James V. Mink, first Chairman of OHA, started the OHA endowment by presenting the organization with a check for “a rainy day.” That’s because Sept. 13 is Make It Rain Day for the Oral History Association’s endowment. It’s a one-day, online fundraising event during which each donor who makes a contribution that day to OHA’s […]
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By Anne Valk, Williams College It’s been a momentous summer for the Oral History Association. Of course, the organization’s activities cannot be measured on the same scale of importance as the foiled coup in Turkey, the earthquake in Italy, the Brexit vote and the U.S. presidential election race. But within the OHA a number of
Recipients of OHA awards for article, book, projects and teaching are among those to be recognized on Thursday evening, Oct. 13. The winners to be recognized are: Article Award “Under Storytelling’s Spell? Oral History in a Neoliberal Age” Alexander Freund, The University of Winnipeg Oral History Review, Winter/Spring 2015 Book Award Memory, Subjectivities, and Representation:
By Kristine Navarro-McElhaney Interim Executive Director Experience is too valuable not to share. Like many of you, I remember wading into an oral history project early in my career and wondering, how is this ever going to work? You have the vision, the plan and the commitment, but it seems there are so many question
Part celebration of a half-century’s accomplishments and part a peek into what lies ahead for oral history, the 50th anniversary of the Oral History Association is set for Oct. 12-16 in Long Beach, California. Meeting in conjunction with the Southwest Oral History Association, the conference will feature more than 100 sessions, workshops, plenary speakers, awards
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Sept. 30 is the deadline for institutions interested in hosting the OHA’s headquarters to send an initial letter of interest and a preliminary explanation of how the OHA would benefit the institution and other factors that would make it a good home for OHA. Viable candidates will be invited to submit a formal proposal by
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OHA members have until Sept. 23 to cast their ballots for a first vice president, an OHA Council member and three members of the OHA Nominating Committee. Members can vote online at OHA election by validating their membership with the email address at which they receive OHA communications. The candidates are: For first vice president:
By Andrew W. Shaffer Social Media Coordinator To celebrate the OHA’s 50th anniversary, the Oral History Review has put together our first ever virtual issue, exploring the nature and value of oral history. This special edition draws from decades of work in the OHR, pulling articles from as far back as 1973 and as recent
Indian traditional puppeteers, out from behind a screen, performed for people attending the International Oral History Association Conference in India. Photo credit: Don Ritchie By Donald A. Ritchie and Mark Cave Those who attended the biennial meeting of the International Oral History Association in Bangalore, June 27-July 1, 2016, brought back memories of the fragrant flowers,
Herman J. Harper, farmer and Navy veteran, was one of the Oklahoma centenarians interviewed for an Oklahoma State University oral history project. Photo credit: Oklahoma State University By Tanya Finchum Oklahoma State University Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them. (Oliver Wendell Holmes) The Oklahoma 100 Year Life oral
We’re just about a month out from OHA’s Annual Meeting and 50th Anniversary celebration! There’s a great lineup of Wednesday, pre-conference workshops, and the University of Georgia Special Collections Libraries and Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies are excited to sponsor and lead the workshop, “OHMS: Enhancing Access to Oral History Online.”
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For the second time in its history, the Oral History Association will be crossing an international border for its annual meeting. That’s right: the OHA is coming to Montreal, Québec, Canada, October 10-14, 2018! The conference will be hosted by Concordia University’s Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling (COHDS) right on the downtown campus.
