Starting an oral history programme : general guidelines

Abstract

The term "oral history programme" in this paper refers to activities such as collecting and documenting oral history material, Usually by an institution. The information is recorded on tape in the form of interviews. "The subject matters of oral history varies as Widely as the occupations of its practitioner. Any interview that is recorded may become oral history whether it be done by a historian, a sociologist, folklorist, a journalist or whomever". Charles Morrisey once said: "The more I've discussed oral history with various people, the more I've become impressed with the fact that techniques and other aspects of oral history vary with the type of person you ' re interviewing........ there are individual variations".