TCC Gig Harbor hosts display of photographs from Oral History Project

The project was an assignment for students in Christie Fierro’s public speaking class. Charlee Glock-Jackson, for Gig Harbor Life Posted August 30, 2013 at 6 a.m.

Oral History at African American Library, Gregory School

Built in 1926, the Gregory School was the first school for African Americans in the city of Houston and is located in the city's oldest established African American community-historic Freedmen's Town, in Houston's Fourth Ward. The school closed its doors in the mid-1980s and after being abandoned for over 20 years reopened in 2009 as The African American Library at the Gregory School. As the first library of its kind in Houston and one of the few African American libraries in the country, the Gregory School serves as a resource to preserve, promote, and celebrate the rich history and culture of African Americans in Houston, the surrounding region, and the African Diaspora.

UCLA's oral historians tell L.A.'s story with community voices

Teresa Barnett and her staff of three at UCLA Library’s Center for Oral History Research have their work cut out for them: Document the history of Los Angeles and its environs. Since its founding in 1959, the center has amassed oral histories by 1,216 interviewees on the history of the film industry, mayoral

'Russia from Peter the Great to Our Time'

Hamed Razi'ei has translated ‘La russie de pierre le grand a nos jours,’ or ‘Russia from Peter the Great to Our Time’, penned by Jean-Paul Scot, into Persian. The book is published by Amir Kabir Publishing House.

Iran to release books on Minorsky

Iranian historian Goudarz Rashtiani will publish two books about Vladimir Minorsky presently. The works will be about the research sources of the Russian Orientalist which present precious information. IBNA: The books will be about the list of Minorsky’s research sources as well as his life and scientific report.

Everest students to release civil rights history book

WESTON — D.C. Everest Area School District students involved in an oral history club will unveil their 23rd professionally published book next week. About 60 students spent time during more than two years interviewing hundreds of people across the country who were involved in the civil rights movement to create the book, titled “The Nation’s Longest Struggle: Looking Back on the Modern Civil Rights Movement.”

Panos London closes its doors after 26 years

Panos London, home to an international programme of oral testimony activities, is to close after twenty-six years of communications for development work around the world. The international network of Panos institutes (Southern Africa, Eastern Africa, West Africa, Asia, Caribbean and Europe) will continue the work to amplify the voices of those most affected by poverty and exclusion around the world.

Sarajevo to laud Mahmoud Dowlatabadi

The Sixth Biennial Convention of the Association for the Study of Persianate Societies (ASPS) in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina will pay tribute to veteran Iranian writer Mahmoud Dowlatabadi. IBNA: The Association for the Study of Persianate Societies (ASPS) is an organization for researchers and scholars interested in the culture and civilization of the Persian-speaking societies and related areas in the Iranian civilizational area.

Iran to attend Moscow Book Fair

Iran will be participating in the Moscow International Book Fair displaying more than 300 books focusing on religion, Quran, research, art, literature, music and poetry. IBNA: The managing director of Iranian Cultural Fairs Institute (ICFI) Mohammad Azimi said that the book fair will take place on September 4-9, 2013.

Revayat Fath to present 25 titles at FIBF

Revayat Fath Publications has planned to attended the 65th Frankfurt International Book Fair to present 25 titles on the Islamic Revolution and Sacred Defense. IBNA: Speaking with IBNA, manager of the publications Mohammad Hussein Karimipour said the titles are published by Saghi and Revayate Fath publications in Persian, Arabic and English.