Oral History Collections Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Kentucky Historical Society
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This volunteer will assist the Kentucky oral history commission administrator in indexing oral history collections. Responsibilities include listening to oral history interviews and creating a document for each that indicates the interview’s topics and the times at which the topics change. Indexes make oral history interviews more user-friendly by allowing listeners to quickly and easily find specific research interests.
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About Kentucky Historical Society
Location:
100 W Broadway, Frankfort, KY 40601, US
Mission Statement
Our Mission We educate and engage the public through Kentucky history in order to confront the challenges of the future.
Description
Our mission is served through:
- Museum collections, housing more than 120,000 artifacts
- Oral History collection, containing 8,000 oral history interviews
- Libraries and Special Collections housing more than 90,000 published works, 16,000 reels of microfilm, 200,000 historic photographs, 1,900 cubic feet of manuscripts and 2,000 maps.
Our History Campus
The KHS history campus includes the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, the Old State Capitol and the Kentucky Military History Museum at the Old State Arsenal. The headquarters of KHS, the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, was completed in April 1999. This 167,000-square-foot, $29-million facility in downtown Frankfort has welcomed more than a million visitors and earned many awards for excellence.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
100 W BroadwayFrankfort, KY 40601
DATE POSTED
July 3, 2019
SKILLS
- History
- Verbal / Written Communication
- Literacy / Reading
- Basic Computer Skills
- Research
- Library Sciences
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- One day per week
- Tuesdays 9 – 12 p.m., Wednesdays 9 – 12 p.m., or Thursdays 9 – 12 p.m. or 1 – 4 p.m.