Voices of the People
Oral Histories are a wonderful way to create a primary source, as well as listen to auto-biographical recollections of a person. Oral history sources are often conducted with everyday people to capture their perspective, their voice, and a record of the live of everyday people. Harvard Library has collections of oral histories, as well as research instruction for you to create your own.
Collections & Repositories of Oral History
Library Research Guide for History _ Oral History
Examples of oral histories relating to the 1970's in the USA:
Conducting Oral History
Guidance on creating an oral history project:
- Doing Oral History: A practical guide, by Donald A. Ritchie. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2003.
- Catching Stories: A practical guide to oral history, by Donna M. DeBlasio. Athens, OH: Swallow Press, 2009.
- The Oxford Handbook of Oral History, ed. by Donald A. Ritchie. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2011.
- The Oral History Manual, by Barbara W. Sommer and Mary Kay Quinlan. Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira, 2002.
Recording Oral History
- Access video tutorials for supported hardware and software, and pointers to additional documentation.
- Learn Software Recording and Transcription Platforms: Panopto, Adobe Creative Cloud, Zoom
- Visit Us on the Virtual Media Lab Canvas Page and Slack Channel: https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/73232/external_tools/33436