Texas Oral History Association

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Texas Oral History Association

 TOHA is a network for oral history practitioners that promotes the use of professional interviewing and archiving standards. Explore our site to discover who we are and what we do. We invite you to join us in our adventure to better understand both the present and the past through recording the voices of eyewitnesses to history. TOHA, an affiliate of the Oral History Association, is hosted by the Baylor University Institute for Oral History.

TOHA Eleventh Annual Conference

The Texas Oral History Association will hold its eleventh annual conference on September 9-10, 2022, in Houston, TX! Learn more about this year's conference and submit a proposal to present! 

Did you miss last year's virtual conference? You can view the conference sessions on our YouTube page

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Sound Historian

Sound Historian represents TOHA's commitment to excellence in the practice of oral history research. First published in 1993, the journal is an annual publication highlighting exemplary oral history research in multidisciplinary topics. Sound Historian is free to TOHA members and is also available for individual purchase. Institutions may establish standing order subscriptions for the journal.

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Texas Oral History Locator Database

The Texas Oral History Locator Database, or TOLD, utilizes survey data provided by collection managers across the State of Texas to identify as many oral history collections as possible. Learn more and complete our Phase 1 survey here.

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