oral history
noun
1
: a recording containing information about the past obtained from in-depth interviews concerning personal experiences, recollections, and reflections
also
: the study of such information
2
: a written work based on oral history
oral historian
noun
Examples of oral history in a Sentence
I'm reading an oral history of the Great Depression.
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Photo: Courtesy of Assouline Part oral history and part cookbook, Carbone chronicles how, exactly, their culinary empire was built out of a combination of hard work, clout, and spicy rigatoni.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
That same year, many of them spoke with Rolling Stone for a massive oral history about the making of the film and its legacy.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
Priscilla Baltimore and her husband were among the first buyers, as were other families named in oral history as having founded the initial freedom village.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
Memorials and oral histories continue to honor the sacrifices of his generation, ensuring their stories endure.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
That same year, many of them spoke with Rolling Stone for a massive oral history about the making of the film and its legacy.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
Priscilla Baltimore and her husband were among the first buyers, as were other families named in oral history as having founded the initial freedom village.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
Memorials and oral histories continue to honor the sacrifices of his generation, ensuring their stories endure.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Oral history.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oral%20history. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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