Introduction........................................... 3

Types of Oral Histories...................... 5

Predictive Oral Histories...................................... 5

Contemporaneous Oral Histories..................... 10

Reminiscent Oral Histories............................... 13

Posthumous Oral Histories............................... 22

Preparations........................................ 24

Recording Equipment....................................... 24

Storage Media.................................................... 26

Video Specific Issues....................................... 27

The Interview........................................ 29

The Art of Interviewing...................................... 29

Sample Questions............................................. 33

In Conclusion........................................ 38