Oral History Collecting

1. �Ӱ�ԭ�� Community Oral History Collection

1.1 Purpose

�Ӱ�ԭ�� Community Oral History Collection

Call for volunteer participants!

The �Ӱ�ԭ�� University Corporate Archives is currently seeking volunteer staff, faculty, and alumni to participate in oral history interviews regarding their time and association with the school.

Purpose

The purpose of this oral history project is to document and preserve an account of participants’ experiences at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University, specifically: 

Past and Current staff;
Board members;
Faculty, and
Alumni.

The information gathered will help build a more fulsome and diverse narrative of �Ӱ�ԭ��’s development and be used for the purposes of studying the university’s history. The interview, transcripts, and any accompanying documentation (e.g. photographs) will be part of the �Ӱ�ԭ�� Community Oral History Collection (CUREB-A #112854) of the �Ӱ�ԭ�� University Corporate Archives. The interview and accompanying documentation will only be available to the public according to the parameters consented to by each participant.

Conditions of Participation

�Ӱ�ԭ��’s story is the task eternal for the Corporate Archives! Your participation in this project may contribute to a greater understanding of the school’s development and how its people helped to build it up. Your stories will become part of �Ӱ�ԭ��’s history!

Participation in the interview is completely voluntary. 
The interview will be conducted in-person at a mutually agreed upon location.  ��
The interview will be recorded by the interviewer using digital audio equipment. ��
The interview will consist of prepared questions, which the participant may review prior to the interview. ��
The participant may choose to discuss aspects of their experiences that are not covered by the prepared questions.  
The participant may also choose to not answer specific questions they do not want to. 
Interviews take approximately 1 hour but participants may request to pause the interview, take a break, or reschedule at any time during the process. ��
A transcription and a digital copy of the interview will be provided to the participant.  ��

If you are interested in participating, please contact us below:

Name

First Last

If you have a question or are interested in scheduling an oral history interview please leave a comment below, and someone from the Corporate Records and Archives Office will contact you shortly.

�Ӱ�ԭ�� University Research Ethics Board

This project was reviewed and cleared by the �Ӱ�ԭ�� University Research Ethics Board A. If you have any ethical concerns with the study, please contact �Ӱ�ԭ�� University Research Ethics Board (by phone at 613-520-2600 ext. 2517 for CUREB A or by email at ethics@carleton.ca.