oral history
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“I had to steer the plane exactly as I wanted the picture taken,” Dallin said in a 1969 oral history about his work.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
According to oral history passed down over the generations, Santseo was planted in the 13th Century by Komfo Nana Asumbia, a royal figure to whom we trace our lineage.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
One version of the oral history speaks of a hunter from Gomoa Asin, a royal named Inhune Akubuha.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
In an interview with the Smithsonian oral history project, she talked about the challenge of being a woman in a union dominated by Chavez and other men.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
I spend the rest of lunch talking to Mrs. Medina about oral history projects and good questions, and then I wander over to my next class before the bell rings.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
