Oral history is commonly defined as a method of collecting and preserving tape-recorded remembrances of past experiences. Although historians have been interviewing people since the ancient Chinese dynasties, the modern oral history movement is considered to have begun in 1948 when Allan Nevins established the Columbia University Oral History Research Office. The Oral History Association , with 1,200 members, promotes oral history internationally. It included subscribers from a variety of backgrounds, including public historians, students, local historians, and university faculty members.
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