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    Oral History Archive Resources

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    Trauma-informed Care for Narrators & Oral Historians

    Oral history interviews sometimes venture into painful areas of one’s life story.

    This is all the more common for narrators who hold marginalized identities that have impacted the trajectory of their lives.

    Beauty Turner Academy ‘22 graduate and Oral History Collective member Ammie Kae Brooks offers aftercare resources for both narrators and oral historians, plus tips for oral historians on using a trauma-informed lens.

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    Interviewing Resources

    All of the following resources are the most up-to-date NPHM oral history resources. They will be periodically updated.

    Outreach & Preparation
    Outreach Guide
    Outreach & PrepDownload
    Info Sheet for Potential Narrators
    Outreach Info SheetDownload
    Prep & Pre-Interview Checklists
    Prep-Pre-Int-ChecklistsDownload
    Interviewing Resources
    Opening Script Template
    Metadata Script TemplateDownload
    Interview Guide Sample & Tips
    Question Tips & SampleDownload
    General Interviewing Tips
    Interviewing TechniquesDownload
    Post-Production Resources
    Immediate Post-Interview Tasks
    Immediate Post TasksDownload
    Finding Aid Template
    Finding Aid Template (v. 2.2)Download
    NPHM Transcription Style Guide
    Transcription Style Guide ACTIVEDownload
    Release Form and Other Resources
    Current Release Form
    Narrator Release Form v. 3.2.3Download
    Collecting Biogr. Info Form
    Biographical Info Form v. 2.0Download
    Project Design Tips
    Project Design TipsDownload
    • The cover page of the workbook for the Beauty Turner Academy of Oral History. The background is a cream sepia color, with the academy logo in blue, orange, and black. A high rise public housing building in black and gray is on the right side and an overlay collage of journal writing and a scene of two people walking on the grounds of public housing on the bottom left.
      Oral History Resource

      Beauty Turner Academy Workbook

      Download the full Beauty Turner Academy of Oral History Training Workbook! In it, you’ll find resources and exercises to begin or deepen your memory work practice.
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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.
      Oral History Resource

      Equity-focused Archival Policies, Best Practices, and Beyond

      Our archival policies and best practices and steered, shaped, and written by a Working Group of public housing residents and close community members, many of whom have been trained in oral history at NPHM. Learn more about how these polices and practices shape the archive.
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      Limited Access Educational Content

      Beauty Turner Academy participants and grads can access a selection of recorded tutorials and other resources. Please contact the Oral History Manager to request password access.
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