Thomas L. Charlton is Professor of History at Baylor University. He is Director of The Texas Collection library/archival center and author of Oral History for Texans (1981, 1985). Rebecca Sharpless is assistant professor in the Department of History at Texas Christian University. Lois E. Myers is Associate Director of the Institute for Oral History at Baylor University.

This handbook brings together some of the ablest oral historians to offer thoughtful, thorough, and timely assessments of their field. It belongs on the shelf of anyone seriously interested in the theory and practice of oral history.

• Chapter 2 Introduction:Part 3 I. FoundationsChapter 4 1. The History of Oral HistoryChapter 5 2. Oral History as EvidencePart 6 II. MethodologyChapter 7 3. Research Design and StrategiesChapter 8 4. Legal and Ethical Issues in Oral HistoryChapter 9 5. Oral History Interviews: From Inception to ClosureChapter 10 6. Oral History and Archives: Documenting ContextChapter 11 7. The Uneasy Page: Transcribing and Editing Oral History

Thomas L. Charlton is Professor of History at Baylor University. He is Director of The Texas Collection library/archival center and author of Oral History for Texans (1981, 1985). Rebecca Sharpless is assistant professor in the Department of History at Texas Christian University. Lois E. Myers is Associate Director of the Institute for Oral History at Baylor University.

This handbook brings together some of the ablest oral historians to offer thoughtful, thorough, and timely assessments of their field. It belongs on the shelf of anyone seriously interested in the theory and practice of oral history.

• Chapter 2 Introduction:Part 3 I. FoundationsChapter 4 1. The History of Oral HistoryChapter 5 2. Oral History as EvidencePart 6 II. MethodologyChapter 7 3. Research Design and StrategiesChapter 8 4. Legal and Ethical Issues in Oral HistoryChapter 9 5. Oral History Interviews: From Inception to ClosureChapter 10 6. Oral History and Archives: Documenting ContextChapter 11 7. The Uneasy Page: Transcribing and Editing Oral History

Thomas L. Charlton is Professor of History at Baylor University. He is Director of The Texas Collection library/archival center and author of Oral History for Texans (1981, 1985). Rebecca Sharpless is assistant professor in the Department of History at Texas Christian University. Lois E. Myers is Associate Director of the Institute for Oral History at Baylor University.

This handbook brings together some of the ablest oral historians to offer thoughtful, thorough, and timely assessments of their field. It belongs on the shelf of anyone seriously interested in the theory and practice of oral history.

• Chapter 2 Introduction:Part 3 I. FoundationsChapter 4 1. The History of Oral HistoryChapter 5 2. Oral History as EvidencePart 6 II. MethodologyChapter 7 3. Research Design and StrategiesChapter 8 4. Legal and Ethical Issues in Oral HistoryChapter 9 5. Oral History Interviews: From Inception to ClosureChapter 10 6. Oral History and Archives: Documenting ContextChapter 11 7. The Uneasy Page: Transcribing and Editing Oral History