Women's words: The feminist practice of oral history. Routledge, Murphy, Kevin P. Pierce, and Jason Ruiz. New York: Routledge, View header image Pamela M. Henson and Horton Hobbs. Martha Ross: The Six R's of Oral History Interviewing The oral history interviewer should strive to create a situation in which the interviewee is able to reflect widely, to recall fully, and to associate freely on the subject of the interview, and to maintain an atmosphere in which they are willing to articulate fully those recollections.
The following six considerations are basic to good oral history practice. Preparing for Oral History Interviews 1. Select an interviewee. Ask the interviewee if they are interested.
The day before the interview, confirm time and place. Go over the list of topic areas again and permissions again. Ask about any scrapbooks, news clippings, awards, etc.
Explain to your interviewee what you are doing. Explain their legal rights. Explain how interview is likely to be used. Ask your interviewee to sign the deed of gift and cosign it yourself if you have one.
Start with easy questions, such as their name, where and when born, names of family members. Allow the interviewee to do the talking. If the interviewee responds with just a yes or no, ask how, why, when, where, who. Examples, were you there? What was date of that? Did you like that? If you get a short answer, follow up with tell me more, who, what, when, where, how and why. Ask one question at a time and try to ask simple questions.
Try to ask follow-up questions — tell me more, who, what, where. Let the interviewee suggest topics to you that you might not have thought of.
Ask your interviewee to spell any names or places you did not understand. Clean up. Make sure you have all pieces of equipment. As you depart, keep options open to return for an additional interview. Suggestions for Recording Oral History Interviews 1.
If possible, record an uncompressed WAV audio file at 24 bit. Use external microphones if possible. Check room for extraneous noise such as motors, fans, pets, traffic, etc. Ask if you have permission to record the interview. Make copies of your digital file. What is your full name? Do I have permission to record this interview? Where and when were you born?
Who else was in your family? Are there any traditional first names in your family? What type of work did they do? Did other family members live nearby? Tell me about them. How did they meet? What did they do for a living? When did you get to see them? What did your community look like outside of your family?
How did you meet them? What types of activities would you do together? Tell me about your neighborhood. Where did your ancestors come from? When did they come to the United States? Where did they first settle? Did your family name change when your family immigrated to the United States?
Are any of their traditions still carried on today? What language did your parents and grandparents speak? International Oral History Association A professional association established to provide a forum for oral historians around the world, and a means for cooperation among those concerned with the documentation of human experience.
IOHA seeks to stimulate research that uses the techniques of oral history and to promote the development of standards and principles for individuals, institutions and agencies both public and private who have the responsibility for the collection and preservation of historical information gathered through the techniques of oral histories, in all forms. Through international conferences, collaborative networks, and support for national oral history organizations, IOHA seeks to foster a better understanding of the democratic nature and value of oral history worldwide.
Oral History Listserv: H-Oralhist H-Oralhist is a network for scholars and professionals active in studies related to oral history. It is affiliated with the Oral History Association. Groundswell: Oral History for Social Change An emerging and dynamic network of oral historians, activists, cultural workers, community organizers, and documentary artists.
Its primary mission is to explore the nature and significance of oral history and advance understanding of the field among scholars, educators, practitioners, and the general public. It is an internationally peer reviewed, high quality forum for oral historians from a wide range of disciplines and a means for the professional community to share projects and current trends of oral history from around the world. Find out further information about this Creative Commons licence.
History at Leicester. History at Leicester Outreach Oral history What is oral history? Planning a project Recording equipment and all things digital Asking the questions Using video Paperwork What to do with it all? Oral history is both the oldest type of historical inquiry, predating the written word, and one of the most modern, initiated with tape recorders in the s and now using 21st-century digital technologies. An oral history interview generally consists of a well-prepared interviewer questioning an interviewee and recording their exchange in audio or video format.
Recordings of the interview are transcribed, summarized, or indexed and then placed in a library or archives. These interviews may be used for research or excerpted in a publication, radio or video documentary, museum exhibition, dramatization or other form of public presentation.
Recordings, transcripts, catalogs, photographs and related documentary materials can also be posted on the Internet.
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