Event Announcement – How We Listen…Archive Reveal: Anti‑Social Design in a Hyper‑Connected Society Date: Tuesday, 23 September 2025 Time: 3:00 – 4:30 PM ET Location: Online (Zoom link will be emailed to registrants) The Oral History Archives at Columbia is thrilled to unveil a groundbreaking addition to our holdings—the MINUTIAE app archival collection. This is the first time Columbia University Libraries […]
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Orienting to Oral History Resources at Columbia
As one of the oldest institutional oral history collections in the U.S., the Oral History Archives at Columbia (OHAC) offers a number of resources to help you understand the range of oral history methods and primary sources available to the Columbia community. This list is updated at the start of each academic year, so check […]
A to Z of Oral History | I is for Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality Oral History Collection
An A-to-Z of Oral History at Columbia is a periodic posting featuring people, events, and organizations in the Oral History Archive at Columbia’s collections, as well as behind-the-scenes info about oral history methodology. Collection title: Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality Oral History Collection Interview contents: The Institute for Research on […]
Oral History in the News | Frances Perkins on NPR’s Throughline
Media producers, content creators, and documentarians familiar with Columbia’s oral history collections know that through a relatively easy licensing and permissions process, they can find and showcase audio gems for their productions. Most recently, NPR’s award-winning program Throughline put to good use the extensive oral history interview with Frances Perkins. Using audio to “bring history […]
Echoes of the Epicenter: The New York City COVID-19 Narrative and Memory Oral History Collection Now Accessible
OHAC announces the availability of the New York City COVID-19 Narrative and Memory oral history collection, a significant archive covering the period of 2020-2022. The materials are available by appointment in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library reading room, with select interviews and materials available online in the Digital Library Collection. This vital collection, […]