Scope of the Collection
The Oral History Research Office has never confined its work to one area of historical experience or to one region. It is the only oral history program in the country which conducts interviews over a broad range of fields and areas. Thus it has attracted scholars from around the world, whose research has examined almost every aspect of our recent past. The focus of our collection is United States political and cultural history. However, we also have large projects in the history of China and Argentina, and some scattered interviews on the histories of other countries. We also have major collections in the history of the popular arts, social activism, and social welfare, and in business history. Each year we add approximately 200 to 300 interviews to the collection through our own efforts or through donations. These interviews generally fall into two categories: longer biographical memoirs and shorter interviews focused on specific topics or experiences.
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