Changes

The first oral history archives focused on interviews with prominent politicians, diplomats, military officers, and business leaders.  By the 1960s and ‘70s, interviewing began being employed more often when historians investigate [[history from below]].  Whatever the field or focus of a project, oral historians attempt to record the memories of many different people when researching a given event.  Interviewing a single person provides a single perspective. Individuals may misremember events or distort their account for personal reasons.  By interviewing widely, oral historians seek points of agreement among many different sources, and also record the complexity of the issues.  The nature of memory–both individual and community–is as much a part of the practice of oral as are the stories collected.  

The first oral history archives focused on interviews with prominent politicians, diplomats, military officers, and business leaders.  By the 1960s and ‘70s, interviewing began being employed more often when historians investigate [[history from below]].  Whatever the field or focus of a project, oral historians attempt to record the memories of many different people when researching a given event.  Interviewing a single person provides a single perspective. Individuals may misremember events or distort their account for personal reasons.  By interviewing widely, oral historians seek points of agreement among many different sources, and also record the complexity of the issues.  The nature of memory–both individual and community–is as much a part of the practice of oral as are the stories collected.  

==References==

==References==

* Ronald J. Grele, et al. ''Envelopes of Sound: The Art of Oral History'' Praeger Publishers, 1991 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=53518808 online edition]

* Ronald J. Grele, et al. ''Envelopes of Sound: The Art of Oral History'' Praeger Publishers, 1991 [https://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=53518808 online edition]

* James Hoopes; ''Oral History: An Introduction for Students'' U of North Carolina Press, 1979. [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=6460621 online edition]

* James Hoopes; ''Oral History: An Introduction for Students'' U of North Carolina Press, 1979. [https://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=6460621 online edition]

* Doing Oral History: A Practical Guide, Oxford University Press [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=106211130]

* Doing Oral History: A Practical Guide, Oxford University Press [https://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=106211130]

==External links==

==External links==

* [http://www.ioha.fgv.br/ioha/english/index.html ] International Oral History Association

* [https://www.ioha.fgv.br/ioha/english/index.html ] International Oral History Association

* [http://www.oraltradition.org/ Center for Studies in Oral Tradition]

* [https://www.oraltradition.org/ Center for Studies in Oral Tradition]

* [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.html American Life Histories] WPA Writers' Project 1936–1940 at Library of Congress (US)

* [https://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.html American Life Histories] WPA Writers' Project 1936–1940 at Library of Congress (US)

* [http://www.ohaa.net.au/ Oral History Association of Australia]

* [https://www.ohaa.net.au/ Oral History Association of Australia]

* [http://omega.dickinson.edu/organizations/oha ] Oral History Association (US)

* [https://omega.dickinson.edu/organizations/oha ] Oral History Association (US)

* [http://www.oralhistory.org.uk/ Oral History Society (GB)]

* [https://www.oralhistory.org.uk/ Oral History Society (GB)]

*[http://www.inthefirstperson.com/ In the First Person] A free index of more than 2,500 collections of oral history in English from around the world.

*[https://www.inthefirstperson.com/ In the First Person] A free index of more than 2,500 collections of oral history in English from around the world.

*[http://www.ericdigests.org/1996-4/oral.htm Oral History in the Teaching of U.S. History]

*[https://www.ericdigests.org/1996-4/oral.htm Oral History in the Teaching of U.S. History]

*[http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive/history.html] Oral history collections and activities, including National Life Stories, at the British Library

*[https://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive/history.html] Oral history collections and activities, including National Life Stories, at the British Library

*[http://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/foodstories/index.html Food Stories] — Listen to food related oral history recordings from the [[British Library Sound Archive]]

*[https://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/foodstories/index.html Food Stories] — Listen to food related oral history recordings from the [[British Library Sound Archive]]

*[http://www.witness-to-war.org Oral history collection of combat veterans]

*[https://www.witness-to-war.org Oral history collection of combat veterans]

*[http://www.indypendent.org/?p=723 Immigrants in Black & White: A Review of “Communities Without Borders” , The Indypendent, Susan Chenelle]

*[https://www.indypendent.org/?p=723 Immigrants in Black & White: A Review of “Communities Without Borders” , The Indypendent, Susan Chenelle]

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