OHA Principles and Best Practices
A set of goals, guidelines, and evaluation standards for oral history interviews.
Archiving Oral History: Manual of Best Practices
An addendum to the Principles and Best Practices, and provides guidance about archiving oral history.
Independent Practitioners’ Toolkit for Oral Historians
Educational resource intended for use by practitioners who work within the fields of oral history and allied documentary and cultural work as freelancers, independent contractors, consultants, artists, community historians, and small business owners/sole proprietorships.
Metadata Assessment and Planning Tool
A tool to help practitioners identify the most appropriate metadata to capture and preserve for a collection according to its oral history-specific needs and conditions.
OHA Educator’s Resource
Provides practical information and links to resources for educators at all levels to utilize oral history with their students.
Information about IRBs
Provides direction to those who conduct oral history interviews and find their interviewing protocols subject to review by their local Institutional Review Board (commonly referred to as an IRB).
OHA Guidelines for the Evaluation of Oral Historians
Provides guidelines for the evaluation of professional or academic oral historians for promotion, tenure, or other review.
Remote Interviewing Resources
Guidance for conducting oral histories remotely.
H-Oralhist Listserv
H-Oralhist is a network for scholars and professionals active in studies related to oral history and is affiliated with the Oral History Association.
Find an Oral Historian
A searchable directory of oral historians from OHA’s membership.
Regional and International Organizations
A list of regional oral history associations in the U.S. and international membership organizations.
Oral History Classroom Guide
Principles and Best Practices for Oral History Education, aimed at grades 4-12 by OHA in conjunction with the History Channel. Co-authors of the document were OHA Education Committee members Debbie Ardemendo and Katie Kuszmar.
Oral History Metadata and Description: A Survey of Practices
Published by the OHA Metadata Task Force in December 2020. Whether you are brand new to metadata or a seasoned expert, we welcome you to read this report and consider our findings and ruminations on oral history description and metadata practices.
Oral History Worker Survey – Results & Recommendations
Written and designed by Sarah Dziedzic in June 2023 as part of her NEH-funded Oral History Worker-led Survey & Solidarity Project. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this document do not necessarily reflect those of the Oral History Association or National Endowment for the Humanities.
Oral History in the Digital Age
Provides information on digital technologies pertaining to all phases of the oral history process.
