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Conducting an Oral History Interview

Conducting an Oral History Interview. By Marianne Bates May 2011. internetmarketinginc.com. What is oral history ?. Interview a living person Find someone who lived through an interesting historical event or time period Ask questions Gather information and memories Record their

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Conducting an Oral History Interview

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  1. Conducting an Oral History Interview By Marianne Bates May 2011 internetmarketinginc.com

  2. What is oral history? • Interview a living person • Find someone who lived through an interesting historical event or time period • Ask questions • Gather information and memories • Record their answers http://static.howstuffworks.com http://johnstoncoarts.files.wordpress.com blogs.artvoice.com

  3. Choose someone to interview: • Grandparents • Other family member • Neighbor • Family friend • An acquaintance from Boy Scouts, church, or a civic organization bibledude.net

  4. Select a method of interviewing: • Face to face • Video • Tape recording/ MP3 • Letter or email • Telephone call microsoft.com microsoft.com microsoft.com

  5. Research background information: • Acquire background knowledge to ask good questions • Use a variety of sources • Pioneer Library • Internet sources • Library sources (use subject search) • Cite sources • Take notes

  6. Create a list of questions: • Background Information (3-4) • General questions about the time period (3-4) • Specific questions about the person’s experiences (5-6) • Follow-up questions as needed • Ask them to tell stories • Do not interrupt or correct what they say blogs.sun.com

  7. Prepare for the interview: • Notebook • Pens or pencils • Tape recorder, video recorder, MP-3 player • Background info—jog your memory • Questions • Water www.indianwww.isplc2006.orga.edu

  8. Carry out the interview: • Arrive early • Set up and test equipment • Choose a room without outside noise or distractions • Provide a comfortable chair • Provide water and refreshments • Help the interviewee feel relaxed and at ease • Speak slowly, loudly and clearly • Start with easy questions g-images.amazon.com microsoft.com

  9. Following up after the interview • Say thank you • Chat about what you learned together • Tell your interviewee what you will do with the interview • Label everything you have information on (video tape, cassette tape, notes, etc.) • Make a transcription of your interview • Send one to the interviewee with a thank you letter 2.bp.blogspot.com

  10. Ideas for Oral History Projects • The Great Depression • World War II • Korean War • Vietnam War • Cold War • Fall of the Berlin War • Refugees or Immigrants to the U.S. • Gulf War creativecapital.files.wordpress.com

  11. Works Cited Powell, Kimberly. "Oral history step-by-step." About.com: Genealogy. 2009. About.com. 25 Mar 2009 <http://genealogy.about.com/od/oral_history/ss/oral_history.htm>.

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