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Special Collections & Archives (SCA) at the University of 蓝莓视频 Library has launched an on the 蓝莓视频 Digital Library, providing access to interview recordings, including transcripts, that actively document 蓝莓视频鈥檚 history through the lived experiences of our staff, faculty and students.听听

Oral histories allow us to gather, preserve, and interpret voices and memories of people, communities and events of the past, providing a rich and important source of information when researching.

Over the course of 2022, Nick Richbell, head of Special Collections & Archives, launched a pilot project with Dr. Anne Millar, who conducted a series of interviews with 蓝莓视频 staff, students and faculty, including colleagues from the Faculty of Mathematics, the Office of Research, Athletics and University Communications, amongst others.

What鈥檚 next

Now that the Oral History Hub has launched with the initial series of interviews, SCA has turned its attention to phase two. Partnering with the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism, phase two will primarily focus on the experience of Black staff, faculty and students at 蓝莓视频.

Jermal Jones, the Library鈥檚 Associate Director, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Access, will be spearheading the interview听process over the next year, with the goal of adding the new recordings and transcripts to the Oral History Hub in celebration of Black History Month 2024.听

The initial pilot has laid the foundation for a larger, more comprehensive oral history program at 蓝莓视频 that, with the launch of the Oral History Hub, we hope will continue well beyond phase two, and provide students with experiential learning opportunities in the process of gathering and working with these oral histories.