Post by Rachel F. Seidman, Associate Director, Southern Oral History Program In March of last year, Lisa Nagel, Head of St. Anne’s School in Annapolis, Maryland, invited Felice Belman, then Editor in Chief of the Concord Monitor newspaper, and me to lead a workshop on interviewing, historical research and oral history. The eighth grade students at this […]
More than 3,000 of the National Archives of Singapore’s oral history interviews will be available to stream online through their new web portal. Read more.
National Archives of Singapore’s oral history interviews available online Read More »
A new exhibition opening today at Hill Memorial Library showcases the historic trail to racial integration and the progression of civil rights at the University and in Baton Rouge. The goal of the exhibition is to reveal the various perspectives of integration and civil rights at the University, said Jennifer Abraham Cramer, director of LSU
Integration exhibit opens at Hill Memorial Library Read More »
Little Rock Central High School oral historians featured on NPR piece: https://www.npr.org/2014/01/13/260461590/still-a-long-way-from-integration-at-central-high-school
Little Rock Central High School oral historians featured on NPR Read More »
Oral History, Living History – Oral History Workshop Presented by The Southern Oral History Program at UNC-Chapel Hill Southern Oral History Program Workshop presenters: Malinda Maynor Lowery, Director; Rachel F. Seidman, Associate Director; Seth Kotch, Digital Humanities Coordinator. Thursday April 10, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Cost: $10.00 Limit: 40 Sponsored by: OAH Committee on Public History and
By Katie Kuszmar I teach at a high school in San Jose, and we recently had the opportunity to meet Father Greg Boyle, who started Homeboy Industries in East Los Angeles. Homeboy Industries is a very successful intervention and rehabilitation program for “homies” who want out of gangs. We read Boyle’s bestselling memoir, Tattoos on
Submissions are now being accepted for the 2014 OHA Annual Meeting in Madison, Wisconsin, held October 8-12. All proposals must be submitted through the conference software: https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/oha/oha14/. View the 2014 Call for Papers for more information.
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: Marica Šapro-Ficović, PhD. (Public Library Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik, Croatia) Paper Title: Oral History Shows Vibrant Life in
Blog: International Committee reflections on 2013 Annual Meeting pt 2 Read More »
We Knew JFK: Unheard Stories from the Kenedy Archives is a radio documentary in oral history form, built around the recorded recollections of people who knew Jack Kennedy personally. The program is airing on public radio stations nationwide, around the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s death in Dallas. You can also listen to it on
New documentary featuring interviews from JFK Presidential Library and Museum Read More »
Read about it on the Smithsonian Magazine website.
Voice of Witness wins Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award Read More »
The Indian Express recently profiled the Oral History Association of India in advance of their first inaugural meeting. You can read the piece here.
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.
AHA Perspectives: The Digitization and Democratization of Oral History Read More »
