Our aims

Oral History NSW was established in 1979 as a non-profit association supporting the promotion and improvement of oral history. Its aims include:

• Providing a community of practice and a forum for sharing information about the techniques and application of oral history
   
• Promoting discussion and training on all aspects of oral history as a discipline and as a means of gathering and preserving social and cultural history
   
• Fostering preservation, access and use of oral history collections
   
• Pursuing common objectives and maintains links with other Australian oral history associations through membership of Oral History Australia
   
• Advocating on behalf of oral history