First Person Project

Descriptive Summary
Title: First Person Project
Creator: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
Inclusive Dates: 2012-2018
Language(s): English
Extent: 71 interview(s)
Collection Number: RBRL324FPP
Repository: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
Abstract: The First Person Project  collects personal narratives and oral histories documenting life in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Interviews are usually between two friends or family members and typically focus on personal stories such as relationships and family histories. Interviews also touch on larger historical and cultural themes such as racial identity, religion, gay rights, the death penalty, and life in Athens and in Georgia.

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Collection Description

Historical Note

The First Person Project  was launched by the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies in 2012 to record and preserve stories of life in post-twentieth century Georgia. Modeled roughly on StoryCorps, the First Person Project  is smaller in scale but similar in concept--an oral history program designed to capture the stories of everyday Georgians. Interviewees are self-selecting. Pairs of friends or loved ones register to participate in the First Person Project on a designated day, and the conversation (up to forty minutes) is facilitated and recorded by Russell archivists.

Scope and Content

The First Person Project  collects personal narratives and oral histories documenting life in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Interviews are usually between two friends or family members and typically focus on personal stories such as relationships and family histories. Interviews also touch on larger historical and cultural themes such as racial identity, religion, environmental history, gay rights, the death penalty, and life in Athens and in Georgia.

Organization and Arrangement

Interviews are arranged chronologically by date of recording.

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Administrative Information

Preferred citation

First Person Project , Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.

Copyright Information

Resources may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2013.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in Other Repositories

StoryCorps Collection in the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress

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