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Detailed explanation-1: -Thus, historians generally consider oral history as beginning with the work of Allan Nevins at Columbia University in the 1940s. Nevins was the first to initiate a systematic and disciplined effort to record on tape, preserve, and make available for future research recollections deemed of historical significance.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is Oral History? Oral history is a method of conducting historical research through recorded interviews between a narrator with personal experience of historically significant events and a well-informed interviewer, with the goal of adding to the historical record.

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of Oral History Slide backgroundOral history interviews, photos, newspapers, and other primary sources that document the Japanese American experience from immigration through redress with a strong focus on the World War II mass incarceration.

Detailed explanation-4: -Modern Oral History Movement Oral history projects and studies became increasingly popular in the late 1960s and into the 1970s. Today, there are a variety of academic institutions that provide courses and programs on oral history, as well as organizations that help to preserve and promote oral histories.