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<\/a>Oral History Collection, #R0122, in our closed stacks.<\/p><\/div>\n
What we\u2019ve done so far:<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve reorganized the physical collection. This included moving CD\u2019s of oral history interviews into new boxes and arranging the individual interviews by date, rather than alphabetically. The collection increased from nine to eleven boxes and\u00a0range from the late 1970\u2019s to 2017. These histories cover a wide variety of topics including the history of George Mason University and Northern Virginia.<\/p>\n
Our Next Steps:<\/p>\n
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- Comparing the finding aid to the physical collection<\/li>\n
- Revising long abstracts and creating missing abstracts<\/li>\n
- Creating a new finding aid<\/li>\n
- Creating workflow for periodic updates of the Oral History finding aid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
We will compare the finding aid to the physical collection and fill in any missing interviews. The finding aid was last updated in 2013, so there are over 50 oral histories that need to be added. After we have confirmed that all of the interviews are updated, we will check the finding aid once again and revise some of the abstracts. Some abstracts have too much information while others have too little.\u00a0Our aim is to be as consistent as possible.<\/p>\n
![](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vault217.gmu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ohb2.jpg?resize=625%2C833\")
<\/a>A box with an oral history pulled out to show what information goes on the labels.<\/p><\/div>\n
After confirming that the abstracts are correct, I will be working with the Archives and Manuscript Librarian, Liz Beckman, to create a new finding aid, which is expected to\u00a0go on our website sometime this summer.<\/p>\n
Finally, I will create a guide for the next oral historian (who will start in September) so that they can periodically add new interviews and keep the finding aid up to date.<\/p>\n
Links<\/p>\n
GMU Oral History Program<\/a><\/p>\n
Youtube<\/a><\/p>\n
Finding Aid<\/a><\/p>\n
Other Oral History Holdings<\/a><\/p>\n
OMEKA Site<\/a><\/p>\n
To search the collections\u00a0held at Special Collections Research Center, go to our website<\/a>\u00a0and browse the finding aids by subject or title. Appointments are not necessary to request and view collections. Additionally, requests can be made to listen to oral histories in our Reading Room. Copies can also be made for a fee, which are listed on our website. Some oral histories may need to be converted to disk before they are available to patrons. For questions about oral histories, contact Emily Curley<\/a>. To schedule an appointment or to request copies of an oral history, contact our Research Services Coordinator, Rebecca Bramlett<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This post was written by Emily Curley, our Oral History Program Coordinator. The George Mason University Oral History Program has conducted over 200 interviews since 1999. Because we\u2019re always adding to the collection, it\u2019s time to reorganize the physical collection and the finding aid. What we\u2019ve done so far: We\u2019ve reorganized the physical collection. 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