With financial assistance from the Doris Duke Foundation, in 1967 UF Oral History director Samuel Proctor urged locally connected historians, anthropologists, and tribal members–trusted members of the community–to conduct interviews in place of a University of Florida researcher. Today, the research staff at SPOHP and UF Libraries work to digitize recordings, develop searchable transcripts, and most importantly, secure deeds of gift from interviewees to ensure responsible use of the 900+ To learn more about the origins of this project, watch this short video: https://buff.ly/3mGzoEG. To view the available transcripts, please follow this link: https://buff.ly/3mFwrUR
