Welcome to the official website of the West Australian branch of the Oral History Association of Australia.
WA Branch Conference
Forum 2009
Taking Oral History off the Shelf
Saturday 7 November 2009
Thanks to all involved for such a successful forum and enjoyable day.
Planning has begun for our 2010 Conference, which will be held in
Jarrahdale.
Watch here for more information as it becomes available.
Grant Scheme
The Western Australian Branch of the Oral History Association of Australia has a grant pool of $2,000 available to members to assist with their attendance at relevant conferences, or to assist with oral history projects.
To apply, see the ‘Activities’ link on this site to download the application form.
Grant to save oral history collection
An application to Lotterywest for over $800,000 to preserve and make accessible to the public, the oral history collection held at the State Library of WA, has been successful!
The application was developed by representatives of many interested groups, including the Friends of Battye Library, the Oral History Association of Australia WA Branch, the Professional Historians Association and the Royal Western Australian Historical Society, and will be managed by a combined stakeholder group, the Oral Historical Records Rescue Group (OHRRG).
This important and exciting project will result in the preservation of 7,500 hours of interviews collected since 1969 by transferring them from increasingly obsolete cassette tape to digital format. This process not only allows for their better care and protection through the longer lasting digital format, it will also mean that once permissions have been given, the voices of Western Australians can be more easily made available to the public through such means as the State Library’s website.
What is the Oral History Association of Australia?
The Oral History Association (OHAA), a non-profit body, was formed in 1978.
The aims of the OHAA are:
- to promote the practice and methods of oral history
- to educate in the use of oral history methods
- to encourage discussions on all aspects of oral history
- to foster the preservation of oral history records
State and national conferences include discussions about oral history projects and issues such as ethics, recording technology and copyright.
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