Gathered here are parts I and II of the Handbook of Oral History, which set the benchmark for knowledge of the field. The eminent contributors discuss the history and methodologies of a field that once was the domain of history scholars who were responding to trends within the academy, but which has increasingly become democratized and widely used outside the realm of historical research. This handbook will be both a traveling guide and essential touchstone for anyone fascinated by this dynamic and expanding discipline.
Thomas L. Charlton is Professor of History at Baylor University. He is Director of The Texas Collection library/archival center and author of Oral History for Texans (1981, 1985). Rebecca Sharpless is assistant professor in the Department of History at Texas Christian University. Lois E. Myers is Associate Director of the Institute for Oral History at Baylor University.
Chapter 2 Introduction:Part 3 I. FoundationsChapter 4 1. The History of Oral HistoryChapter 5 2. Oral History as EvidencePart 6 II. MethodologyChapter 7 3. Research Design and StrategiesChapter 8 4. Legal and Ethical Issues in Oral HistoryChapter 9 5. Oral History Interviews: From Inception to ClosureChapter 10 6. Oral History and Archives: Documenting ContextChapter 11 7. The Uneasy Page: Transcribing and Editing Oral History
This handbook brings together some of the ablest oral historians to offer thoughtful, thorough, and timely assessments of their field. It belongs on the shelf of anyone seriously interested in the theory and practice of oral history.