An explanation of The Genealogical Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints' genealogy projects and the availability of oral genealogy in general. (Author)

Oral history, the art of production, questions a library might consider before making a commitment to a collection, and uses in an academic setting are presented. (MBR)

The problems that have persistently plagued directors of oral history projects are (1) understanding the role the library plays as "publisher" and (2) justifying the expense of an oral history project. (Author)

The Maryland Historical Society collected documents and conducted oral interviews with people involved in the 1968 presidential primary campaign of Eugene McCarthy. (LS)

Critical assessment, library management problems, sources in popular and scholarly literature, and commercial offerings are discussed in this overview of the acquisition and management of oral history materials. (MBR)

A description of the oral history movement and discussion of oral history's relationship with libraries and librarians. (Author/LS)

Describes the oral history project at the College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Minnesota, in the light of the need for good local history, and the mechanics of setting up a program in a private institution, with its aims, accomplishments, and benefits for the college and the area. (Author/LS)

Special problems of accepting, preserving, and servicing oral history materials (tapes, transcripts, and small or large collections of supporting papers and photographs) with examples of how these are handled in the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. (Author)

This 80-item bibliography prepared for library use on topic of oral history (collection and preservation of tape recorded accounts of historic events) covers manuals, legal considerations, journals, newsletters, directories and collection guides, bibliographies, and materials on oral history in the library. Addresses and prices are listed for less…

Discussion of the relationship between oral history and libraries notes the character of oral history (both auditory and visual); types of oral history interviews (focused or subject-oriented, life review); forming an oral history collection (audiotapes, videotapes, transcripts); legal agreements and oral history; and collecting versus creating…

Summarizes four presentations from the 1992 Catholic Library Association's convention: "Native American Stories: An Oral Tradition in Today's Education" (Jim "Two Crows" Wallen); "Christians and a New Friendship with the Earth" (Jane Blewitt); "Earth Energy, Human Energy: Information Power" (Barbara…