Hello all who have been discussing interviews, and oral history. I have
just checked 5 books on citing (Kate Turabian's "A manual for Writers", Lynn
Quitman Troyka, "Simon & Schuster Handbook For Writers", Richard S. Lackey's
"Cite Your Sources", Elizabeth Shown Mill "Evidence," and "The Chicago
manual of Style."
All are pretty much the same. Lacky and Mills starts with a title like;
Oral interview with while the rest start with the name of the person
interviewed, then a title like interview with. They all include the name of
the person who did the interview, interviewed by.. The date of the
interview. After the basic they include the type of media is the interview
found on tape or transcribed and suggest if it is on tape that it be
transcribed and if it is a conversation that notes be written up. Where the
tape or transcribtion is located such as a library or historical society and
the location of the repository; Seattle Genealogical Society, Seattle, WA.
One included the residence of the person being interviewed and his age.
("Interview with John Smith," 5 January 2004, by John Doe, Sacramento, CA.,
notes owned by John Doe.)
So if you have spoken with a family member write up notes so someone else
can look back on the interview or conversation you are citing.
Hope this helps a bit
Karen V. Sipe
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