As a way of commemorating the OHA’s semi-centennial, the organization’s fiftieth anniversary task force reached out to past presidents to have them reflect on their time in office. We asked them about how they came to oral history and the group, what the association was like when they served, what their priorities and challenges were, […]
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The Oral History Association announces a search for the next editor/editorial team and editorial offices/institutional home for its journal, The Oral History Review, published for the Association by Oxford University Press. The search committee welcomes applications from individuals and institutions who might envision a variety of editorial models: single editor, editor and managing editor, a
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Everyone is welcome! Mark your calendars and please come to the International Committee meeting during the Oral History Association Annual Meeting: Date: Thursday, October 13, 2016 Time: Noon until 1 PM Venue: Ebell Room at the Renaissance Hotel in Long Beach, CA Looking forward to seeing you there, Leslie McCartney OHA International Committee Chair
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The Oral History Association’s Educator’s Resource webpage (ER) is a focused and user-friendly information source for educators of all levels who utilize oral history with their students. The ER website is driven by questions relevant to educators who are just beginning oral history with their students and educators who have already been using it as
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Thirty years ago one person, generous and committed to helping OHA reach greater heights, set us on path that continues to ensure the future of our organization. In 1986, James V. Mink decided it was time to make it rain on the association during its 20th annual meeting on the Queen Mary at Long Beach. During the
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:
