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New York Establishes Oral History Program for Vets

Wed, 01/10/2001 - 1:00am — Karen Stevenson
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Governor George Pataki has announced the New York State Oral History Program. This program involves professional military historians using the latest digital technology to preserve the story of New York's Veterans - in their own words - now and for all generations to come. Initially, the program will be concentrating almost exclusively on the state's sizable World War II Veteran community. Later the program will be expanded to telling the stories of later veterans of all periods and services.

All audio tapes will be converted to a digital format for storage. The use of digital formats ensures that the veteran's recollections and experiences will be preserved for generations to come. All video and audio media (regardless of method of collection) will be catalogued, summarized, transcribed whenever feasible, and placed into protective storage. Catalogue information will be made as widely available as possible, and the interviews made available to the general and academic community, subject to any limitations placed on their use by the individual veteran. When specifically authorized by each veteran, copies or portions of the interviews may be shared with other research institutions or school and university programs.

Governor George Pataki has announced the New York State Oral History Program. This program involves professional military historians using the latest digital technology to preserve the story of New York's Veterans - in their own words - now and for all generations to come. Initially, the program will be concentrating almost exclusively on the state's sizable World War II Veteran community. Later the program will be expanded to telling the stories of later veterans of all periods and services.

All audio tapes will be converted to a digital format for storage. The use of digital formats ensures that the veteran's recollections and experiences will be preserved for generations to come. All video and audio media (regardless of method of collection) will be catalogued, summarized, transcribed whenever feasible, and placed into protective storage. Catalogue information will be made as widely available as possible, and the interviews made available to the general and academic community, subject to any limitations placed on their use by the individual veteran. When specifically authorized by each veteran, copies or portions of the interviews may be shared with other research institutions or school and university programs.