Oral History

Oral history is the collection and study of historical information about individuals, families, important events, or everyday life using audiotapes, videotapes, or transcriptions of planned interviews.

Most Read This Week Tagged "Oral History"

Not All Diamonds and Rosé: The Inside Story of The Real Housewives from the People Who Lived It

When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day

Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!

Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road

The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History

Woke Up This Morning: The Definitive Oral History of The Sopranos

The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series

Welcome to Dunder Mifflin: The Ultimate Oral History of The Office

Alright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused

Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion

Secrets of the Force: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Wars

But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?: An Oral History of the ’60s Girl Groups

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Oral History Books

Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster

Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk

Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live

Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets

The Good War: An Oral History of World War II

Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression

Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do

The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011

Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge

I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution

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Lists

香港人物故事 Books about Hongkongers' Stories

39 books — 2 voters

The Burning Of Bridget Cleary by Angela Bourke

Seanchas Annie Bhán/The Lore of Annie Bhán by Annie Bhán

Leabhar Sheáin ó Chonaill sgéalta agus seanchas ó Íbh Ráthach by Seán Ó Conaill

A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend and Folklore by Lady Gregory

Seán Bán Mac Grianna by Seán Bán Mac Grianna

Béaloideas: Irish folklore and oral history

6 books — 2 voters

Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party by Jetta Grace Martin

History by African-Americans Published in Year: 2022

7 books — 1 voter

Alright, Alright, Alright by Melissa Maerz

Welcome to Dunder Mifflin by Brian Baumgartner

Best Oral Histories

116 books — 16 voters

Those Guys Have All the Fun by James Andrew Miller

All the Pieces Matter by Jonathan Abrams

Oral Histories

6 books — 2 voters

The Revolution Was Televised by Alan Sepinwall

Books about TV

291 books — 50 voters

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Quotes Tagged “Oral History”

“ My great-grandmama told my grandma the part she lived through that my grandma didn't live through and my grandma told my mama what they both didn't live through and my mama told me. ...more ”
― Gayl Jones, Corregidora

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“ A forgotten past is a past that is yet to be. A forgotten history is a memory missing from our collective conscience. An incomplete history is like an incomplete mind that has forgotten who it is and where it came from. ”
― A.E. Samaan

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Spirits: A Drunken Dive into Myths and Legends

Spirits is a boozy podcast about mythology, legends, and lore--and this is where we discuss the …more

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