As OHA members, it’s up to you to elect a new OHA first vice president (who advances to president), two new representatives to the OHA Council (our leadership body), and new representatives to two of our OHA committees: the Nominating Committee and Committee on Committees. Last day to vote is August 25, 2024. To learn […]
The Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project seeks an experienced and committed full-time Video Editor and Oral History Archive Manager to provide on-site technical support for the ongoing processing of the Wexler Oral History Project’s rapidly expanding digital collection of one- to two-hour in-depth oral history interviews about Yiddish language and culture. Responsibilities include
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There are two different ways to work with OHMA students: Fieldwork Partner: we are seeking organizations or projects with which students can partner to conduct three interviews as part of their fall fieldwork course. Fieldwork partners will be required to work with the student to create a brief project design, ensuring that their work will both
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After hosting ten wonderful panels on the intersections of AI in Oral History, OHA is pleased to announce that the recordings of the event are now available. All registrants should have received an email on July 22nd containing the recording links for each panel. If you registered and did not receive this email, please contact
The Thomas Jefferson Foundation (Monticello) seeks a visionary leader to become the Saunders Director of the International Center for Jefferson Studies (ICJS) and a Vice President of the Foundation. As the scholarly hub of Monticello, ICJS serves both the mass public that engages with our interpretation on site and online, and the fields of “Jefferson
Job Summary: As a member of the Oral History Projects Department (a subset of the Academy Museum’s Digital & Strategy team), the Senior Oral History Content Producer will report to the Director of Oral History Projects as the person responsible for oversight of the research, preparation, content-producing and transcription accuracy for the Visual History Program
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Registration is now open for the 2024 OHA Annual Meeting to be held October 30 – November 2 at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza. To learn more about this year’s annual meeting, please click here.
Deadline: July 31, 2024 The Arline Custer Memorial Award is presented by the MARAC Arline Custer Memorial Award Committee. This award honors the memory of Arline Custer (1909-1975), MARAC member and editor of the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections. Eligibility The Arline Custer Memorial Award recognizes the best books and articles written or compiled
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Monday, July 1, 2024 at 2pm Central Time Join us on July 1st for a free pre-symposium webinar when AI in OH program committee members Steven Sielaff and James Fowler will provide definitions, examples, and oral history tie-ins for the world of artificial intelligence. Whether you are completely new to the world of AI or
Deadline: July 1, 2024 Who is that great instructor that inspired or encouraged you to do oral history? The Oral History Association is accepting nominations for the Cliff Kuhn Postsecondary Teaching Award. If you have a teacher, past or present, who has integrated oral history into their teaching, now is the time to shine a
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Position will begin July 1, 2024 To learn more about the position, the University, College, Department/School Area, and to apply, please click here. Position Description This is an entry level faculty position. The University Libraries at Texas Tech University invites applications for a full-time, 12-month, tenure-track, Assistant Archivist (Open Rank) – Field Acquisitions/Collection Development and
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To apply, please click here. Role Overview:The staff person manages the Historical Bureau’s legislatively mandated oral history of the Indiana General Assembly. The oral historian will implement the project’s third phase, which prioritizes the development of educational curriculum and outreach as well as the continued improvement of the ILOHI online archive and website, the enactment
