Anthropology 291, Honors 353: Oral History of the City

Professor John B. Wolford

Ref. No. 10290 (Anthro 291) 3 credits

Ref. No. 25563 (Honors 353) 3 credits

Fall semester, 2000

University of Missouri—St. Louis

Class room: Clark Hall 417

Class time: TR 4:00 - 5:15 p.m.

Wolford's web page: http://www.umsl.edu/~wolfordj

Office Hours: TR 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.;

and by appointment on TR

Anthro Dept. Clark Hall 516

JBW Phone: 516-6474 (TR)

746-4560 (MWF)

516-6020 (dept.)

Email: wolfordj@msx.umsl.edu

FINAL GRADES POSTED

Have a great intersession holiday!

Lecture Notes

Week 1 Notes: Intro to oral history ideas and history
Week 2 Notes: Urban Studies background and approaches
Week 3 Notes: Oral history, memory and society
Week 4 Notes: Skinker-DeBaliviere
Week 5 Notes: Planning the Project
Week 6 Notes: Oral History Methodology and Interviewing

Class Discussion Guides

Class Discussion for August 29
Class Discussion for September 14

Guides used for the class

Logging on to mygateway.umsl.edu
Procedures to use when conducting an oral history project

Forms used for the class

Sign-up sheet for oral history teams [this is the form, in case you have lost yours]
The oral history teams
The interviewing pairs for the Pilot Project
Practice Interview Guide
Forms for Interviewing
Letter to use after the phone interview
Informed Consent form for taped interviews

Deed of Gift form for taped interviews
Biographical Information and Family History form
Interview Guide to use for the Pilot Project
Interview Guide for Residents
Interview checklist, to use when submitting an interview
Phone Interview Guide for Residents

FINAL GRADES POSTED

Lecture Notes

Class Discussion Guides

Guides used for the class

Forms used for the class

Other Links relevant to the class