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- HistoryOf.
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- * An [http://www.arts.yorku.ca/hist/carolynp/courses/bib-oralhist.htm Oral History bibliography] by CarolynPodruchny.
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- = [http://fas-history.rutgers.edu/oralhistory/ Rutgers Oral History Archives of World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War] =
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- 280-some interviews, focusing on Rutgers alumni and indexed by names, conflicts, branches of service, etc. A few other documents.
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- = [http://www.princeton.edu/~mike/unixhistory The Unix Oral History Project] =
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- * http://www.princeton.edu/~mike/expotape.htm
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- Interviews with principles in the development of the Unix operating system. Lots of technical terms, not much context, but a treasure trove for those interested in the history of technology and already familiar with the general outlines of the story.
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- = Computerworld Honors Program International Archives =
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- * http://www.cwheroes.org/oral_history_archive/tim_berners_lee/Berners-Lee.pdf - Detailed interview with Tim Berners-Lee, often described as "inventor of the world wide web".
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- = [http://www.sfoha.org/ The Science Fiction Oral History Association] =
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- Actual interviews/transcripts don't seem to be available, unfortunately. I'm intrigued by the idea - and by some of the material they appear to have on hand. SF fandom is a rich tradition which would almost certainly provide volumes of archive-worthy material.
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- = [http://artarchives.si.edu/oralhist/oralhist.htm Smithsonian Archives of American Art] =
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- A selection of transcripts and a few sound samples from the Smithsonian's archives. A lot of fascinating looking stuff. Organization could be better.
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- * http://artarchives.si.edu/oralhist/jordan95.htm - Transcript of 1995 interview with Larry Jordan about the San Francisco Rennaissance, the Beats, etc. Long, detailed, interesting.
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