Museum chronicles African-American labor movement

When I started work, we only got paid for A.M. time, no P.M. time,” an elderly, bespectacled gentleman recounts in an oral history of Pullman porters that is among historical treasures within a building on the South Side considered by many a hidden jewel.

Cultivating a Movement: Book traces the evolution of organic farming on Central Coast

In the past four decades organic farming has grown from left field to mainstream. “Cultivating a Movement: An Oral History of Organic Farming & Sustainable Agriculture on California’s Central Coast,” a new book published by UC Santa Cruz Library’s Regional History Project, traces that evolution.

Review Testimonials

Testimony, the Journal Digital Oral History Association of Argentina (NOW) invites nominations for the receipt of items for your third number. Dossier: Oral History and exiles in Latin America.

When Janey Comes Marching Home

New Photography Exhibit, “When Janey Comes Marching Home,” Opens at CDS on February 6 The recent launch of the Veterans Oral History Project in North Carolina brings When Janey Comes Marching Home: Portraits of Women Combat Veterans to CDS. The exhibit includes forty large-scale (one is 50 in. x 60 in., the rest are 30 in. x 40 in.)

A gripping panorama: World War II pilot is military museum s 2,000th Veterans Oral History Project subject

Charles P. Evans got a bird’s eye view of Normandy the day before D-Day while on one of 30 harrowing bombing missions he was assigned to during World War II. The 94-year-old Wilton resident recounted those missions and other incredible stories during a fascinating Veterans Oral History Project session at the New York State Military Museum on Lake Avenue.

Local educators participate in national oral history project

StoryCorps did interviews in 3 Hampton Roads cities HAMPTON — Eight-year-old Harleé Patrick's wide, frightened eyes caught the heart of her teacher as she walked into class at T.C. Walker Elementary School in Gloucester.

Western Illinois Museum shares local war veterans’ stories in new exhibit

The Western Illinois Museum will open a new oral history exhibit this weekend that celebrates local war veterans, to run concurrently with Home Front: Life During the Civil War, which begins today.

UBC profs say Aboriginal oral history misunderstood

Recognized by the Supreme Court of Canada as a legitimate form of evidence in 1997, Aboriginal oral history is too often cast aside as an inferior or even illegitimate form of proof in the Canadian justice system, according to scholars at the University of British Columbia.

Nicholls seeking veterans to record war stories

Nicholls State University is looking for Louisiana veterans willing to tell their stories as part of an oral-history project.

Revolution literature should not be neglected

All experts attending a session to assess the growth of Persian literature under the Islamic Revolution maintained that the literature still lacks many of the features it requires to be recognized in the society.
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Operation Beit al-Moqaddas and Liberation of Khorramshahr

After Operation Fat’h al-Mobin, we traveled to Kermanshah and visited Sar-e-Pol-e-Zahab before heading to Ilam. During Operation Beit al-Moqaddas, the 27th Brigade was still receiving support from the West. We maintained contact with individuals who had previously worked in Area 7 and were now leading the brigade. It was through these connections that I learned about Operation Beit al-Moqaddas.
Reza in Revolution

Memoirs of Hujjat al-Islam Reza Motalebi

Hujjat al-Islam Reza Motalebi is a cleric from Isfahan. Before the revolution, he was the imam of the Fallah Mosque – which was later renamed Abuzar Mosque. By his presence and efforts, Abuzar Mosque soon became a base for supporters of the Imam and the revolution. After the victory of the revolution, he played a role in uniting forces and maintaining political vitality in southwest Tehran.

The Necessity of Receiving Feedback in Oral History

Whenever we engage in a task, we naturally seek ways to evaluate our performance — to correct shortcomings and enhance strengths. Such refinement is only possible through the feedback we receive from others. Consider, for instance, a basketball player whose shots are consistently accurate; should he begin shooting blindfolded, his success rate would rapidly decline, as he would be deprived of essential feedback from each attempt.
Book Review

Sir Saeed

The book “Sir Saeed” is a documentary [narrative] of the life of martyr Seyyed Mohammad Saeed Jafari, written by Mohammad Mehdi Hemmati and published by Rahiyar Publications. In March 2024, this book was recognized as one of the selected documentary biographies in the 21st edition of the Sacred Defense Book of the Year Award. The following text is a review on the mentioned book.