Recording Oral History
| Author | : Valerie Raleigh Yow |
| Publisher | : SAGE |
| Total Pages | : 300 |
| Release | : 1994-02-14 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0803955790 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780803955790 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (790 Downloads) |
Download or read book Recording Oral History written by Valerie Raleigh Yow and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1994-02-14 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With extensive examples from both historical and social science literature, this book is a practical guide to methods of recording oral history. The author provides suggestions on a range of techniques from developing a written interview guide and using tape recorders to asking probing questions during in-depth interviews and editing transcriptions. She also covers the ethical and legal issues involved in conducting life-history interviews and elaborates on three different types of oral history projects: community studies, biographies and family histories.
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