Collecting Oral Histories of West Central Minnesota Reading Group: Practicalities

Event Date and Time

Wednesday, Feb 8, 2023

4:00 pm

Event Location

Hybrid: Online & Briggs Library, McGinnis Room (Morris)

Free and Open to the Public (Registration Requested)

The fourth meeting of the "Collecting Oral Histories of West Central Minnesota" Collaborative of the Institute for Advanced Study will be a reading group on the practical dimensions of beginning new oral history collection projects. Anyone and everyone interested in telling local stories is welcome! Readings will be available in advance via Briggs Library Electronic Reserve.

This activity is supported by an Institute for Advanced Study Research and Creative Collaborative Grant.

About the Collaborative: Collecting Oral Histories of West Central Minnesota

Oral testimony offers one of the most promising methods for documenting idiosyncratic and quotidian stories of the past, especially in places where the understanding of difference can be flattened by rural stereotypes. But almost a half century has passed since the oral history collections in the U of M Morris Archives were augmented. This proposed collaborative seeks to build on previous oral history collections toward new initiatives for recording the history of our region—informed by cutting-edge methods and community collaboration. We will do this in the first year through collective reading and learning, workshops with visiting experts in interviewing and archiving, and planning together for new projects.

Collecting Oral Histories of West Central Minnesota Reading Group: Practicalities

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