Proposals Due Friday, July 3, 2020 The Southern Oral History Program (SOHP) seeks to hire an artist/designer with ties to the South (living here/from here) to create five original posters to accompany an oral history project commemorating the centennial of … Continued

At the SOHP, I spent my first academic year leading the undergraduate internship class and project. In total, I led 8 students throughout the year on a project exploring the history of gay student activism at UNC during the 1970s … Continued

SOHP Field Scholar David Dry is a second-year PhD student in the department of history. “I’m afraid of doctors. I am. I am. I know you have to have them. You have to have them, and that’s the way it … Continued

Sophia Hutchens is a fourth-year undergraduate and the program assistant of the Southern Oral History Program. She created and continues to lead a specialized, one-hour walking tour on women’s history at UNC. The women’s history tour was a tremendously exciting … Continued

The Southern Oral History Program’s walking tour highlights the history and experiences of women connected to Carolina, as captured in our oral history archives. The tour will be available again in Spring 2020. Follow us on social media or subscribe … Continued

Nick Allen was an SOHP field scholar during the 2018-2019 academic year. He recently received his M.A. in English and Comparative Literature at UNC, with a focus on Literature, Medicine, and Culture. Nick recorded many oral histories with narrators focusing … Continued

Hello!  It’s good to be back! As many of you know, I spent last semester in Finland on a Fulbright Fellowship.  I was based at the oldest university in the country, the University of Turku, a lovely place in the … Continued

Join us for a live listening room with the five finalists of SOHP’s 2019 Sonic South short doc audio competition In Sickness and In Health on Thursday, May 9 at 7PM at the Chapel Hill Public Library. Featuring short audio works from … Continued

Celebrate Women’s History Month and learn about pioneering Carolina women. This is the Time walking tour highlights the history and experiences of women connected to Carolina, as captured in Southern Oral History Program collections. The tour is available on Friday, March 29 … Continued