Archives of Russia hold precious data on Iran’s history

The National Library and Archives of Iran held the Session of ‘Iranian researches in Saint Petersburg’ during which a historian said that Russia can be named the land of archives. Its treasures hold information about Iran which are indeed crucial for historical researches. IBNA: The session was attended by historian Goudarz Rashtiani as well as the scientific board member of the National Library Mohsen Jafari Mozhab. During the session Rashtiani, who had lived in Saint Petersburg for 15 months, said: “My doctoral thesis was about Iran-Russia’s ties since the fall of Safavids till the rise of Qajar; accordingly I traveled to the country to study its documents and archives particularly the personal archives of Vladimir Fedorovich Minorsky.”

‘Life and Death’ hits bookshelves

Imam Musa Sadr’s ‘Life and Death’ has been rendered into Persian by Alireza Mahmoudi. The book has recently released in the Iranian book market by Imam Musa Sadr Cultural-Research Institute. IBNA: The work is arranged in seven chapters discussing topics like life and death, divine exams, knowing death, the meaning of resurrection and the day of calculations. Each discussion in the book is accompanied with a number of Quranic verses about the topics from Suras like Araf, Spider, Molk, Ale Emran, Fosselat, Yasin and Esra. The holy Quran maintains that the only stable reality is human’s endeavor which is permanent in existence and can be seen in life and rewarded in the afterlife, reads a part of the book.

Alberta man makes it his mission to record veterans' stories

A central Alberta man is making it his mission to gather Canadian veterans' stories from World War II and Korea before they disappear forever. "If we miss this documentation — their personal stories — it's gone forever," said Allan Cameron, who lives in Sylvan Lake. Cameron created a website called Veterans Voices of Canada and has video recorded more than 700 interviews with veterans since 2006. He has a list of another 75 waiting to go. "This is Canadian military history that we're talking about here," he said. "The average age of a World War II veteran now is 90 years old. However each interview requires hours of set up, documenting and editing. Time and money always seem in short supply. Cameron's interest in Canada's military history got him started, but his interview subjects kept him going.

Texas Historical Commission to launch Cold War oral history series

Unknown oral histories of the Cold War abound in Texas, and before they become lost to history, the Texas Historical Commission hopes to document as many as possible by providing attendees with the necessary skills to conduct their own oral history recordings through a series of workshops occurring throughout the state. "When the Lone Star State Met the Iron Curtain: Recollections of Texas in the Cold War" is a THC initiative to interpret and preserve the history of the varied roles Texans played in the Cold War from 1946–1991.

The Civil Rights Oral History Survey Project

This case study describes the origins and development of the Civil Rights Movement Oral History Survey Project, which created an online information resource on collections of civil rights-related oral history interviews held in repositories around the U.S. In particular, it focuses on the digital tools and means of communication that made such an extensive collaborative undertaking possible. A critical first step in any research project, and an excellent means for gaining at least a beginning form of intellectual control over one’s subject, is to survey the research that has already been done on the topic.

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