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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The value of oral history In graduate school in the 1970s studying to be a social historian, Hurley hardly encountered oral histories.
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Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025
Gary's foundation started bringing WWII vets to the museum in 2015 after Gary visited it with his veteran Uncle Jack, who has an oral history in the museum's national archive.
—The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The San Juan Hotel, located along the main road between the Anglo neighborhood and the Mexican-American neighborhood, was the site of such lynchings, according to oral histories.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Head here for all of THR’s season three interviews and coverage, including our uncensored oral history with White and the cast.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
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Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025
Gary's foundation started bringing WWII vets to the museum in 2015 after Gary visited it with his veteran Uncle Jack, who has an oral history in the museum's national archive.
—The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The San Juan Hotel, located along the main road between the Anglo neighborhood and the Mexican-American neighborhood, was the site of such lynchings, according to oral histories.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Head here for all of THR’s season three interviews and coverage, including our uncensored oral history with White and the cast.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for oral history
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“Oral history.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oral%20history. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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