Research Guides: Sociology: Oral History Resources

Oral History Resources

Oral History Public Databases

Oral History Association
"[T]he Oral History Association has served as the principal membership organization for people committed to the value of oral history." Click on "Resources" for information about conducting oral history research.
Library of Congress: Collections with Oral Histories
Ohio Memory Project
For Ohio oral history resources, click "Advanced Search" in the upper right corner, enter search term(s), and select "Oral History Collection" from the last drop down menu.
Digital Public Library of America
For oral histories, type search term(s) and oral history in the search box.
StoryCorps
"Collects, shares, and preserves people's stories."
Columbia University Libraries Oral History Center
Digital collection of oral histories

Searching in Google may be helpful, too. Use your subject as search term(s) and the add AND "oral history".

Oral Histories in Library Databases

To search for oral histories in library databases, including Discovery Service, add AND "oral history" to the search. In some cases, filtering by the subject term "oral history" is available (for example, Academic Search Complete and America: History and Life).