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University of North Carolina

Oral History

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
There's no better way to learn something than to hear it straight from the horse's mouth. A handout on oral history, part of a larger series on specific writing assignments, explains how to conduct interviews and use the information...
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Nevada Test Site Oral History Project

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive look at the 50 years of nuclear testing in Nevada through oral histories of the participants. In addition to the histories, the site includes a timeline, information about the test sites, and videos.
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Smithsonian Institution

Archives of American Arts: Oral History Interviews, Farm Security Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
This site lists over 400 oral history interviews from artists, administrators and others involved with the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930's and 40's.
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Story Corps: Every Voice Matters

For Students 9th - 10th
StoryCorps is a national oral history project that records and preserves stories of people around the country. Select recordings are broadcast weekly on NPR, with an archive of stories available for playback at the StoryCorps online...
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National History Day

For Students 9th - 10th
Students and teachers participate in a yearly history-themed competition and celebration of historical topics. Young learners conduct primary and secondary research by studying archives, museums, oral history interviews, and historical...
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Coney Island History Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains so many things you'd like to know about Coney Island, the amusement capital of New York. Click on the topics on the left of the title page to navigate the site.
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Brown University

The Whole World Was Watching: An Oral History of 1968

For Students 9th - 10th
Memories of 1968 are collected via interviews conducted by high school students. Important issues during that time include civil rights, Vietnam, the politics of the time and women's rights. There are transcripts of interviews and key...
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Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project

For Students 9th - 10th
The Densho Project is a digital archive of oral history interviews, historical photographs and related documents that captures, shares and preserves the experiences of Japanese Americans before, during and after World War II.
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Folklife Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Set up to assist American families in tracing their family histories, this extensive guide explains how to begin the process, to conduct research, tp take oral interviews, and to locate and analyze documents.
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Library of Congress

Loc: From the Home Front and the Front Lines

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibition consists of original materials and oral histories drawn from the Veterans History Project collections at the Library of Congress. With an emphasis on World War I (1914-1918), World War II (1939-1945), the Korean War...
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Rice University

Independence Heights: Portrait of Historic Neighborhood

For Students 9th - 10th
An oral history project recording the memories of long-time neighborhood residents of this black community near Houston, Texas.
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University of Washington

Pacific Northwest Labor and Civil Rights Projects: Seattle General Strike

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive look at the Seattle General Strike, which began in February, 1919. Here you will find an explanation of why the strike began, an interactive map of the location of important events, oral histories, contemporary newspaper...
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Illinois Institute of Technology

Oyez Project

For Students 9th - 10th
The OYEZ Project is a vast multimedia relational database on the U.S. Supreme Court that contains abstracts for all leading constitutional decisions of the Court, authoritative oral arguments in streamed media format, and a 360-degree...
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University of California

Regional Oral History Office: 1992 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview of the presidential election of 1992 which included a strong third party candidate, H. Ross Perot. See what the issues were and find out why an incumbent was defeated. Included is a video clip of one of the presidential...
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Columbia University

Columbia University Libraries: Notable New Yorkers: Kenneth Clark

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Kenneth Clark, an influential black educator and psychologist. You can also listen to the interview on which this profile is based.
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Texas Tech University: Vietnam Center and Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
The mission of the Vietnam Project is to support and encourage research and education regarding all aspects of the American Vietnam experience. This research site now features an online archive, oral histories, teacher resources, and more.

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