The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program is the official oral history program of the University of Florida, in Gainesville, Florida, featuring over 5,000 interviews and more than 150,000 pages of transcribed material in the SPOHP archives and UF Digital Collections. SPOHP’s primary mission is to gather, preserve, and promote living histories of individuals from all […]
The OHA is the first member society of the American Council of Learned Societies to be profiled in a new feature of the ACLS focusing on the work of member societies: https://www.acls.org
Each year scholarship applications submitted by selected international participants for the upcoming OHA annual meeting are reviewed by the International Committee. This year ten applications were reviewed. With only $3,500.00 in total to offer, the decisions on which applications to fund were difficult ones for the committee. The following six participants were granted scholarships: Tetiana
The opening special session for OHA 2014 will showcase our Madison host site by featuring a staged reading of the innovative documentary theater piece, “Uncivil Disobedience.” This performance, held in the newly renovated Memorial Union Theater, will highlight oral histories of a thunderous event in the Vietnam-era anti-war movement, the 1970 Sterling Hall bomb explosion
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Current OHA members have the opportunity to vote for leaders in the organization. Click to vote in the 2014 election. We encourage all members to take part in the process. You may read biographical information and a personal statement from each candidate on the election website. You will need your OHA member number to vote. Contact the
From the Oral History Network of Ireland Website: https://www.oralhistorynetworkireland.ie/news/ohni-statement-on-the-boston-college-belfast-project/
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By Michael Grathwohl When I read or watch the news (on both sides of the political aisle) I find myself spending an inordinate amount of time lamenting that one person’s story told in minute detail can be spun in such a way as to overwrite the experiences of others to serve
The Sharecroppers’ Troubadour: African American Songs and Oral Poetry as Oral History In the Thursday plenary session at the OHA annual meeting, historian Michael Honey and music educator Pat Krueger will present a mix of oral history analysis, songs, and oral poetry performed by themselves and, through short digital presentations, by John Handcox (1904-1992). Deemed
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Located in Central Texas, USA, the Institute for Oral History is a freestanding research department within Baylor University’s Division of Academic Affairs. The Institute was created in 1970 by and for Baylor faculty from across academic disciplines. Over its forty-four years, the Institute has maintained a position at the forefront of best oral history practices.
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John Biewen will be the keynote speaker at the Friday luncheon on October 10. Biewen directs the audio program at the Center for Documentary Studies (CDS) at Duke University. Since 1983, Biewen’s public radio reporting and documentary work have taken him to forty states and to Europe, Japan, and India. He worked as a reporter
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“Oral History and Personal Connections” Written by Lisa Thyer, English Teacher at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School in Palos Hills, IL Oral history is an extremely attractive and powerful teaching tool to many educators. When my colleague, Mary and I sat down to write a grant proposal that aimed to bring in writers, editors and
