In recent decades, oral history has matured into an established field of critical importance to historians and social scientists alike. Handbook of Oral History captures the current state-of-the-art, identifies major strands of intellectual development, and predicts key directions for future growth in theory, research, and application.

Chapter 1 Introduction: Looking for Vade Mecum Part 2 I. Foundations Chapter 3 1. The History of Oral History Chapter 4 2. Oral History as Evidence Part 5 II. Methodology Chapter 6 3. Research Design and Strategies Chapter 7 4. Legal and Ethical Issues in Oral History Chapter 8 5. Oral History Interviews: From Inception to Closure Chapter 9 6. Oral History and Archives: Documenting Context Chapter 10 7. The Uneasy Page: Transcribing and Editing Oral History Part 11 III. Theories Chapter 12 8. Memory Theory: Personal and Social Chapter 13 9. Aging, the Life Course, and Oral History: African American Narratives of Struggle, Social Change, and Decline Chapter 14 10. A Conversation Analytic Approach to Oral History Interviewing Chapter 15 11. Women's Oral History: Is It So Special? Chapter 16 12. Narrative Theory Part 17 IV. Applications Chapter 18 13. Publishing Oral History: Oral Exchange and Print Culture Chapter 19 14. Biography and Oral History Chapter 20 15. Fractious Action: Oral History-Based Performance Chapter 21 16. Oral History in Sound and Moving Image Documentaries

Thomas L. Charlton is professor of history at Baylor University. He is director of The Texas Collection library/archival center and author of Oral History for Texans (1981, 1985). Lois E. Myers is associate sirector of the Institute for Oral History at Baylor University. Rebecca Sharpless is assistant professor in the Department of History at Texas Christian University.