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Charlton Oral History Grant

Deadline to apply: January 26, 2024

The Institute for Oral History at Baylor University is now accepting applications and proposals for the Charlton Oral History Research Grant. This grant, named after BUIOH founder and oral historian Tom Charlton, provides support of up to $3,000 for individual scholars using oral history as a part of their research. The Institute will partner with the […]

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Assistant Director, Traditional Arts – South Arts

LOCATION: Hybrid – Corporate Office, Atlanta GeorgiaREPORTS TO: Program Director, Traditional ArtsSALARY: $50,000.00 annually (negotiable based on skills and previous experience)The position is supported through the In These Mountains initiative, with anticipated extension beyond June 30, 2024, contingent upon sustaining grant funds. SOUTH ARTS:Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, South Arts is a nonprofit regional arts organization

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Academic Specialist Historian of Science, Technology, and Medicine – Oral History Center, Bancroft Library

–Position has been filled.–

Position title: Associate Specialist Salary range: Minimum salary of $67,400 — The posted UC academic salary scales (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/2022-23-academic-salary-scales.html) set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See the following table(s) for the salary scale(s) for this position [https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2022-23/july-2022-salary-scales/t24-b.pdf]. ‘Off-scale salaries’ and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher

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Community & Oral History Archivist (Assistant Librarian) – Utah State University Libraries

Utah State University (USU) Libraries seek a collaborative, innovative, and service-oriented professional to serve as the Community & Oral History Archivist within the Libraries’ Special Collections & Archives (SCA) section. The Archivist will be responsible for coordination of SCA’s community outreach and engagement activities, including programs and events. They will actively cultivate new relationships and

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Call for reports: Studies in Oral History

Deadline for Report Submissions: 30 April 2024

Submissions are invited for the reports section of the 2024 issue of Studies in Oral History. Reports may describe oral history projects conducted by academic researchers, museum curators, heritage professionals, consulting historians, community historians and more. Projects may have resulted in public outcomes such as websites, exhibitions, podcasts, theses, articles or books. Please note the

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Call for Abstracts: US Latina & Latino Oral History Journal – Special Issue on Oral History and Literary Criticism

Deadline for submissions: April 1, 2024

“Oral History and Literary Criticism: Approaches to Researching and Teaching about Latinos/as/x in the U.S.” The US Latina & Latino Oral History Journal invites abstracts for a special volume, edited by Judith Sierra-Rivera, dedicated to the disciplinary intersections between oral history and literary criticism. Following into the steps of pioneer scholars such as Alessandro Portelli,

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Postdoctoral Fellow for Oral history – Southern Methodist University Center for Presidential History

Review of Applications will begin December 1, 2023. Applications will be received until the position is filled.

The Center for Presidential History (CPH) at Southern Methodist University invites applications for a three-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Oral History, with potential for renewal or extension, to begin in May 2024 (or earlier, if candidate is available).  The CPH welcomes applicants from all fields, topics, and time periods in U.S. History, particularly those with academic

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Call for Papers – Studies in Oral History, issue no. 46, 2024 – Working Lives and Workplaces

Deadline: December 1, 2023

Joint guest editors: Paul Sendziuk and Nicholas Herriot Contributions are invited from Australia and overseas for the peer-reviewed articles section of the 2024 issue of Studies in Oral History, the journal of Oral History Australia. This special issue will explore oral histories of working lives, workplaces and work, all broadly defined to incorporate histories of volunteering,

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Alexandria Oral History Center – Oral History Associate

Deadline November 9, 2023 The Oral History Associate supports the Alexandria Oral History Center’s efforts to document and preserve the memories and stories of Alexandria. They are responsible for facilitating oral history recordings, completing transcriptions, and assisting the Center’s manager with public programs and community engagement in preparation for and during Alexandria’s 275th birthday. The incumbent is

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Research Fellowships | Virginia Museum of History & Culture

Deadline January 26, 2024

The Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) offers research fellowships of up to three weeks a year to promote the interpretation of Virginia and access to its collections. Thanks to a matching grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and generous gifts from individuals, fellowships carry a weekly stipend of $1,000 and $500 for

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DocX Development Lab – Otherwise Histories, Otherwise Futures

Deadline November 27, 2023 This development lab aims to support artists and researchers (working within academia and independent researchers) whose archival practices, documentary art practices and scholarship seek to explore the history and possibility of living, thinking, being and sensing otherwise. What are your bold visions for making and remaking worlds, past and present? No

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