The Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript ...

June 10, 2026 • Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil writes about the ascent of the first grunge band to sign with a major label and the death of lead singer Chris Cornell in his memoir, "A Screaming Life ...

An interview with Alejandro Anreus conducted 2023 December 5 and 20, by Fernanda Espinosa for the Archives of American Art, at Anreus's home in Roselle Park, New Jersey.­ This interview is part of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At left, Waterloo architect and World War II veteran Hovey Brom, left, was interviewed by Czech Republic historian Jiri Kluc.

CEDAR RAPIDS — Ever since Jiri Kluc met a World War II veteran for the first time at age 15, he has been captivated. Twelve years later, the interest has only gotten stronger as those from The ...

When's the last time you asked your grandmother to tell you *** story? Did you write it down? If you head to the Cambridge Foundry's jukebox, you'll find an interactive art exhibit that holds oral ...

The transcripts available on this site are created from audio-recorded oral history interviews. To preserve the integrity of the audio record, the transcripts are presented with limited revisions and ...

Robert Service is among the world's most authoritative historians of Soviet and Russian history and the author of books including biographies of Trotsky, Lenin, and Stalin as well as 2019's Kremlin ...

In a 2007 decision, former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens contended that when Congress passed the Clean Air Act of 1970, “the study of climate change was in its infancy” and it wasn’t until ...

You have an opportunity to help local children and teenagers who are struggling by attending a unique event coming to our area. Next Tuesday, “The Eyes of the World, From D-Day to V-E Day” will make ...

At seventy-three, John Hattendorf is still going strong. For over thirty years now, Hattendorf has been the Ernest J. King Professor of Maritime Studies at the United States Naval War College. Ask ...