Longing for the Sun to Shine Once Again…

Speaking and writing about spring is a long tradition. All our predecessors, whose virtue and wisdom is now the cultural reservoir of our country, have penned down magnificent poems and writings about spring. We were also obliged to write about spring from a young age when we were primary school students. I am asked to write about spring now that here I am, overwhelmed by the passing of years into the second half of my prospectively 100-year-old life.

Doug Boyd and the Power of Digital Oral History in the 21st Century

One of the most influential leaders in this modern oral-history movement is Doug Boyd, director of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky Libraries. Boyd (who blogs at http://digitalomnium.com/) is pioneering the use of digital technology to preserve and distribute oral histories. When I asked him what’s so special about oral histories, he said that a historian uses detective work and guess work to piece together resources and draw conclusions, while a recorded interview is a first-hand account told by a witness to history. It is living source material.

JAPANESE WAR BRIDES IN AMERICA

In the countries featured in Japanese War Brides in America: An Oral History, people conventionally celebrate marriage by donning ritual attire, preparing official documents, and performing religious rites and ceremonies. Despite such treasured traditions, however, the estimated fifty thousand Japanese women who married American GIs after World War II were rarely accorded such pleasures at home or in the U.S. On the contrary, many were met with distrust, hostility, and condescension. Yet, few regret their decisions.

Oral history project to mark university anniversary

THE story of the history of the University of York has been told as part of a new digital archive celebrating half a century of academic excellence. As part of the university’s 50th anniversary celebrations, the York oral history project has recorded and transcribed the recollections of a wide variety of people including vice-chancellors, former students, founding fathers, current academic and support staff, as well as people from the wider York community.

Balmoral Show oral history project launched

AS the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society makes final preparations for the move to a new venue and the launch of the 2013 Balmoral Show at Balmoral Park, Maze, now seems to be an ideal time to consider recording the memories of many of those who have been associated with the show in the years prior to its move. Queen Mary University of London is leading a major EU-funded Oral – History project on the Peace Process of which core components include the creation of a heritage interview archive, the delivery of oral history training, and supporting the development of local projects.

Back to Business: A Next Step in the Field of Oral History (1)

Business organizations and elites are often neglected in oral history as a result of the dominant assumption that elites have ample opportunity to be heard. We argue, however, that researching corporations and elites is very interesting for oral historians. This contention is supported by the four contributions that legitimize the use of oral history as formulated by Richard Crownshaw and Selma Leydesdorff. First, oral history research on organizations and elites is important for archival reasons as it helps to record information that would otherwise be lost. Second, we argue that the use of oral history for research on leadership and organizations is scientifically sound.

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