Abdolhadi Haeri: A Man who Kept Hope Alive

When Dr. Abdolhadi Haeri found out that his leukemia did not give him more time to add more knowledge to Iran, began to write his biography upon the recommendation of some of his students, and like Kopernik, held in his hand its printed copy in the last days of his physical life in the hospital. Now, twenty years have passed from that day. Earlier, I have written at length that the scientists are like icebergs whose published works are their only external and visible part. And unfortunately, this part is only used in evaluating the scientific record of the scientists. The main part of the history of science is never written.

Iran’s Culture Minster to pen memories

The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Mohammad Husseini, has said he will write down his memories and compile some of his speeches in a book. IBNA: Speaking on the sidelines of a ceremony held at Bagh Ziba Garden in Tehran to celebrate the day of Pen on Saturday, July 6, 2013, Husseini said he has plans to write his memories and speeches at almost all of the congresses, cultural events and festivals he attended during his term in office as Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance.

Wisconsin Veterans Museum telling history of wars, one story at a time

Madison — Adam Holton's memories of Iraq are still fresh, even though it's been nine years since he served as commander of a Marine Reserves company. He vividly remembers the days during Golf Company's 2004-'05 Iraq deployment when five of his Marines were mortally wounded, and he recalls the tedium and excitement of living in a war zone. Holton wanted his memories, and those of his men, preserved for posterity. Because as long as he remembers his five fallen comrades, others will, too. "Keeping their memories alive is really important to us," Holton said.

Oral Literature in the Digital Age: Archiving Orality and Connecting with Communities

Thanks to ever-greater digital connectivity, interest in oral traditions has grown beyond that of researcher and research subject to include a widening pool of global users. When new publics consume, manipulate and connect with field recordings and digital cultural archives, their involvement raises important practical and ethical questions. This volume explores the political repercussions of studying marginalised languages; the role of online tools in ensuring responsible access to sensitive cultural materials; and ways of ensuring that when digital documents are created, they are not fossilized as a consequence of being archived.

Oral history archive launched online

In order to perpetuate the memory of World War Two, in 2012 the French national railway company (SNCF) asked its former employees and their families to share their recollections of the period. Known for its xperience in collecting life histories, the French Railway Historical Society (AHICF) was commissioned by the SNCF to carry out an oral history project, taking as its starting point an appeal for witnesses published across France between January and December 2012. This appeal has been a real success. 700 people responded and by its deadline, on the 31st of December 2012, we had planned more than 200 interviews.

1987: Ovid and Emma Look Back

We conducted this interview in July, 1987 at the home of Ovid and Emma Samples on Massachusetts Avenue back when local oral history had gotten underway in The Big Lemon thanks to people like Dolly Nottingham, the first president of the Lemon Grove Historical Society. Ovid and Emma Samples produced the accompanying photograph of the Tombstone, Ariz., Fire Department circa 1890. Ovid's father, Calvin, is in the front row, second from the right. Then all of 21, Calvin was a firefighter, unmarried and Ovid a figment in nobody's imagination. "He married my mother in '96 and I came along in '98," said Ovid from the depths of a rocking chair on the porch of their small home on Massachusetts Avenue.

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