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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 [http://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. [http://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 [http://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
* [http://www.ioha.fgv.br/ioha/english/index.html ] International Oral History Association
* [http://www.oraltradition.org/ Center for Studies in Oral Tradition]
* [http://www.oraltradition.org/ Center for Studies in Oral Tradition]
*[http://www.indypendent.org/?p=723 Immigrants in Black & White: A Review of “Communities Without Borders” , The Indypendent, Susan Chenelle]
*[http://www.indypendent.org/?p=723 Immigrants in Black & White: A Review of “Communities Without Borders” , The Indypendent, Susan Chenelle]
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