[Ads-l] Antedating of "Oral History" (Modern Meaning)
Shapiro, Fred
fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Sat Sep 30 01:33:03 UTC 2023
oral history (modern meaning) (OED 1950)
1949 _History_ n.s. 34:75 (JSTOR) Members of its staff were expected not merely to produce narratives based upon written operational reports and other records but also to gather what was termed "oral history."
Fred Shapiro
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