From Memory to History: Using Oral Sources in Local Historical Research.

Autor/inn/en	Allen, Barbara; Montell, William Lynwood
Institution	American Association for State and Local History, Nashville, TN.
Titel	From Memory to History: Using Oral Sources in Local Historical Research.
Quelle	(1981), (172 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-910050-51-1
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Community Study; Evaluation Criteria; Historiography; Interviews; Local History; Oral History; Primary Sources; United States History + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschichtsschreibung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Ortsgeschichte; Oral tradition; Mündliche Überlieferung; Primärquelle
Abstract	This guidebook examines the kinds of oral history materials available to local researchers and presents ways to evaluate and interpret those materials. There are six chapters. Chapter one describes the relevance and scope of local history, the role of the interviewer within the community, the contributions that oral sources can make to local history, and the differences between folklore and oral history. Chapter two examines the characteristics of orally communicated history that set it apart from formal, written history, including the disregard for standard chronology, use of visual imagery in storytelling, and the telescoping of events in time. The second part of chapter two describes the settings in which oral information about the past is communicated, including informal conversations as well as formal interviews. Chapter three identifies a number of topics that the local historian is likely to encounter such as personal and family experiences, occupations, and events and persons in the community's past. Consideration is given to specific ways in which these materials can be used in local history. Chapter four contains internal and external tests for testing oral sources for historical validity. Chapter five suggests ways in which oral history can be evaluated to reveal hidden truths. The last chapter presents specific suggestions for incorporating oral historical materials into a written manuscript. (Author/RM)
Anmerkungen	American Association for State and Local History, 1400 Eighth Avenue, South, Nashville, TN 37203 ($12.15 nonmembers, $9.50 members).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01