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Oral & Public Historian – Forests of the Last 50 Years

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Location: Durham, NCEmployment: Full-time | 3-year grant-funded (with possibility of continuation)Organization: Forest History Society Position Overview The Forest History Society is seeking a highly organized and collaborative Oral/Public Historian (OPH) to our new multi-year initiative, Forests of the Last 50 Years. This 3-year initiative includes major efforts to secure oral histories and documents from key […]

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Library Associate: Forest History Society

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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

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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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Bill and Lorna Chafe Postdoctoral Fellowship in Oral History and Social Justice

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Deadline to Apply: March 16, 2026 Duke’s Center for Documentary Studies (CDS) and History Department invite applications for a two-year Bill and Lorna Chafe Postdoctoral Fellowship in Oral History and Social Justice, to begin in July 2026. CDS and the History Department welcome applications from scholars no more than two years out from the receipt

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

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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)

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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!

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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: Book Award (Deadline April 1) Emerging Crises Oral History Research Fund (Deadline April 15) Indigenous Initiative Research Fund (Deadline June 1)

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A row of colorful books stands upright behind a sign that reads: Oral History Association Book Award for a published book using oral history.

OHA Book Award Application (Closes April 1)

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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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