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Principles and Practices of Oral History

Principles and Practices of Oral History. Association of African American Museums Pre-Conference Workshop August 23, 2006 St. Louis, MO. Doing Oral History. What is Oral History? Interviewing Techniques Using Your Interviews: Developing Projects Emergency Management.

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Principles and Practices of Oral History

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  1. Principles and Practices of Oral History Association of African American Museums Pre-Conference Workshop August 23, 2006 St. Louis, MO

  2. Doing Oral History • What is Oral History? • Interviewing Techniques • Using Your Interviews: Developing Projects • Emergency Management

  3. Workshop Presenters: • Linda Landry – Objects Conservator with the Missouri Historical Society • Gwendolyn Moore – Historian at the Missouri Historical Society • Dr. Anne Valk – Associate Professor in the Department of Historical Studies and director of the Women’s Studies Program at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. • Dr. John Wolford – Museum Assistant Professor in anthropology at the University of Missouri – St. Louis and oral historian with the Missouri Historical Society

  4. What and Why? Oral history is: “the interviewing of eye-witness participants in the events of the past for the purposes of historical reconstruction.” Donald Ritchie

  5. Creating Historical Evidence • Information intended to fill gaps in the historical record • A formal exchange of information • Information intended for use by researchers (now and in future) • Contains information to be “read between the lines”

  6. Interview as Interpretation Oral testimony is “never the same twice.” Alessandro Portelli

  7. Narrator: Interviewer: Knowledge Memories Biases Assumptions Expectations Knowledge Memories Biases Assumptions Expectations Interview: Questions, responses, Reactions, circumstances

  8. What is a “good interview?” • Broad focus • Detailed with follow up • Clear • Good technical quality • Completely documented Broad, general Detailed

  9. Ethical/Legal Issues • Informed Consent • Deposit interviews for future use • Dissemination of materials See: Oral History Evaluation Guidelines, Oral History Association Statement on Interviewing for Historical Documentation, American Historical Association

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