Series ORA - Oral History

Identity area

Reference code

GB 2014 WS-02-ORA

Title

Oral History

Date(s)

  • 2010- (Creation)

Level of description

Series

Extent and medium

59 digital recordings

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Archival history

The experiences of former pupils, staff and other individuals connected with Westminster School form a key element of our history and provide important context to our other historic collections. Since 2010, the Archive has run an Oral History Programme which aims to select interviewees and produce an audio recording of their reminiscences.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Interviews are organised into files arranged chronologically according to the date of the interview and titled with the interviewee(s) name(s). In some cases more than one recording has been made with an individual, sometimes on different dates.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

MP3s of oral history interviews are made available online for research purposes. If a recording is not available it may be possible to obtain a digital version by contacting the Archivist, or to arrange a visit to listen to the recording in person.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies are supplied in accordance with Westminster School's Policy on Archive and Heritage Collections, and under provisions of any relevant copyright legislation. Permission to reproduce items in the custody of Westminster School must be sought from its Governing Body.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

    Language and script notes

    Physical characteristics and technical requirements

    The original audio files are recorded in WAV format. The digital surrogates made available via this catalogue are converted into the compressed MP3 format.

    Finding aids

    Allied materials area

    Existence and location of originals

    Existence and location of copies

    Related units of description

    Related descriptions

    Alternative identifier(s)

    Access points

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Name access points

    Genre access points

    Description control area

    Description identifier

    WS-ORA

    Institution identifier

    GB 2014

    Rules and/or conventions used

    Status

    Partial

    Level of detail

    Partial

    Language(s)

    • English

    Script(s)

    • Latin

    Sources

    Accession area