I’ve been a bit silent on the blog here due mainly to the mad rush of panel presentations I’ve attended the past couple of days. At the same time it has been great to see friends and coworkers pop up at various times. I must say it can be quite amazing how hard it can […]
The wondrous world of the UW Digital Collections – OUPblog 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 history […]
The OHA 2013 attendees were treated to a wonderful evening of music and culture at the Oklahoma History Center tonight. The center itself featured a beautiful atrium surrounded by exhibits, most notably the new Oklahoma @ the Movies installation. The evening culminated with a musical performance piece, Polango, inspired by a collection of oral histories […]
After completing my first OHA presentation as part of Doug Boyd’s OHMS panel I have one pervasive thought: why didn’t I do this sooner? The experience was wonderful: an overflowing crowd with expressions of excitement throughout, a very gracious chair and an overall welcoming atmosphere. My thanks to Doug (@douglasaboyd), Sady Sullivan (@sadyoh) and Dean […]
tumblr_mufrl4dvbh1snjbcz Live from OHA – meet Gayle Knight, Program Associate for OHA! While volunteering at the registration desk today Gayle spoke to me about her experiences since joining OHA in January, the part of the annual meeting she is looking forward to most, and how even non-members can be a part of the conference.
Hello followers of the Oral History Review blog! My name is Steven Sielaff and I will be serving as editorial assistant to the OHR during the OHA annual conference in OKC this week. My day job is University Researcher at Baylor University’s Institute for Oral History. In the coming days I will be posting updates […]
oupacademic: The current shutdown in Washington is limiting the access that scholars and researchers have to vital materials. To that end, we have opened up access for the next two weeks to three of our online resources: Oxford Reference, American National Biography Online, and the US Census demographics website, Social Explorer. Oxford Reference is a […]
uncoralhistory: Today is the 56th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine — the brave high school students who desegregated Arkansas schools in 1957. Though Brown vs. Board of Education mandated that schools be desegregated, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus prevented the students from attending Little Rock Central High School until President Dwight Eisenhower intervened and sent National Guard […]
