Standard Text for the Introduction on an Oral History Recording
"This is an interview with __________________________________________,
[full name]
__________________________________________________________________,
[present/former/retired?/institutional affiliation]
of __________________________________________, ________________.
[city and state of current residence]
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ...
[here, you may give a one-sentence biographical sketch of this person's activities relevant to the focus of this oral history interview]
This interview is being conducted on _______________________ _____, 201___,
[date]
at _______________________________________________________,
[place of interview]
on the occasion of________________________________________________________ .
[note if it's some special occasion]
The interviewer is ____________________________________________,
[interviewer's name]
representing the ___________________________________________________________________________."
[name, city and state of the organization you represent, if any]
"This is an interview with __________________________________________,
[full name]
__________________________________________________________________,
[present/former/retired?/institutional affiliation]
of __________________________________________, ________________.
[city and state of current residence]
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ...
[here, you may give a one-sentence biographical sketch of this person's activities relevant to the focus of this oral history interview]
This interview is being conducted on _______________________ _____, 201___,
[date]
at _______________________________________________________,
[place of interview]
on the occasion of________________________________________________________ .
[note if it's some special occasion]
The interviewer is ____________________________________________,
[interviewer's name]
representing the ___________________________________________________________________________."
[name, city and state of the organization you represent, if any]
NOTE:
BEFORE BEGINNING YOUR INTERVIEW:
+ ASSIST THE NARRATOR IN COMPLETING THE RELEASE FORM AND THE BIOGRAPHICAL QUESTIONNAIRE.
+ TAKE TIME TO EXPLAIN ALL ASPECTS OF THE INTERVIEW AND HOW IT MAY BE USED; ASK QUESTIONS TO BE SURE THAT THE NARRATOR UNDERSTANDS.
BEFORE BEGINNING YOUR INTERVIEW:
+ ASSIST THE NARRATOR IN COMPLETING THE RELEASE FORM AND THE BIOGRAPHICAL QUESTIONNAIRE.
+ TAKE TIME TO EXPLAIN ALL ASPECTS OF THE INTERVIEW AND HOW IT MAY BE USED; ASK QUESTIONS TO BE SURE THAT THE NARRATOR UNDERSTANDS.
