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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]

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.
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