Women in Journalism Interview Collection
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The Women in Journalism Oral History Project, created by created by the Washington Press Club Foundation, is a unique collection consisting of transcripts of comprehensive interviews with women journalists who have made important contributions to the field of journalism since the 1920s.
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Print Transcripts
Print transcripts for all interviews may be obtained from the depository at The Ohio State University Libraries through OhioLINK. You must first find the particular transcript that you want by doing the following search in the OhioLINK catalog:
- Do an Author search for: Women in Journalism Oral History Project (make sure the Author radio button is selected)
- Select an interview and Request the item through the usual OhioLINK borrowing process.
Electronic Versions
Selected interviews are available electronically at the Washington Press Club Foundation website
Audio Versions
Some interviews are also available on audio or videotape through the main repositories at Columbia University or the National Press Club Library. A volume that indicates which interviews are on tape may be borrowed through OhioLINK. If you wish to borrow one of the tapes from the above mentioned libraries, see the Diana Nichols for help.
Related Transcripts
A related transcript, The Eleanor Roosevelt Press Conferences, is a group interview with four members of the Eleanor Roosevelt Press Conference Association: Ann Cottrell Free, Frances Lide, Ruth Montgomery and Malvina Stephenson, in which they share their experiences as Washington journalists during the period of 1933-1945, when Eleanor Roosevelt was first lady and held press conferences for women reporters only.
Citing Interview Transcripts
When citing the text of these interviews, the following format is recommended:
- Interview with [interviewee] by [interviewer], Women in Journalism oral history project of the Washington Press Club Foundation, [date of interview], [page of transcript], in the Oral History Collection of Columbia University and other repositories.
