Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History
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| The Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky is internationally recognized for its outstanding collection of over 7,500 oral history interviews. Over 500 interviews are consulted annually by researchers worldwide. The number of interviews available on the World Wide Web continues to grow, providing greater access to the collection. Many interviews are transcribed and most are subject-indexed. The Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History is currently developing the Online Oral History Projects Initiative, to offer searchable, full text transcripts on the World Wide Web. Begun in 1973, the Program preserves the history of Kentucky and of the University by means of oral history interviews. Listen to "Voices from the Collection," an audio introduction to the Nunn Center. The Program concentrates on twentieth century Kentucky history with an emphasis on political history, Appalachia, Kentucky writers, and agriculture. Other topics include black history, University of Kentucky history, the history of broadcasting, the history of sports, Kentucky medical history, World War II and Vietnam. Follow the links to learn more about our current project on the William B. Keightley Oral History Project, the Horse Industry in Kentucky Project or the East End Lexington Oral History Project. The Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History offers support to groups in Kentucky interested in conducting oral history research. Such groups have included Big South Fork Folklife Study, Blue Grass Trust, Fayette County Medical Society, Frontier Nursing Service, Kentucky Interscholastic Athletics Association, Lexington-Fayette Co. Historic Commission, Lexington Urban League, and Wilderness Road Girl Scout Council. The oral history staff offers individuals oral history instruction or group workshops when requested. the UK Program serves as a consultant for non-University projects and also as a repository for the resulting interviews. For questions, contact the Nunn Center director, Doug Boyd.
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