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Oral Histories

  • Overview

    • Overview

    The archives collects and conducts oral histories that further its mission to preserve and make available materials about political, social, and economic change in the modern world. These interviews enhance the archival record with personal reflections, anecdotes, and insights. Topics range from civilian internment in the Philippines during World War II to US and Soviet relations under Mikhail Gorbachev. The archives also works with Hoover fellows, the Stanford Historical Society, the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and others to conduct oral histories documenting the history of the Hoover Institution.

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    Audiotape
    Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

    Oral Histories Conducted by Sig Mickelson

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    Latvian Oral History Project
    Latvian Oral History Project

    Interviews with Latvian officials, opinion makers, and cultural figures conducted by David Jacobs (1999–2000)

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    Herbert Hoover Oral
    Herbert Hoover Oral History Program

    Newly digitized sound recordings of oral history interviews with people who knew Herbert Hoover now available

    Elisabeth Burgos-debray Papers

    Interviews of Rigoberta Menchú conducted by Elisabeth Burgos-Debray and Arturo Taracena Arriola

    Herbert Hoover Oral History Program Interviews

    Interviews relating to the life and career of Herbert Hoover

    Marek Lehnert Papers

    Interviews relating to political conditions in Poland

    Renee Ream Collection

    Oral histories’ documenting the experiences of civilian internees in the Philippines during World War II

    Jane Leftwich Curry Collection

    Interviews relating to Radio Free Europe broadcasts in Poland

    Iranian American Foreign Policy Oral History Project Interviews

    Interviews of American diplomats relating to Iranian American relations during the 1960s and 1970s

    Michael Mcfaul Collection

    Interviews of Russian political leaders conducted by McFaul from 1991 to 1993

    Herard Von Santos M. Interviews

    Interviews relating to guerrilla warfare and counterinsurgency operations in El Salvador during the 1970s and 1980s

    Dusan J. Djordjevich Interview Transcripts

    Interviews of Serbian politicians and intellectuals, including Milovan Djilas, relating to the Yugoslav civil war

    Muʼassasat Al-dhākirah Al-ʼirāqīyah Records

    Video oral histories conducted as part of the Iraqi testimonies project

    Paul Navarro Collection

    Interviews relating to the Partido Communista del Peru conducted by Navarro

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    Lisa Nguyen

    Lisa Nguyen was curator for digital scholarship and Asian initiatives at the Hoover Institution Library and Archives, and served as the Head of Digital Systems & Services until 2023. Since 2004 she has worked with private donors and organizations to collect historical d...

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