- historical data consisting of personal recollections, usually in the form of a tape-recorded interview
- the gathering and preservation of such data
- a historical account based on such data
oral history
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oral history
noun
- Historical information, usually tape-recorded or videotaped, obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
- An audiotape, videotape, or written account of such an interview or interviews.
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