Oral History Resources

Oral History Project Planning

Where do I get started?

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More How-To Resources

• Regional Oral History Office-Tips for Interviewers
• Baylor Institute of Oral History - Introduction to Oral History Guide
• Southern Oral History Program - Various Resources
• The Oral History Manual by Barb Sommer and Mary Kay Quinlan (3rd Edition)

Sample OOHRP Forms

These forms are for reference only. If you are interested to find out more about archiving your oral history project or interviews with the OOHRP, please contact us to find out more.

OOHRP Deed of Gift/Donation Form:

OOHRP Interview Intake Form:

OOHRP Project Management Spreadsheet:

Evaluation Guidelines

• Oral History Association Principles for Oral History and Best Practices for Oral History

Human Subject Research

• OSU Research Compliance
• OSU Human Subject Research office Standard Operating Procedure regarding oral history:RR 411 Oral History Review/a>
• The Oral History Association recommendations regarding recent federal guideline changes for oral history work and the IRB

Oral History Organizations

• Oral History Association
• International Oral History Association

Select College-University Based Oral History Programs

• Baylor University Institute for Oral History
• Columbia Center for Oral History
• CSU-Fullerton Center for Oral and Public History
• Florida State University Reichelt Oral History Program
• George Mason Oral History Program
• Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory
• Louisiana State University T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History
• Ohio State University Oral History Program
• Texas Tech Oral History Program at the Southwest Collection
• University of Alaska-Fairbanks Oral History Program
• University of California-Berkeley Regional Oral History Office
• University of Connecticut Oral History Office
• University of Florida Samuel Proctor Oral History Program
• University of Kentucky Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History
• University of Miami Oral Histories
• University of Nevada-Reno Oral History Program
• University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Southern Oral History Program
• University of North Texas Oral History Program
• University of South Florida Libraries' Oral History Program
• University of Southern Mississippi Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage
• University of Texas-El Paso Institute of Oral History
• University of Wisconsin-Madison Oral History Program
• West Point Center for Oral History
• Youngstown State University Oral History Program