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Sample OOHRP Forms

These forms are for reference only. If you are interested to find out more about archiving your oral history project or interviews with the OOHRP, please contact us to find out more.

  • OOHRP Deed of Gift/Donation Form:
  • OOHRP Interview Intake Form:
  • OOHRP Project Management Spreadsheet:

    • Evaluation Guidelines

    Human Subject Research

    Oral History Organizations

    OOHRP K-12 Classroom Resources

    • Chilloco History Project

      • The Chilocco History Project is a multi-year collaborative project between the alumni of the Chilocco Indian Agricultural School and the OOHRP to document and compile the history of the school as experienced through students and staff for the nearly 100 years in service. The purpose of this curriculum series is to promote the history and experiences documented in the Chilocco History Project archival and oral history body of research. This curriculum engages students, through inquiry, with the evolving history and experiences at Chilocco. Through a historical lens, this curriculum balances its focus on assimilative practices of the federal government, including militarization of the boarding school space, with an evolving perspective of how Chilocco, in later years, became a space reclaimed by students and tribes to further their educational values and contribute to the growth of their tribes and the state. These units were prepared by curriculum design specialists, Dr. Samantha Benn-Duke (Cherokee/Muscogee Creek) and Dr. Lisa Lynn Brooks (Choctaw). This material includes as 6-12 grade targeted graphic novel, Chilocco Indian School: A Generational Story (Dr. Julie Pearson Little Thunder, Johnnie Diacon, Jerry Bennett), ready for classroom incorporation. See this Project Based Learning (Dr. Lisa Lynn Brooks, PhD) module for more ideas on utilizing this, and related resources, in the classroom.

    • The "Big Top" Show Goes On: An Oral History of Occupations Inside and Outside the Canvas Circus Tent

      • his oral history project aims to preserve the voices associated with occupational culture and tradition of the American "Big Top" circus in the small town of Hugo, Oklahoma, historically referred to as the "Sarasota of the Southwest" and "Circus City USA."Great for teachers and parents, these 4th-6th grade targetted activities serve as a starting point not only in exploring the collection but also in thinking about the circus in an educational way.

    • Journal of Folklore and Education: Teaching with Folk Sources Curriculum Guide

      • Part of a multi-year national consortia project supported through a Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Resources grant through the leadership of Local Learning: The National Network for Folk Arts and Education, this curriculum guide includes classrooom guides and teaching activities that draw from various ethnographic archival collections at the Library of Congress, the OSU Library, Vermont Folklife, and History Miami.

    • Women of the Oklahoma Legislature

      • The Women of the Oklahoma Legislature, under the backdrop of the state centennial celebration, asks women legislators to reflect on their path to the Okahoma State Capitol and the state of politics during their tenure. Learning activities are availalbe for grades 4-9.

    • Amplified Oklahoma Podcast

      • Over 90 episodes that share voices from OSU Library's oral history collections. The episodes explore various aspects of Oklahoma history and culture from people who experienced it first-hand and subject experts providing larger historical context.

    • Dear Oklahoma Podcast

      • A collaboration between the OOHRP and the Center for Poets and Writers at OSU-Tulsa and KOSU radio, this series features writers who engage Oklahoma themes in their work

    • ListenOK

      • A developing database of oral history interviews available at libraries, museums, and cultural centers across Oklahoma.

      Additional Oklahoma State University Library K-12 Resources:
    • Tribal Treaties Database

      • Provides an easy-to-use portal to access treaties, agreements, and other historical documents that have shaped relationships between tribal nations and the United States. These treaties represent pivotal moments in history where rights were negotiated, promises made, and the course of lives and nations forever altered.

    • The Oklahoma Digital Maps Collection

      • This collection contains over 10,000 digitally available maps from 1803-2000. This also includes maps curated specifically for easy K-12 classroom use.

    • Flat, Cool & Acid-Free Podcast

      • Telling stories from the Oklahoma State Univrsity Archives with episodes highlighting archival collections, OSU and Oklhaoma.