What is Oral History? :
What is Oral History? Oral history is the systematic collection of living people's testimony about their own experiences.
Includes the process of recording, preservation and interpretation of this historical information.
Collected through oral history interviews.
Limitations and Accuracy of Oral History :
Limitations and Accuracy of Oral History Can go back one lifetime
Oral history isn’t always a 100% accurate rendition of past events
Technology
How do oral history interviews differ from other types of interviews? :
How do oral history interviews differ from other types of interviews? Time difference
Oral history interviews are conducted so the interviewee can give their personal account of an event or time in history
Interviews for documentaries and other journalistic endeavors are often used as part of the creator’s agenda or point of view.
Studs Terkel, the godfather of Oral History :
Studs Terkel, the godfather of Oral History Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do Hard Times: an Oral History of the Great Depression Studs Terkel On the people he interviews Books Interviews Hard Times interviews conducted by Studs Terkel
May 4 Oral History Project :
May 4 Oral History Project Kent State has its own oral history project going with the Special Collections and Archives
Interviews are available online to allow greater access, and also to protect the original interview tapes
Find it online here:
http://www.library.kent.edu/page/13894
http://drc.ohiolink.edu/handle/2374.OX/2546
Oral History Association :
Oral History Association The Oral History Association seeks to bring together people interested in Oral History
Sets Evaluation Guidelines for oral history interviews