The Oral History Archives at Columbia (OHAC) continues to work with our digital partners in the Libraries to bring newly reformatted collections online to the Digital Library Collections. Here are some newly available collections. Austrian Project Independence National Historical Park Project World Bank Project Social Security Project The New York Bar Project US Diplomats Project […]
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Interested in contributing oral histories of the COVID pandemic?
As you can imagine, oral histories of the pandemic are incredibly important stories to gather with care and sensitivity in this moment. In response to queries about contributing oral histories or how to conduct them, please explore the following resources. For advice on conducting oral histories on this topic and with best practices and ethics […]
New Collaboration | Oxford Network of Armenian Genocide Research x OHAC
Dr. Meryem Suzan Rosita Kalayci turned up in the RBML reading rooms to review the Columbia Armenian Oral History Collection with an offer the Oral History Archives at Columbia (OHAC) couldn’t refuse: she had a major research grant to transcribe all 130+ interviews in the collection. The collection has been in various states of processing […]
Oral History | OHMA’s spring workshop series announced
Our colleagues in the Oral History Master’s Program (OHMA) have an exciting line-up of talks and workshops for spring semester. February 6, 2020, 6:10 – 7:30 PM Art, Oral History, and New Approaches to Telling the “Story” of Institutionalization in Pennsylvania Nicki Pombier Berger, Lisa Sonneborn February 13, 2020, 6:10 – 7:30 PM The Stories […]
In tribute | First African-American psychoanalyst, Margaret Lawrence dies at 105
The New York Times reports that Columbia alum Dr. Margaret Lawrence died on 4 December 2019. Though not defined by the discrimination she faced, the obituary notes that despite being a Cornell pre-med graduate, she was denied entrance to the Cornell’s medical school. Dr. Lawrence, “absorbed the shock, then applied to Columbia University’s College of […]