To apply, please click here. Role Overview:The staff person manages the Historical Bureau’s legislatively mandated oral history of the Indiana General Assembly. The oral historian will implement the project’s third phase, which prioritizes the development of educational curriculum and outreach as well as the continued improvement of the ILOHI online archive and website, the enactment […]
Deadline: May 17, 2024 Volunteer to Chair a Session at OHA 2024! The OHA Annual Meeting benefits from having volunteers serve as chairs for sessions that align with their expertise. Please fill out the submission form to provide information about your background in order to enable the Conference Committee to assign you to a session
Deadline: May 17, 2024 Interested in hosting an event, caucus/committee business meeting, meet-up, or networking session at the OHA annual conference? Submit your request to the submission form by May 17, 2024. Space is limited, and event approval is at the discretion of OHA’s program committee and executive office. Learn more about this year’s conference
The University of Virginia School of Law seeks a collaborative, innovative, and dynamic individual to serve as Curatorial Specialist for the Arthur J. Morris Law Library. This is a new position. The University of Virginia School of Law is consistently recognized as one of the top law schools in the country, and the Law Library
Review of Applications: April 29, 2024 Description Position Summary Appointment Term: 3 years, temporary position. Reporting to the Oral History Coordinator, the Visiting Librarian for Oral History will contribute to the Emory University Libraries’ efforts to expand an oral history program that: complements the institutional history and the libraries’ collections; supports the teaching, learning, and research
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Event Dates: July 15-19, 2024 OHA is pleased to announce that the registration portal for our upcoming virtual symposium “AI in OH: How New and Evolving Technologies Will Impact the Profession” is now open! For this online symposium, OHA invited oral history practitioners and scholars from all disciplines whoutilized oral history in their work to
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Museum Vision and Mission:MOHAI is treasured locally and respected nationally as a vibrant resource where history inspires us to build abetter future. To serve our region, we bridge the past, present, and future by collecting, preserving, and sharingstories through compelling, innovative exhibits and community engagement. Position Title: Temporary Oral History SpecialistReports to: Library Collections ManagerLocation:
Deadline May 17, 2024 The Call for Proposals is now closed, EXCEPT for Poster Submissions. The deadline for poster submissions is May 17, 2024, with notifications of applicants being informed of their acceptance or declination in early June. Click here to access the poster submission portal. Poster Submission Guidelines: 1-4 people present a poster that is a visual
Deadline: June 1, 2024 The ninth international FOHN symposium will focus on the themes of movement, pace, and introspection in oral history and memory studies research from a critical and exploratory perspective. We wish to invite contributions involving methodological, analytical, and ethical questions, as well as case studies. Proposals may be submitted for individual papers or
Deadline: April 1, 2024 “I believe Martha’s interest in oral history was more than academic. She was getting in on the groundfloor of a new mode of inquiry, a new field—and her enthusiasm was palpable. Coupled withconsiderable social skill and generous spirit, this enthusiasm opened up for me—and for countlessothers—a world of colleagues and networks
Nominations due by June 1, 2024 The Stetson Kennedy Vox Populi (“Voice of the People”) annual award is presented every other year (on even years), therefore the next award will be presented at the 2024 OHA Annual Meeting. The award honors individuals and organizations for outstanding achievement in using oral history to create a more humane
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Experts to be chosen on March 11, 2024 The Metadata Working Group of the Oral History Association’s Archive Caucus is doing a rapid pilot project to create a crosswalk for the OHA Metadata Elements List. If you have expertise in creating either MARC, Dublin Core, or PB Core records for Oral History collections, please contact
