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The SABR-Oral-History eGroup is a restricted and unmoderated discussion group for members of The Society for American Baseball Research - Oral History Committee. The expressed purpose of this site is to foster interactive communication between members regarding areas of interest conducting effective oral history interviews and collaborating on various committee projects.
The SABR Oral History Committee was formed in 1986 to accurately record and store remembrances of baseball's past.
Committee members interview former ballplayers, coaches, managers, umpires, executives, writers and broadcasters. A library of audio and video tapes and compact disks of these interviews has been established for research purposes. The Committee has collaborated with the National Baseball Library in Cooperstown, New York to be the first center for the storage and distribution of the tapes and disk. The development of an online streaming audio web application accessible to SABR members is a committee goal.
The committee offers guidelines for conducting effective oral history interviews, maintains a list of SABR's oral history library, operates an online discussion forum and also publishes an annual report detailing the activities of the members.