OHA News

The Oral History Association and new Executive Director Cliff Kuhn are highlighted in a new article from the Chronicle of Higher Education: Georgia State U. Scholar Leads Strengthened Oral-History Group The Oral History Association’s first-ever executive director, Clifford M. Kuhn, must lead it through the rocky terrain of legal challenges and digital advances.

The Georgia Humanities Council (GHC), in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Oral History Association (OHA), is sponsoring the first-look of a new webcasting technology that we believe will be of interest to educators, museum professionals, libraries, offices, and others. Developed by the Independent Television Service (ITVS), with support from the

The OHA is delighted to announce the hiring of Gayle Knight as the new program associate in the OHA executive office. Gayle brings outstanding credentials to the position. For the past five years, she has been the housing and registration coordinator for the Society of Biblical Literature, a scholarly organization which in conjunction with the

The Oral History Association announces a grant of up to $4,000 to undertake oral history research in situations of crisis research in the United States and internationally. These funds may be applied to travel, per diem, or transcription costs for research in places and situations in which a longer application time schedule may be problematic.

 Hidden Stories, Contested Truths: The Craft of Oral History 2013 OHA Annual Meeting October 9 – October 13, 2013 The Skirvin Hilton Hotel Oklahoma City, OK Deadline: January 18, 2013  The 2013 annual meeting of the Oral History Association will offer an opportunity to showcase the ways in which oral history has been used to

With the arrival of the new issue of the Oral History Review, the OHR’s editorial team wants to announce the arrival of its new effort to reach current and future OHA members (and OHR subscribers) through social media. Click here  to read more about this initiative. We who are leading our new social media effort

This year, for the first time, an oral history THATCamp is being held in conjunction with the Oral History Association conference.  In order for this event to go forward, we need to have at least 25 people registered by September 21st. If you were considering signing up for this THATCamp, please do so as quickly

The Oral History Association is pleased to announce the launch of the Oral History in the Digital Age (OHDA) website at ohda.matrix.msu.edu. The website features numerous essays, articles, and videos about best practices in collecting, preserving, and disseminating digital oral histories.  This resource a product of an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership

The program and registration information for the upcoming OHA annual meeting “Sing It Out, Shout It Out, Say It Out Loud: Giving Voice through Oral History” in Cleveland, OH October 10-14, 2012 has been posted. Click here to access current information about the meeting.