Oral History Center

The practice of transmitting history through oral storytelling is a feature of every culture and is as old as language itself. In the 20th century, institutions and individuals began to use recording devices to preserve and archive narratives in both recordings and transcriptions of interviews. In 1953, the Regional Oral History Office was established to conduct interviews with residents of the West. In 2014, we became the Oral History Center at UC Berkeley. Over the decades, we have conducted t

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The practice of transmitting history through oral storytelling is a feature of every culture and is as old as language itself. In the 20th century, institutions and individuals began to use recording devices to preserve and archive narratives in both recordings and transcriptions of interviews. In 1953, the Regional Oral History Office was established to conduct interviews with residents of the West. In 2014, we became the Oral History Center at UC Berkeley. Over the decades, we have conducted t

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