The goal of the ISAC Oral History Project is to collect and preserve information about the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, its history, its population, and their experiences. Oral traditions represent a unique perspective on institutional history rarely captured by conventional research and publication methods. In order to collect samples of these oral traditions, the project will conduct voluntary interviews with various members or former members of the institutional community. Interviews will be recorded in both video and audio formats. The original files will be cataloged and stored in the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures digital repository (for further information on the digital repository, see the Integrated Database Project). An edited version of the files will be released publicly on official platforms, websites, and social media. The project coordinators are Foy Scalf, Head of Research Archives and the Integrated Database Project, and Anne Flannery, Head of Museum Archives and Digital Content Specialist.

PUBLICATIONS:

INTERVIEWS:

Interview 1: John Larson, Archivist
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Location: Saieh Hall
Hosts: Foy Scalf, Anne Flannery
Audio, Visual, and Technical Support: Knut Boehmer
View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WA7qJOxmCl4

Interview 2: Robert Biggs, Emeritus Professor of Assyriology
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Location: Saieh Hall
Hosts: Foy Scalf, Anne Flannery, John Wee
Audio, Visual, and Technical Support: Knut Boehmer
View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NT3CM-CNpVU

Interview 3: Jill Carlotta Maher, Volunteer and Breasted Medallion Recipient
Monday, June 11, 2018
Location: Saieh Hall
Hosts: Foy Scalf, Anne Flannery
Audio, Visual, and Technical Support: Knut Boehmer
View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MNlH5_u3cvA

Interview 4: Janet H. Johnson, Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor of Egyptology
Monday, May 14, 2018
Location: Saieh Hall
Hosts: Foy Scalf, Anne Flannery, Nadine Moeller
Audio, Visual, and Technical Support: Knut Boehmer
View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EdifGKnQNlg

Interview 5: Reculeau, Hervé, Associate Professor of Assyriology
Tuesday, December 13, 2018
Location: Research Archives, Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Hosts: Foy Scalf, Anne Flannery
Audio, Visual, and Technical Support: Knut Boehmer
View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/albBUlAielc

Interview 6: Gil Stein, Professor of Archaeology and former Director of the Oriental Institute
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Location: Research Archives, Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Hosts: Foy Scalf, Anne Flannery
Audio, Visual, and Technical Support: Knut Boehmer
View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SqD61Dyv9Co