Thank You, SOHA Members and Donors! We appreciate the support of individual new members, renewing members, and donors, especially the Ak-Chin Indian Community and the HL maner Charitable Foundation. Your contributions make our oral history ed
Welcome Oral history is the recording of people’s memories, experiences and opinions. It is: A living history of everyone’s unique life experiences
An unidentified man talking to two small ren, Ref: 1/4-101013-F. Cropped. Alexander Turnbull Library. Fostering professional standards in oral history, and bringing together those interested in oral history Read more
The Archives and Regional History Collections support the research and teaching mission of the University and also the needs of historical and genealogical researchers.
Oral history is a field of study and a method of gathering, preserving and interpreting the voices and memories of people, communities, and participants in past events.
Oral history dates to the beginnings of the University of California. Hubert Howe Bancroft conducted interviews in the 1860s in support of his 39-volume history of the West.
Six Thousand Personal Histories — and Counting. The Chancellor’s office highlights the work of the Lawrence de Graaf Center for Oral and Public History.
Oral History Unit . Our mandate: Preserve heritage and memory; Record untold histories / stories of our past; Fill the missing gaps in current Archives
Upcoming Events. The 2018 Oral History Summer college will take place May 15-24 and June 18-29 in Hudson, NY. Oral History Summer college is an interdisciplinary training program in upstate New York that spans the realms of …
The OHS has over thirty years of experience in developing oral history techniques and methods, using the best appropriate software and media, exploring new ways to publish and share materials and navigating the complex legal and ethical issues of oral history …