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Catalog of the ESOHP Collection, 1976-84
A listing of the oral history projects completed by COH (formerly ESOHP) from 1976 to 1984. June 1984, 89 pages, 1 volume.

Catalog of Oral History Collections in Hawai`i
A listing of 102 public and private oral history collections statewide. June 1982, 1075 pages, 1 volume.

Hanahana: An Oral History Anthology of Hawai`i’s Working People
A collection of life narratives based on twelve of COH’s oral history interviews. Featured are a plantation store employee, taro and rice farmer, airplane mechanic, boat builder, innkeeper, pineapple trimmer, storekeeper, homemaker, and sugar plantation workers. Published by COH and distributed by the University of Hawai`i Press. November 1984, 178 pages, photographs.

oral history booklet How to Do Oral History
Step-by-step explanation of the oral history process, including interview preparation, recording, processing and preservation. Designed for organizations and individuals doing historical or genealogical research. Booklet: third edition, revised, 52 pages. Slide/tape on video: Beta, VHS, and 3/4 videotape, 13 minutes.

To order How to Do Oral History, send a check for US$6.00 (shipping included) made out to Research Corporation of the University of Hawai`i, care of the Center for Oral History, 2560 Campus Road, George Hall 212, Honolulu, Hawai`i 96822. For orders outside of the United States, please add US$1.00.

Master Index to the ESOHP Interviews, 1976-83
A standardized subject-heading index for nine COH (formerly ESOHP) projects. June 1984, 113 pages, 1 volume.

Oral History Recorder
The Oral History Recorder, newsletter of the Center for Oral History, is published in the Spring and Fall. It provides information on the activities of COH and others doing oral history research in Hawai`i. Subscriptions are available for libraries, historical societies, and other educational institutions.

You’ll find COH catalogs, indexes, books, booklets, and newsletters at Hawai`i State Regional Libraries, University of Hawai`i system libraries, Hawai`i State Archives, and at COH.