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	The Oral History of Appalachia Program
Main Faculty Advising Projects Resources What can I do with a Sociology Degree? Acknowledgments	The Oral History of Appalachia Program (OHAP) documents the history of Appalachia and specifically, West Virginia, through the spoken memories of those who participated in that history. OHAP trains and assists interviewers, who may be professors, graduate students, undergraduates, or other interested members of the community, in conducting tape-recorded interviews with individuals who have participated in significant events, institutions or historical periods. Frequently, these are individuals whose life experiences would not otherwise be documented and preserved in the formal historical record. They include, for example, such groups as coal miners, black community leaders, farm women and small business owners. Information about the oral history collection may be accessed through the online catalog maintained by the Marshall University library. This information is available to individuals throughout West Virginia via WVNET the network used by most public libraries and institutions of higher education in the state.
E-mail us	Oral History of Appalachia Project Huntington, WV 25755 Phone: (304) 696-6799 Fax: (304) 696-2803 Main Office: Smith Hall 751

The Oral History of Appalachia Program