Interviewee: [TYPE NAME OF INTERVIEWEE]

Interviewer: [TYPE NAME OF INTERVIEWER]

[TYPE DATE OF INTERVIEW [MONTH[spelled out] DAY, YEAR]

This is an oral history interview with [INTERVIEWEE NAME]. It is being conducted on [MONTH[spelled out] DAY, YEAR] at [LOCATION OF INTERVIEW] and concerns [FOCUS OF INTERVIEW]. The interviewer is [INTERVIEWER NAME].

IR: [interviewers initials, colon, tab, and then enter text.]

IE: [interviewees initials, colon, tab, text.]

1. 1. SET MARGINS: Top/Bottom at 1" and Left/Right at 1"
2. 2. INSERT A LEFT INDENT AT 0.5". (This is where the text will begin after the initials of speaker are typed.)
3. 3. INSERT FOOTER: Choose "Auto Text" (Page X of Y). CENTER FOOTER. FOOTER TO BE DISPLAYED ON EACH PAGE
4. 4. CAPITALIZE INITIALS OF PERSON SPEAKING FOLLOWED WITH A COLON
5. 5. DOUBLE-SPACE TRANSCRIPT
6. 6. FONT: Arial 12

Example of Oral History Transcript

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Oral History Interview Agreement