Category Archives: How-To Guides

#HerTestimony: A Campaign About Black Women’s Experiences of COVID-19 in North Carolina

#HerTestimony is a three-part campaign organized by The Beautiful Project, taking place during June and July 2020, focused on raising the voices of Black women in the coronavirus pandemic. The three components are: an online survey giving North Carolinian Black women an opportunity to share their stories anonymously, a narrative project, and a guide to help Black women engage storytelling in their own spaces. The Beautiful Project is a collective of image makers using photography, writing and care to create spaces for Black women and girls to confront the mass misunderstanding, misrepresentation and misuse of their likeness in the media and in the world at large. 

The Coronavirus Pandemic: Oral History and Archives, Projects and Resources

The Coronavirus Pandemic – Oral History and Archives, Projects and Resources

This resource guide includes links to existing projects and how-to resources for New Yorkers who want to create collecting, oral history, and other community history projects during the Covid-19 crisis. It was compiled by Madison Marlow of the Manhattan Borough President’s office and Robert Snyder, Manhattan Borough Historian, and based on resources shared during meetings of historians and community activists organized by the Borough President’s office.

Advice on remote oral history interviewing during the Covid-19 pandemic

The British Library Oral History team has compiled a guide to remote oral history interviewing based on their experiences, with input from the British Oral History Society. It is hosted by the British Oral History Society and authored by Charlie Morgan, Oral History Archivist, British Library, [charlie.morgan[@]bl.uk] with Rob Perks, Mary Stewart, Camille Johnston (British Library Oral History, London), with thanks to Tom Lean (University of York), and Adam Tovell (British Library Sound Archive).  

Documenting in Times of Crisis: A Resource Kit

Created by the Tragedy Response Initiative Task Force of the Society of American Archivists (SAA), this resource includes templates and documents that will assist archivists in collecting materials on tragedies within their communities.  The documents are designed to be a starting point and are meant to be customized for local use in consultation with communities, administrators, and legal counsel as necessary. The templates and documents are divided into seven broad categories: immediate response, collection management, administrative policies and agreements, digital content, emotional support, oral histories, and manuals and resources.