User:Barbara W. Sommer

M.A. in History from the University of Minnesota. Public historian and oral historian for 30 years. Director of numerous oral history projects and oral history workshop leader/teacher throughout the United States. Author of several books on oral history methodology. Author of award-winning books on the history of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) based on oral history and archival research. The books include information about the CCC, the experiences of African Americans in the CCC, and the Civilian Conservation Corps-Indian Division. Speaker on this topic at local, state, and national conferences and meetings.