oral history
noun/ˌɔːrəl ˈhɪstri/
/ˌɔːrəl ˈhɪstri/
[uncountable]- the collection and study of historical information using sound recordings of interviews with people who remember past events
- Oral history is the oldest form of history there is.
- Oral history enables us to take account of those many aspects of history that are not recorded in documents.
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