The Archives and Oral History Special Interest Group is delighted to share our new report, ‘Archiving oral history in local authority archives’. Based on responses from 48 archives across the UK, the report explores how
An ONLINE event Dr Toby Butler and Dr Saskia Papadakis from Royal Holloway, University of London will report on a recently completed three-year project recording 100 life stories for the National Life Stories Collection at
The September 2025 meeting of the OHS Archives and Oral History Special Interest Group will feature a special public talk from Britta Lange, a lecturer at the Institute of the History and Theory of Culture
British Library Friday 31 October 11.30 The British Library’s Doctoral Open Days are for current and prospective PhD students and other researchers new to using our collections. In this session, explore collections covering music, audio
Archives and Oral History Special Interest Group For the September meeting of the Archives and Oral History Special Interest Group, Dr. Cord Pagenstecher will speak about his work developing Oral-History.Digital. Since 2020, Freie Universität Berlin
The September 2025 meeting of the OHS Archives and Oral History Special Interest Group will feature a special public talk from Britta Lange, a lecturer at the Institute of the History and Theory of Culture
Geolocated sound is increasingly used in heritage contexts, so Archives+ and ManMet are learning how to best use and archive this new medium.
The new UK South Asian Digital Archive (UKSADA) project aims to create a comprehensive and accessible archive of the rich heritage of South Asians in Britain. It has its roots in an award-winning temporary exhibition, ‘Rebuilding Lives: 50 years of Ugandan Asians in Leicester’ in 2022, which highlighted the need for a more resource that will also raise awareness about the cultural heritage of South Asian communities through exhibitions, educational resources and events.
Until a few months ago, I had only a vague understanding of what oral history was, and I had certainly never visited an oral history archive. Now I realise they are a fantastic resource for
This blog looks at the Sounds for the Future audio preservation project. It describes the work involved, emphasises how long cataloguing can take, warns about the cost of keeping playback equipment running, and shares the fun of outreach sessions.
