Voice of Witness wins Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award
Read about it on the Smithsonian Magazine website.
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Oral History in India
The Indian Express recently profiled the Oral History Association of India in advance of their first inaugural meeting. You can read the piece here.
AHA Perspectives: The Digitization and Democratization of Oral History
Read about the state of oral history in the American Historical Association’s November 2013 issue of Perspectives in History. It can be accessed online here.
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In Memoriam: Martha Jackson Ross
By Cliff Kuhn Original Featured in the November 2013 Perspectives on History Martha Jackson Ross 1923–2013 Influential Oral Historian Pioneering oral historian and legendary teacher Martha Jackson Ross died April 5, 2013, in Fremont, Ohio. Ross arrived relatively late in life to the field of oral history. A native of Selma, Alabama, she graduated in
Baylor Institute for Oral History Transcribings Style Guide updated
The Baylor Institute for Oral History announces that updates have been completed for their Transcribing Style Guide. It is available through their website.
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Blog: International Committee reflections on 2013 Annual Meeting
By Leslie McCartney, International Committee Web Liaison Over the next couple of months we will feature comments from recipients of this year’s OHA scholarships as designated by the Oral History Association’s International Committee. This month we feature comments by: Peili Yin, China (Peking University, China) Paper Title: Review on Mainland China Research of Oral History
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SOHP announces new online collection: “Breaking New Ground”
“Breaking New Ground: A History of African American Farm Owners Since the Civil War” is now available online through the Southern Oral History Program website. Read more about the project here.
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Largest collection of Super Storm Sandy oral histories released
Monmouth University Special Collections has made available samples of the oral history interviews collected in their Super Storm Sandy project. Their primary research question seeks to contextualize extreme weather within the daily lives of New Jersey residents. The interviews can be accessed through their website.
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LuAnn Jones: What I Do
OHMAR Board Member Dr. LuAnn Jones talks about her work in a new Perspectives on History video series. It can be found here, or watch the video directly from YouTube.
Post about OHA Annual Meeting featured on AHA website
Seth Kotch, Digital Projects Director at the Southern Oral History Program, has a blog post on the American Historical Association website. The post highlights several of the digital humanities projects featured at the OHA 2013 Annual Meeting. Read it here.
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Considering your digital resume
By Steven Sielaff. This post first appeared at the Oxford University Press blog Throughout my time as Oral History Review (OHR) editorial assistant at the Oral History Association’s (OHA) annual conference in Oklahoma City, OK, I saw a number of prevailing themes. In the recent past, the push towards digitization and web-based portals has dominated
NYTimes marks StoryCorps’ 10th Anniversary
The New York Times has published an interview with Dave Isay, founder of StoryCorps. It is available on their website.
