usnatarchives: What document would an archivist save from a zombie attack? Find out this month as we profile our archivists at the Presidential libraries for American Archives Month. Today’s featured archivist is Matthew Schaefer, outreach archivist for the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum. What documents would Schaefer grab in the face of a zombie? […]
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Guest Post: Highlights from the Oral History Conference
Guest Post: Highlights from the Oral History Conference Digital humanities was alive and well at the 2013 annual meeting of the Oral History Association in Oklahoma City, driven by archivists’ use of digital technologies to enable their use and engagement with the public In case you missed it, SOHP’s Seth Kotch did a great write-up […]
Considering your digital resume – OUPblog
Considering your digital resume – OUPblog By Steven Sielaff Throughout my time as Oral History Review (OHR) editorial assistant at the Oral History Association’s (OHA) annual conference in Oklahoma City, OK, I saw a number of prevailing themes. In the recent past, the push towards digitization and web-based portals has dominated the professional landscape. This […]
Milwaukee Transgender Oral History Project
Milwaukee Transgender Oral History Project uwmarchives: Happy National Coming Out Day! Click on the link above to listen to oral histories of eight people sharing Milwaukee’s transgender community and its history. They are social activists, organizational leaders, healthcare workers, service providers, and performers. Individuals self-identify across a broad spectrum of gender identities, and some resist […]
The wondrous world of the UW Digital Collections – OUPblog
The wondrous world of the UW Digital Collections – OUPblog oralhistoryreview: Caitlin here! I’m interrupting Steven’s excellent coverage of OHA 2013 to let everyone know that our latest post is up at the Oxford University Press Blog. This week, while everyone else was off gallivanting in Oklahoma City, I decided to step outside the oral […]
A Fond Farewell
Steven here once more to sum-up the final day of OHA @ OKC! Before I do however I want to thank the entire OHR Editorial team for allowing me to invade their somewhat-personal space both on Twitter and this blog for the past few days. It was a pleasure working with Kathy, Troy, David, Doug […]
