Wisconsin Oral History Day collection

Scope and Contents

This collection provides a thorough overview of the organization of the Wisconsin Oral History Day conferences in Madison, Eau Claire, and Milwaukee from 2008-2010. It includes budget documents, grant applications, fliers, programs, correspondence, meeting minutes, survey responses, keynote addresses, panel audio recordings, and photographs. The programs include detailed descriptions of individual panels on issues like project planning with diverse communities, the creation of the American Indian Oral History Manual, and information about presenters. Panels from the March 28, 2010 Milwaukee conference are accessible online. They cover topics including Hmong Diaspora Studies, cross-cultural and cross-generational interviewing, and Tuskegee Airmen narratives.