Doing Oral History

• Main Author: Ritchie, Donald A., 1945- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York Oxford University Press 2015
• Edition: Third edition
• Series: Oxford oral history series
• Subjects: Oral history; Oral history > Methodology; Historiography
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Table of Contents:

• 1. An Oral History of Our Time
• Memory and Oral History
• Public History and Oral History
• 2. Setting Up An Oral History Project
• Funding and Staffing
• Equipment
• Processing
• Legal Concerns
• Archiving and the Internet
• 3. Conducting Interviews
• Preparing for the Interview
• Setting up the Interview
• Conducting the Interview
• Concluding the Interview
• 4. Using Oral History in Research and Writing
• Oral Evidence
• Theory
• Publishing Oral History
• 5. Video Oral History
• Setting and Equipment
• Processing and Preserving Video Recordings
• Video Documentaries, Exhibits, and the Internet
• 6. Preserving Oral History in Archives and Libraries
• Managing Oral History Collections
• Sound Recordings
• Digital Oral Archives
• Donated Interviews
• Legal Considerations
• Public Outreach
• 7. Teaching Oral History
• Oral History in Elementary and Secondary Schools
• Oral History in Undergraduate and Graduate Education
• Institutional Review Boards
• 8. Presenting Oral History
• Oral History Web Sites
• Community History
• Family Interviewing
• Therapeutic Uses of Oral History
• Museums and Historic Sites
• Radio and Television
• Performance
• Appendix 1: Principles and Best Practices for Oral History of the Oral History Association.
• Appendix 2: Sample Legal Release Forms.