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Oral Histories

These pages link to selected collection content available online at the Library of Congress, arranged by broad categories. The Library's online content represents only a small percentage of its physical holdings.

Back to American History by Subject | African-American History | American Indian History | City and Regional Histories | Culture and Folklife | Immigration and Ethnic Heritage | Military History | Oral Histories | Religion in America | Women's History

Oral Histories

  • After the Day of Infamy: Man on the Street Interviews Following the Attack on Pearl Harbor
  • Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives From the Federal Writers Project 1936-1938
  • California as I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900
  • Frontline Diplomacy: The Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training
  • September 11, 2001 Documentary Project
  • Southern Mosaic the John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip
  • Voices from the Days of Slavery: Former Slaves Tell Their Stories
  • Voices from the Dust Bowl: The Charles L. Todd and Robert Sonkin Migrant Worker Collection 1940-1941
  • Working in Paterson: Occupational Heritage in an Urban Setting

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