Spoken Memory: The Theory and Practice of Oral History

This exhibit will explore the field of oral history, featuring the work of oral history projects locally, nationally, and internationally, including UCSC's own Regional History Project at McHenry Library. It will also highlight books in the Library's collection which draw upon oral history as a rich historical source. Also included will be an World Wide Web station with links to oral history projects on the Internet, and the display of the first oral history published on CD-Rom.

A Sampling of World Wide Web Sites Related to Oral History

The Regional History Project, McHenry Library, UC Santa Cruz

The New England Oral History Association Home Page

The Oral History Association Home Page

Regional Oral History Office, Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley

The National Library of Australia, Oral History Collection

Oral History Society in Britain

Oral History Resources for Teachers

The May 4th Oral History Project, Kent State University

The Institute of American Indian Studies and the South Dakota Oral History Center at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion

Michigan Oral History Association

Beauty and Darkness: Cambodia in Modern History: Cambodian History/Khmer Art and Culture/General Information

Hogan Jazz Archive Tulane University Oral History Index

California State University, Long Beach History Department Oral History Program Archival Collections

Michigan Oral History Association

Family Treemaker's Genealogy Site

Santa Cruz County Historical Museums and Other Local History Sites of Interest

McPherson Center for Art and History

Evergreen Historical Cemetery

A Listing of Hours and Locations of Santa Cruz Area Museums

Santa Cruz County History Links Page

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