Tools for Conducting Oral History Interviews
- Interviewing Guidelines (UCLA)A good overview from the UCLA Library Center for Oral History Research.
Oral History Sources Online
- UCLA Center for Oral History Research (COHR) This link opens in a new windowCOHR conducts in-depth, multi-session oral history interviews with individuals who have been a part of the history of Los Angeles and its many communities. Over 2000 interviews document a wide range of areas related to Southern California history, including the histories of Black, indigenous, people of color and immigrant communities, the arts, political activism, politics and government, and UCLA history. Transcripts available in Library Special Collections (YRL).
- Oral History Online This link opens in a new window
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Indexes more than 2,700 collections of oral history in English from around the world. Provides keyword searching of full-text transcripts when available, plus links to audio and video files.
- Historical VoicesA searchable online database of spoken word collections spanning the 20th century - the first large-scale repository of its kind.
- Calisphere This link opens in a new windowA multimedia site devoted to the variety of cultures and communities that make up California. Includes oral histories, among other materials.