Written by Joan Hua and Justin Wadland The UW Tacoma Library is pleased to announce the release of the UW Tacoma Oral History: Founding Stories digital collection. The collection currently comprises 37 oral history interviews with full transcripts and audio recordings. Browse the collection on this new website and explore the multiple pathways to interact with Read More…
Author: Joan Hua
Oral History Highlight: Maru as a Glimpse of the Past and a Peek into the Future
“I think things evolve and change out of what was before. And then we also need to know that maybe what we think is good today is not going to be so good tomorrow. And that’s what the university reminds me of.” —Greg Tanbara For the Library’s UW Tacoma Oral History: Founding Stories project, Read More…
Teaching with Digital Oral History Collections
The 2020 Preservation Week from April 26 to May 2 celebrates “Preserving Oral History.” Why do we preserve oral history? What uses do we have of these recordings and qualitative data? If you are a faculty member teaching a class that involves research, writing, or the examination of narratives and dominant discourse, you might consider Read More…
Special Audio Story from the UW Tacoma Oral History: Founding Stories Project
The UW Tacoma Oral History: Founding Stories project has already created close to 50 hours of audio on oral histories related to our campus history. To offer some highlights, I produced a special audio story about the Black Student Union at UW Tacoma. Take a listen, and happy Black History Month! What we were trying Read More…
Shop Talk: Oral History Methods for Research & Education
Join us on Wednesday, January 29, for the next installment of the UW Tacoma Library Shop Talks series! In this workshop, faculty will learn about the basics of practicing oral history with the aim to get started on an oral history research project and/or to incorporate oral history into student research assignments. Oral history offers Read More…
Sneak Peek of the Founding Stories Oral History Collection
UW Tacoma Oral History: Founding Stories is a project that inquires into the founding history of UW Tacoma and how its establishment has impacted the individuals who helped to build and shape it. Each oral history in this collection includes full descriptions and transcripts and will be archived by UW Libraries. We’re pleased to make Read More…
Founding Stories: Gathering Oral Histories of the UW Tacoma Community
Do you know your UW Tacoma campus history? Let’s find out! UW Tacoma started in just one office building. What was the name of the building? The concrete floor in some campus buildings has a common brown-colored stain. What was it meant to metaphorize? * * * Fun facts and lore can be entertaining, but Read More…