral histories as well as every issue of the newspaper.
Processing Information
Processed by Digital Library Services. Electronic finding aid created by Hal Hansen, October 30-31, 2018.
Creator
- Reisinger, Andrew James, 1977- (Interviewer, Person)
- Title
- Great Speckled Bird:
- Subtitle
- A Guide to the Oral Histories at Georgia State University Library
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Georgia State University Library
- Date
- October 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Contact:
100 Decatur St., S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-413-2880
404-413-2881 (Fax)
archives@gsu.edu
100 Decatur St., S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-413-2880
404-413-2881 (Fax)
archives@gsu.edu