ABSTRACT

In 2020 and 2021, as many oral historians postponed interviews, I conducted three life history projects and began an organizational history project using remote interviewing techniques. The three individual life histories were predominantly audio-only, while the organizational history was designed to produce a video documentary. Each of the private clients involved would have preferred that the interviews be conducted in person. For various reasons, however, they did not want to wait for the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic to resolve. Instead, they generously opted to work with me to see what could be achieved through remote interviewing.