Story Preservation Initiative’s recordings form the basis of a dynamic, working collection of oral histories.
Significantly different from oral history collections and series that are housed on one proprietary website or in library archives that listeners/viewers must find and access, Story Preservation Initiative actively seeks ways to get our recordings out to into the world and – most significantly working in partnership with professional educators – into the classroom.
Mission Statement:
Story Preservation Initiative’s mission is to create and make available to the general public a diverse collection of oral histories of people who have exhibited a talent, passion, commitment, or way of living that has served to enrich the human experience. The sole function of the collection is to serve as an educational, historical, and cultural resource, available to the general public.
We strive to create broad and easy access to this collection via broadcast media, library and digital archiving, podcasts, and websites. In addition, working with educators, we work to create multidisciplinary curricula, designed around the oral histories and made available online to schools and other learning environments.
To aid with research and general interest, all recordings will be categorized by subject, made available in part or whole on the Story Preservation Initiative website, and disseminated to external sites and locations where they can easily be found and accessed.
I welcome your comments.
Mary Kuechenmeister
info@storypreservation.net / 603.735.5931
