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Library Associate: Forest History Society

Position: Library Associate Organization: Forest History Society Location: Durham, NCEmployment: Full-time | 2 to 3-year grant-funded (with possibility of continuation) Position Overview The Forest History Society is seeking a Library Associate to support the Forests of the Last 50 Years Project—an initiative dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing public access to materials documenting the history of forests from […]

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OHMAR 2026 Conference CFP: Witnessing State Violence: Oral History and Liberatory Praxis

Conference Dates: May 7-8, 2026 Location: Arlington, Virginia. The conference will be in person with no virtual/hybrid option. Deadline for Submissions: Friday, March 27 by 11:59pm Eastern

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VOCES Oral History Summer Institute (Application Deadline 3/16)

This workshop is for faculty and graduate students wishing to use oral history in research and teaching and is helpful to the beginner, intermediate and advanced scholar. Instructors have created oral history projects, published widely using oral history, and are leaders in oral history publishing and teaching. Participants meet in break-out groups with the institute directors to workshop

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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!

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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

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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

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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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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

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Call for Case Studies – Artificial Intelligence Applications in Oral History (Due 1/19/26)

The forthcoming publication from Palgrave Macmillan, Artificial Intelligence Applications in Oral History: Reports from the Field, is launching a call for case studies from oral history practitioners across the world who have utilized artificial intelligence technologies in their work. The possible applications of this technology will be divided into the following chapters: Chapter 1 –

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