OHR Extra! is an open-access online publication produced by the current Oral History Review team. It complements the journal by extending the conversations we are having in the Review and aims to support the oral history community at large by inviting coverage of topics, news, projects, and events important to the field. Extra! will be updated regularly throughout the year, but to […]
Glimpse of the Job Are you passionate about preserving the rich tapestry of human experiences and stories? Join our team in the exciting new role of Oral Historian and play a vital part in preserving the rich history of Texas A&M University! The Texas A&M University Special Collection and Archives Division is looking for an […]
The Oral History Associate is a 5-year Mellon grant funded position through the Jacksonville Public Library Foundation. This position will support the Mellon Foundation’s Memory Lab grant to enhance and expand the Library’s existing African American History Collection to greatly emphasize local history and culture. Are you passionate about preserving the stories and memories of […]
Look for us at these upcoming events at the OHA Annual Meeting! Thursday, October 31 10-10:30 AM Coffee & Meet the Oral History Review Team Friday, November 1 8:30-9:30 AM “The Past – but Mostly Present and Future – of Academic Publishing and the Oral History Review” – Roundtable Chair: Holly Werner-Thomas, Oral History Review Stephen […]
Vanderbilt makes available the extraordinary Phil Schaap Jazz Collection Because the development of jazz coincided with the inventions of recording and broadcasting, its story became an early oral history genre. Much of its history was told by the musicians who also played it, and many of their accounts were preserved on disc, tape and radio […]
We ask authors of books reviewed in Oral History Review to answer 5 questions about why we should read their books. In our latest installment of the series, former co-editor, Abigail Perkiss, discusses her book, Hurricane Sandy on New Jersey’s Forgotten Shore, which is reviewed in the latest issue of OHR. Give us the elevator pitch for your book. […]