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    Oral History Collective member Ashley Jefferson (left) interviews an elder, Liz Torres (right). Ashley is wearing headphones and listening attentively as Ms. Torres gestures while telling a story into the recording equipment.

    Narrator Interest/Nomination Form

    Public housing is brimming with brilliance that often goes unnoticed outside of their communities, whether it be the fashion shows at the Cabrini-Green Homes in 1970s Chicago or the neighborhood watch at the Techwood Homes in 1990s Atlanta.

    If you have stories to share about public housing—or know someone who does—please fill out our narrator nomination form and we’ll get back to you soon.

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    Apply to the Beauty Turner Academy of Oral History
    Ms. Beauty Turner, a middle-aged Black woman, smiles widely in a pink shirt as she speaks into a microphone at the start of one of her “Ghetto Bus Tours.” The inside of a school bus can be seen in the background. 2007, photo courtesy of Stacie Freudenberg, AP.

    Are you interested in conducting oral histories yourself? If public history and narrative storytelling excite you, you may be the perfect candidate for our next Beauty Turner Academy of Oral History Training (expected summer 2025).

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    Apply for Access to Limited- & Protected-Access Materials

    Some interviews in our Oral History Archive are not readily accessible to the public and must be requested in order to access and engage with them. If you’d like to access interview(s) not available on the Public Archive, please fill out the following form. Someone from the oral history team will be in touch in 5-10 business days.

    Note: applying does not guarantee access. Some interviews have very narrow parameters for access.

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    Mr. Larry Turner reviews the release form and other paperwork before starting his oral history interview with Troy Gaston, who is preparing, and Liú Chen (taking the photo). Larry is wearing a red striped shirt and has a friend sitting next to him; Troy is wearing a Green Roosevelt University shirt.
    Mr. Larry Turner (left) reviews the release form and other paperwork before starting his oral history interview with Troy Gaston (right). Photo courtesy of Liú Chen.
    For Collective Members, Advisors, Educators, and Mentors

    If you work with the NPHM oral history programs as an Oral History Collective member or advisor, educator, or mentor, we’d love to celebrate your contributions on the new website. If you have not already, please fill out the biographical form below. You may also use this form to update your current bio. Please allow 5-10 business days for updates.

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    For Current Narrators

    Add or update the biographical info on your interview page

    If you have not provided your biographical information to the museum to include with your oral history interview, please do so at your earliest convenience. You may also use this form to update the information currently on your interview page. Please allow 5-10 business days for updates.

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    Request to Change Interview Contextual Info

    If you would like to change the summary, keywords, themes, or other information that describes your interview, please fill out the form below. Someone from the oral history team will be in touch in 5-10 business days.

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    Request to Change or Withdraw your Interview

    If you would like to withdraw your interview from the archive or change access permissions to your interview materials, please fill out the form below. Someone from the oral history team will be in touch in 5-10 business days.

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