Oral History Online

Summary:

Full-text oral histories in English, including an index to freely available histories on the Web.

Description:

Oral History Online is a growing collection of oral history in English and an index to freely available oral history on the web. It also contains pointers to some 3,000 audio and video files and over 17,000 bibliographic records. The information is chiefly American, with some histories from Canada and other English-speaking countries. The index can be searched by narrator's age, race, occupation, birth and death dates; by interview subject and place; by repository information and other search criteria.

Subjects Covered:

History

Associated Subject Guides:

History

Authorized Users:

Laurier alumni, Laurier Library visitors, Laurier staff students and faculty

Types:

Primary source

Access:

Online

Coverage:

1930s to present