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Kimberly Springer

Curator of Oral History

Columbia Center for Oral History Archives
Rare Book & Manuscript Library

oralhist@library.columbia.edu

(212) 854-7083
Oral History Archives - 6M50 Butler Library

David A. Olson

Oral History Archivist

Columbia Center for Oral History Archives
Rare Book & Manuscript Library

dao2118@columbia.edu

(212) 853-0117
Oral History Archives - 801 Butler Library

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Conducting Your Own Oral History

Looking to conduct your own oral history interview? This resource outlines questions to consider during the process and assists with best practice for choosing a subject, what types of questions to ask, and what to do after the interview has been conducted.

Conducting Your Own Oral History

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Nov 22, 2025

In the media

Bwog reports on a recent discussion about "the personal and professional spheres in archival work" between Curator of Oral History Kimberly Springer and David Walker, an archivist at the Easton Foundation who has, in his personal life, worked to digitize his family photos, scrapbooks, and VHS tapes.

Sep 5, 2025

News

The Oral History Archives at Columbia (OHAC) offers a number of resources to help understand the range of oral history methods and primary sources available to the Columbia community.

More Oral History News

Kimberly Springer

David A. Olson

Behind The Boxes: When Archivists Get Personal About Their Own Family Histories

Orienting to Oral History Resources at Columbia