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Immigration/Migration: Today and During the Great Depression Resources: Online | Print | Film

Bartis, Peter. Folklife and Fieldwork: A Layman's Introduction to Field Techniques. Washington, D.C.: American Folklore Center, Library of Congress, 1990.

Excellent information on conducting oral history from the American Folklife Center.

Dust Bowl. (WPA Photographs, #139N.)

Documentary Photo Aids. P.O. Box 952137, Lake Mary, Florida, 32795.

Edinger, Monica. Far Away and Long Ago. York, Maine: Stenhouse Publishers, 1998.

Includes material on conducting oral history projects.

"Here and There." [Part One] New York Times, July 19, 1998. sec. 1, p.1.

"Here and There." [Part Two] New York Times, July 20, 1998. sec. 1, p.1.

"Here and There." [Part Three] New York Times, July 21, 1998. sec. 1, p. 1.

Three articles about immigration, covering the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and India.

Lanman, Barry A. and George L. Mehaffy. Oral History in the Secondary School Classroom. Waco, Texas: Oral History Association, 1988.

Valuable and practical introduction to conducting oral history projects in schools.

Mercier, Laurie and Madeline Buckendorf. Using Oral History in Community History Projects. Waco, Texas: Oral History Association, 1992.

How to conduct oral history projects in the community.

Neuenschwander, John A. Oral History and the Law. Waco, Texas: Oral History Association, 1993.

Introduction to legal issues relating to oral history practice including sample forms and copyright forms.

Oral History Evaluation Guidelines. Waco, Texas: Oral History Association, 1991.

The standard for conducting oral history projects.

Orlov, Ann and Stephan Al Themstrom. Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press, 1980.

An authoritative source of information about ethnic groups and immigration.