Creating Oral Histories: Difference between revisions

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• Tell about the house in which you live. Where else have you lived?<br>
• Tell about the house in which you live. Where else have you lived?<br>
• Tell about the house you lived in during your childhood. Do you remember addresses or phone numbers?
• Tell about the house you lived in during your childhood. Do you remember addresses or phone numbers?
'''Appendix C'''
When recording an interview, regardless of the format being used, it is important to respect the person’s personal rights of privacy. Most people will not mind you sharing the content of their interview with you. However, it is always good to make sure that you have the interviewee’s permission to share their comments with others.
Below is a sample of a contractual agreement you could use when interviewing a family member. The purpose of this contractual agreement is to inform the person being interviewed that the content of their interview may be shared with others. This could be in written from, such as a written history that has been published or photocopied. Or it could be posted in electronic format on a family website on the internet.
I_________________________________(name of the person being interviewed), hereby give my
permission to____________________________ (name of the person conducting the interview)
to use the transcript of the interview I took part in on _____________ (date the
interview took place) for any purpose, including sharing the text, audio, or video recording to interested family members, historical societies, universities, or published Web pages.
____________________________________________________________
Signature of person being interviewed
____________________________________________________________
Signature of person conducting the interview




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