Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ365329
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Publication Date: 1987
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Oral History and Czech Immigrants in Ellis County, Texas, 1873-1917.
Valek, Wesley J.
International Journal of Oral History, v8 n3 p191-98 Nov 1987
Describes the author's 1962 attempt to obtain an oral history of Czech immigrants in Texas. Examines the difficulties involved in the interview process and discusses the subjects' reactions. States that oral history presents an opportunity to record the subtle nuances of people's lives; their hopes, fears, expectations, and disappointments. (GEA)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Ethnography, Immigrants, Interviews, Oral History, Primary Sources, Social History, Social Science Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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