Transportation Research Circular E-C245: Transportation Oral History: State of the Practice and a Path Forward

TRB’s Technical Activities Division has released Transportation Research Circular E-C245: Transportation Oral History: State of the Practice and a Path Forward that highlights the availability of more than 1,000 transportation oral histories and includes a proposal for the creation of a guidebook that transportation organizations could use to create their own oral histories.

The circular also explores core topics associated with the collection of new oral histories including purpose, interviewee selection, archival strategy, recording equipment, transcription, interview preparation, costs, and potential sources of funding.