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America Works

America Works

By: Library of Congress
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 Features the voices of contemporary workers from throughout the United States talking about their lives, their workplaces, and their on-the-job experiences. Drawn from hundreds of longer oral history interviews collected by fieldworkers for the American Folklife Center's Occupational Folklife Project (OFP), America Works is a testament to the wisdom, wit, knowledge, and dedication of today's working Americans. These engaging oral histories, which have are preserved in the American Folklife Center's archive, are enriching and expanding America's historical record. Social Sciences
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  • Maija Holsti. Pediatric Emergency Physician. Salt Lake City, Utah.

    Maija Holsti. Pediatric Emergency Physician. Salt Lake City, Utah.
    Mar 26 2026

    Dr. Maija Holsti, a Pediatric Emergency Physician and Professor in the Department of Pediatrics in Salt Lake City talks with folklorist Lisa Gabbert she talks about what led her into working with children and the challenges and joys of her profession for the Occupational Folklife Project “Doctoring: The Occupational Folklore of Physicians.”
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    6 mins
  • Kate Lott. Large animal veterinarian. Tillamook, Oregon.

    Kate Lott. Large animal veterinarian. Tillamook, Oregon.
    Mar 19 2026

    Kate Lott is a large animal veterinarian who specializes in dairy cattle and works for the Tillamook County Creamery Association. She talks about her enthusiasm for cows, her training and about taking care of them during this interview with folklorist Jared Schmidt as part of his Occupational Folklife Project “Tillamook: Cheesemakers in Coastal Oregon.”
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    6 mins
  • Peg Rauschenberger. Psychiatric Nurse. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

    Peg Rauschenberger. Psychiatric Nurse. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
    Mar 12 2026

    Peg Rauschenberger, a psychiatric nurse and faculty member at Alverno College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, talks with folklorist Charitie Hyman about the rewards and challenges of her job as mental health worker for Hyman’s Occupational Folklife Project documenting 20 psychiatric nurses throughout the Bager State.
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    6 mins
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