Oral History Resources

How-To Guides

• Oral History Association’s Principles and Best Practices
• Oral History Primer, Regional History Project, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz
• Oral History Tips, Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
• An Oral History Primer, Oral History Program, Department of History, California State University, Long Beach
• Interviewing Guidelines, Center for Oral History Research, University of California, Los Angeles Library
• Oral History Webinar Series, Voice of Witness

Archival and Preservation Resources

• California Revealed
• About oral histories and other sound recordings, California Revealed
• Preserving Your History Brochure Series, Society of California Archivists

Teacher’s Resources

• Educator’s Resource, Oral History Association
• The Power of the Story, the Voice of Witness Teacher’s Guide to Oral History, Voice of Witness

Professional Associations

• Oral History Association
• Southwest Oral History Association
• Society of American Archivists
• Society of California Archivists
• National Council on Public History