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The SAA Oral History Section invites you to join us Friday, March 7, 2025, at 1-2 pm EST for a community chat with oral and public historian Yolanda Hester and oral history archivist Kopana Terry on producing and managing oral history transcripts.
"Preserving Voices: A Community Conversation on the Oral History Transcript Lifecycle from Creation to Preservation"
Date: March 7, 2025
Time: 1-2pm EST / 10-11am PST
Speakers:
Yolanda Hester is an independent public historian. She is Project Director of the Arthur Ashe Oral History Project at Arthur Ashe Legacy of UCLA. Yolanda is invested in fostering collaborative relationships with narrators at all points of the project.
Kopana Terry is the Oral History Archivist at the Nunn Center, University of Kentucky. She manages access and preservation for thousands of interviews.
Moderator: Cyrana Dowell, OHS Chair and lecturer at Middle Tennessee State University
Registration link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/mdGnlTbkTRy-FSonyRE98Q#/registration
Contact Cyrana Dowell with questions about this event at Cyrana.Dowell@mtsu.edu.
Please share widely - open to non-SAA practitioners at all levels and experience!
This event sounds like an incredible opportunity for anyone passionate about preserving stories and voices through oral history. The discussion with experts like Yolanda Hester and Kopana Terry on managing oral history transcripts promises to be insightful and valuable. I’m especially looking forward to hearing their perspectives on the entire transcript lifecycle — from creation to long-term preservation. For those interested, don’t forget to check out Shadow Fight 2 Mod Apk — it’s a rare chance to learn from some of the best in the field!
This event sounds like an incredible opportunity for anyone passionate about preserving stories and voices through oral history. The discussion with experts like Yolanda Hester and Kopana Terry on managing oral history transcripts promises to be insightful and valuable. I’m especially looking forward to hearing their perspectives on the entire transcript lifecycle — from creation to long-term preservation. For those interested, don’t forget to check out Shadow Fight 2 Mod Apk — it’s a rare chance to learn from some of the best in the field!