OHA Emerging Crises Research Fund (Application Closes April 15)
The Emerging Crises Research Fund is now open for applications! To learn more, click here.
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2026 OHA Article, Elizabeth B. Mason Multi-Media, Cliff Kuhn, & Vox Populi Awards (Close July 1)
Article Award (Deadline July 1) Elizabeth B. Mason Multi-Media Award (Deadline July 1) Cliff Kuhn Postsecondary Teaching Award (Deadline July 1) Stetson Kennedy Vox Populi (“Voice of the People”) Award (Deadline July 1) Click this link to read more about each award and fill out an application today!
2026 OHA Call for Award & Grants is OPEN!
As OHA gears up for our conference in Portland we are pleased to announce that the Annual Call for Awards & Grants is OPEN! This year we are accepting applications for the following categories: Indigenous Initiative Research Fund (Deadline June 1) Article Award (Deadline July 1) Elizabeth B. Mason Multi-Media Award (Deadline July 1) Cliff
OHA Book Award Application (Closes April 1)
Since 1993, the Oral History Association has recognized an outstanding published book that places oral history at its core. This includes work that makes a significant contribution to contemporary scholarship, advances theoretical understanding, or serves as an outstanding example of sound oral history methodology. We welcome submissions from academic scholars, public historians, independent professionals, and
UC Berkley Oral History Center: 2026 Introduction to Oral History Workshop
The 2026 Introduction to Oral History Workshop will be held virtually via Zoom on Friday, Feb. 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Pacific time, with breaks woven in. Applications are now open and being accepted on a rolling basis. Please apply early, as spots fill up quickly. This workshop is designed for people who are interested
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Las Vegas, NV: Director, Oral History Research Center, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
ROLE of the POSITION Reporting to the Director of Special Collections and Archives, the Director provides strategic leadership and direction for the Oral History Research Center (OHRC) within the University Libraries. They are responsible for overseeing the entire program, including collecting oral histories; developing new projects; conducting research; creating question sets; identifying, interviewing, and recording
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Call for Proposals 2026 Creative Arts and Scholarly Engagement Festival
The Margaret Walker Center invites proposals for papers, presentations, and panels for the 20th Annual Creative Arts & Scholarly Engagement (CASE) Festival, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 10 & 11, 2026. The CASE Festival will feature a keynote address by Dr. Evie Shockley, Director of Creative Writing and Writers and the Zora Neale Hurston
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OHA 2026 Election – Call for Nominations (Due 1/31/26)
Oral History Association volunteers serving as officers, council members, and committee members lead and shape the organization. We are grateful for the time and service of so many talented individuals, and we invite more people to join in this process by nominating yourself or someone else to a leadership position. Help us move the organization
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Extra! Congratulates OHR Authors on Their 2025 OHA Article Awards
Three OHR authors/articles were awarded the top prizes for Best Article at the 2025 OHA Annual Meeting: This article describes Professor Chansky’s collaborative undergraduate oral history projects that worked with a variety of community partners to document Puerto Ricans’ experiences with Hurricane Maria and its aftermath, and serves as a model for other crisis oral
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Program Associate – Center for Oral History
The Science History Institute (Philadelphia, PA) is currently recruiting for the full-time (35 hours per week) position of Program Associate, Center for Oral History. The Program Associate will focus on the maintenance and growth of the Institute’s oral history collection. Work includes processing audio/video recordings and transcripts; communication with interviewees; planning interviews for ongoing and
Extra! salutes the 2025 winners of OHA’s Mason Multi-Media Awards
Announced by the OHA at their annual meeting in Atlanta, the Mason Multi-Media awards recognize “outstanding oral history projects, collections, exhibits, and multimedia presentations for the public.” According to Yolanda Hester, who chaired the committee that selected the winners and whose members included Max Peterson, Mark Caltrain and Simona Tobia, “As in previous years, we
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The Tibetan Land Speaks: Oral Histories of Political Violence and the Land
December 10th at 6pm An online presentation by Kathryn Nasstrom A meeting of the OHS’ Environment and Climate Change Special Interest GroupThis presentation is situated at the juncture of two important trends in recent oral history research: 1- oral history and political violence; 2- oral histories of the land and environment. I take a case
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