Note: Iranian Oral History Website & Weekly from the early beginning was determined to have a special look on oral history activities in other countries. The outcome of these attempts is more than 400 subscribers for our English page. Undoubtedly we are at the beginning point and the arena of international contacts is so vast that considering our possibilities we need to be patient at the moment. Here you read the short notes of three subscribers of us. Ronald J. Grele is one of the most prominent figures in theoretical studies of oral history in the world. His papers and books are usually referred to by oral history activists. He is about 80 but is still active in his job in a way that he even follows the news of Iranian oral history. Pablo A. Pozzi is also a known figure in Latin American Oral History and few months ago he was the Executive Director of XVII International Oral History Conference in Argentina. Ms. Warrington is one of European subscribers of us who follows the international news of oral history to be covered in OHA journal. Our contacts with her made it possible for us to introduce the activities of our center in this journal. We thank all of them for sending us their viewpoints.
Dear Mohammad:
Unfortunately I am of a generation that has no sense of the esthetics of the Internet and web sites. Therefore any opinion I can give is less than
useless. Usually I get your notices via my regular email and it comes as the usual type and text of email. But in going to your web site I see it is much more of a designed feature. That I can sense but I have no way of seeing beyond that contrast.
But I do think that you are providing me a very useful service in keeping me informed of oral history efforts in Iran. As Americans we are often blissfully ignorant of Iranian intellectual and scholarly traditions and conditions, and I find your missives very useful.
Yes, I received your latest reports, some of great interest. From you I learned that the ROHO at Berkeley was conducting an oral history of the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge. I once worked on the bridge strain gauging the upper deck to see if the conversion from train to automobile traffic was structurally sound. I was, of course, much younger and then working in a metallurgical laboratory. They are going to interview me.
Small world.
My Thanks.
Ron Grele,
Former Director of Columbia University Oral History Research Office
Dear Mohammad 
Have filled in the questionnaire.
In terms of a few sentences, here goes:
The Oral History Weekly, of Iran, is a wonderful contribution to the field. Not only is it academically sound, but in contributes significantly to the exchange and knowledge within the academic community. In addition, it is important because it contributes to break the Western media censorship on Iran, its Revolution, its culture and people and its contributions to history. My only suggestion for improvement is that we would love to see more pieces discussing the problems of oral history in Iran... for instance how to analyze, or how to deal with the pain and suffering in our interviewees. It would be wonderful to have OHWM sponsor a debate in its pages between Iranian and foreign practitioners centered on methodological and analytical issues. It is our hope that it will continue on this track, and that the exchanges between us will continue and deepen.
Dr. Pablo Pozzi
Full Professor of History
Chair of United States History
Director of the Oral History Program
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Argentina
Dear Mohammad Karimi 
Many thanks for your note and for the invitation to contribute to your survey. I will provide you with some brief feedback here, and in return I have a request for you too!
I am impressed with the ongoing dedication to compiling and sharing your oral history newsletter. One several occasions I have found out about projects that I am interested in, that I didn't know about through any other means. I however, I have however been disappointed, to not find out more about oral history work taking place in Iran, through the newsletter.... now here's my request.....
I am the International Work editor for the UK Oral History Journal. I am currently sourcing short articles (300 -500 words) about current oral history projects around the world. I would love to feature something from Iran. Are there any current oral history projects taking place in Iran that you know about and could you put me in touch with someone who I could contact to write about this/these?
Alternatively it might be interesting to write about your newsletter, especially in light of the review and evaluation you are currently doing.
I look forward to your response
Siobhan Warrington
Senior advisor, Voice
siobhan.warrington@panos.org.uk
tel +44 (0)20 7239 7629
Editor of News from Abroad section of the OHS Journal
