Oral History for the Local Historical Society
Oral History for the Local Historical Society

Author: Willa K. Baum

Publisher: Rowman Altamira

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780761991335

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A practical step-by-step guide for gathering history from the people who've experienced it. Oral History for the Local Historical Society, a classic in the field for three decades, tells you how to start an oral history program in your community, how to select the right equipment, and how to interview people whose memories are a living connection to the past. Baum goes on to demonstrate what you do when the interviews are collected, instructing you how to transcribe and index them, store them, and make them available to the public for research. Oral History for the Local Historical Society is an invaluable tool for anyone who has ever wanted to capture the story of the past in his or her local community.

The Oral History Manual
The Oral History Manual

Author: Barbara W. Sommer

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2018-07-05

Total Pages: 155

ISBN-13: 1442270802

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The Oral History Manualis designed to help anyone interested in doing oral history research to think like an oral historian. Recognizing that oral history is a research methodology, the authors define oral history and then discuss the methodology in the context of the oral history life cycle – the guiding steps that take a practitioner from idea through access/use. They examine how to articulate the purpose of an interview, determine legal and ethical parameters, identify narrators and interviewers, choose equipment, develop budgets and record-keeping systems, prepare for and record interviews, care for interview materials, and use the interview information. In this third edition, in addition to new information on methodology, memory, technology, and legal options incorporated into each chapter, a completely new chapter provides guidelines on how to analyze interview content for effective use of oral history interview information. The Oral History Manualprovides an updated and expanded road map and a solid introduction to oral history for all oral history practitioners, from students to community and public historians.

The Oral History Manual
The Oral History Manual

Author: Barbara W. Sommer

Publisher: Rowman Altamira

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 075911157X

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Guides readers through the process of doing oral history.

Listening on the Edge
Listening on the Edge

Author: Mark Cave

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0199859302

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The emergent inclination for oral historians to respond to document crisis calls for a shared conversation among scholars. This dialog, at the heart of this anthology, addresses both the ways in which we think about oral history and the manner in which we use it.

Fish for All
Fish for All

Author: Michael J. Chiarappa

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 768

ISBN-13:

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The contentious claims of groups seeking to use Lake Michigan's fisheries resources were at the centre of modern America's emerging environmental politics in the middle of the 20th century. This text contextualizes the shared experiences that shape each group's collective memory.

A Primer for Local Historical Societies
A Primer for Local Historical Societies

Author: Laurence R. Pizer

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780942063127

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This guide is essential reading for groups that rely on volunteer labor and a variety of fundraising activities. Discover practical information on organizing, financing, publicity, projects for limited budgets, oral history, site-marketing, and tours. The basic elements for the establishment of historical libraries, the preservation of buildings, restoration, museums, volunteers, and publishing are also covered. This volume is revised and expanded from the classic first edition by Dorothy Weyer Creigh.

Practicing Oral History in Historical Organizations
Practicing Oral History in Historical Organizations

Author: Barbara W Sommer

Publisher: Left Coast Press

Published: 2015-09-30

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 1611328640

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It has been half a century since the last book that addressed how historical societies can utilize oral history. In this brief, practical guide, internationally known oral historian Barbara W. Sommer applies the best practices of contemporary oral historians to the projects that historical organizations of all sizes and sorts might develop. The book -covers project personnel options, funding options, legal and ethical issues, interviewing techniques, and cataloging guidelines; -identifies helpful steps for historical societies when developing and doing oral history projects; -includes a dozen model case studies; -provides additional resources, templates, forms, and bibliography for the reader.