ORAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD IN MILWAUKEE

The Oral History Association (OHA) will hold its 1995 annual meeting at the hist
oric Pfister
Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 19-22.

The theme for the 1995 meeting in Milwaukee is REFLECTION ON RELATIONSHIPS IN
ORAL HISTORY RESEARCH.  Among the featured events is a tribute to Pulitzer and P
eabody
award winner STUDS TERKEL, who is scheduled to speak at the Friday, October 20,
luncheon.
The luncheon will be followed by a round-table discussion of Terkel's contributi
ons to the field of
oral history.

Other major speakers scheduled to address attendants at the meeting are:

        WILMA MANKILLER, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, who will speak
at the
Thursday, October 19, opening banquet.

        ELLEN BRAVO, Executive Director of 9to5, National Association of Working
 Women,
 who will speak at the Saturday, October 21, evening banquet.

Over forty sessions will focus on the meeting's theme of relationships, such as
those between
 interviewers and interviewees, between and among interviewees, between the theo
ry of
oral history and actual practice, and between individual and collective memory.
 The overall theme
will stimulate thought and discussion about the complexity of oral history in al
l of its dimensions.

Workshops being offered at OHA '95 will cover a broad range of interests, and wi
ll include:

        *  Introduction to Oral History

        *  Strategies That Work: Starting and Maintaining a State or Local Oral
History
               Association

        *  Computer Access to Oral History Collections

        *  Strengthening Relationships: an Oral History Curriculum in Native Ame
rican and
               Other Communities

        *  Grant Opportunities in Oral History at the NEH and NHPRC


Local and regional tours tentatively scheduled during the meeting include:

        *  Milwaukee Labor History Tour

        *  Wisconsin's East Coast: Edelweiss Lake and Harbor Cruise

        *  A Trip in Time: Old World Wisconsin, Eagle, Wis.

        *  An Afternoon in the Country:  Scenic Cedarburg, Wisconsin

        *  Guided Bus Tour of Milwaukee's Ethnic Heritage, and a visit to
               "The Domes," an indoor botanical garden.

The Oral History Association welcomes historians, genealogists, or anyone intere
sted in
oral history as a way of collecting and preserving human memories.  The Associat
ion
provides both professional guidance and a collegial environment for sharing info
rmation.

The preregistration deadline for OHA '95 is SEPTEMBER 15, 1995.

REGISTRATION FEES for the meeting are $70 for OHA members, $80 for non-members,
and a range of fees for student, one-day, and on-site registrants.  For a progra
m and complete
registration information, please contact:

             Kezia Ruiz, Oral History Association, P.O. Box 97234, Baylor Univer
sity,
             Waco, Texas 76789-7234; Phone: (817) 755-2764; Fax: (817) 755-1571;
             Email: [log in to unmask]

[NOTE:  OHA members will receive their programs by July 31.]

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Max Yela
Special Collections
Golda Meir Library
Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI  53201
Phone:  414-229-4345
Fax:    414-229-6791
Email:  [log in to unmask]