Fundamentals of Oral History
The real record of history is found in the lives of the ordinary people who lived it. Collecting, preserving and sharing oral histories not only transmits ...
How to Do Oral History | Smithsonian Institution Archives
Oral history is a technique for generating and preserving original, historically interesting information – primary source material – from personal recollections ...
Four key elements of oral history work are preparation, interviewing, preservation, and access. Oral historians should give careful consideration to each at ...
Introduction to Oral History - Baylor University
Traditional history courses in high school and college usually touch only on the major events of the past, covering the fundamentals of who, what, when, where, ...
An Introduction to Oral History - Smithsonian Institution Archives
Oral history is a technique for generating and preserving original, historically interesting information— primary source material—from personal ...
Setting up the oral history team and delegating roles and responsibilities is an essential part of the process, as recording oral histories requires ...
A Beginner's Guide to Oral History
In 2003 the South Dakota State. Historical Records Advisory Board set a goal to improve public awareness of the importance of oral history and to provide.
Oral History Primer | University Library
In Doing Oral History, Donald Ritchie explains, “Oral History collects memories and personal commentaries of historical significance through recorded interviews ...
1. Getting Started - Oral History Toolkit - UC Irvine
Oral history is both the oldest type of historical inquiry, predating the written word, and one of the most modern, initiated with tape recorders in the 1940s ...
ORAL HISTORY HANDBOOK - Jackson State University
An oral history interview generally consists of a well-prepared interviewer questioning an interviewee and recording their exchange in audio or video format.
Step-by-Step Guide to Oral History - DoHistory
Oral history depends upon human memory and the spoken word. The means of collection can vary from taking notes by hand to elaborate electronic aural and video ...
Understanding oral history: Why do it? - Baylor University
... past, covering the fundamentals of who, what, when, where, why, and so what. Oral history brings depth to our understanding of the past by carrying us into ...
History of Oral History: Foundations and Methodology
This handbook brings together some of the ablest oral historians to offer thoughtful, thorough, and timely assessments of their field. It belongs on the shelf ...
Oral history is the collection and study of historical information from people, families, important events, or everyday life using audiotapes, videotapes, ...
Made available to the public through UNC's Southern. Historical Collection, these oral histories capture the humanity that brings history to life. In addition ...
opportunity and obligation on the part of all concerned to make this type of historical source as authentic and useful as possible”; Oral History Newsletter 3, ...
12. Oral History and the Historical Process - Mavs Open Press
Allan Nevins, a historian at Columbia University in the mid-twentieth century, used oral history in just this way. He essentially “debriefed” interviewees that ...
Oral History Toolkit - Research Guides - The Claremont Colleges
Oral Histories can fill gaps in existing knowledge or history by providing insights based on first-hand memories, experiences, and even beliefs of people. Often ...
What Is Oral History? Linda Shopes
Linda Shopes is a historian at the Pennsylvania. Historical and Museum Commission. She has worked on, consulted for, and written about oral history projects for ...
Oral History Resources - Society of American Archivists
This suite of documents (updated 2018, addendum added 2019) provides the guiding priniciples of oral history, keeping in mind the diverse practices of those ...