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8. All those who use oral history interviews should strive for intellectual honesty and the
best application of the skills of their discipline. They should avoid stereotypes,
misrepresentations, and manipulations of the narrator's words. This includes foremost
striving to retain the integrity of the narrator's perspective, recognizing the subjectivity of
the interview, and interpreting and contextualizing the narrative according to the
professional standards of the applicable scholarly disciplines. Finally, if a project deals
with community history, the interviewer should be sensitive to the community, taking
care not to reinforce thoughtless stereotypes. Interviewers should strive to make the
interviews accessible to the community and where appropriate to include
representatives of the community in public programs or presentations of the oral history
material.
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Principles and Best Practices, paper, October 2009; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1608774/m1/5/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.