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The Keele Oral History Project

Fancy dress cycle ride d cc1956 "Oral history is a method of gathering and preserving historical information through recorded interviews with participants in past events and ways of life" (Oral History Association).

Oral history complements official documents and records by providing a personal view of historical moments. The Keele Oral History Project was instigated at the first Pioneers Reunion in May 2005.

The memories of students are of value not just to themselves but also to posterity. Historians, sociologists, alumni, scholars and others will all benefit from the experiences they share for the project.

KEELE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT STORIES

AUDIO-VISUAL ACCOUNTS

STORIES, MYTHS AND LEGENDS

 

Keele Swans Keele's Dragon
University Challenge Win Levitation!
Fresher's Gate  Colours and Heraldry
An "Incident" on the Lawns The Soundtrack of our (Keele) Lives
Early Pranks The Leader of the Pack
Keele Klobber and the Brain Bunnies Spies for Peace?
Declarations of Independence Hollywood Pop Festival 
Varsity and the Athletic Union Bell

Sam and the South African Scholarships
Skiff Ahoy and the New Union Building John Lennon Interviewed
RAG at Keele Legendary RAG Records
History through Building Names Early Drama
Lindsay String Quartet Early Overseas Exchanges
Winter at Keele National and Wartime Service
Pioneering Keelites of Colour Horwood's Lost Dandelion
Early Student Publications  Hut Life
Keele Song Book  The Gig of my (Keele) Life

 HISTORY

  • A Brief History of the Sneyd family, the Keele estate, the University College of North Staffordshire and Keele University

KOHP Volunteers

 

    THANK YOU - FIRST DECADE and A COMING OF AGE

Many alumni have been involved in supporting the Project with donations of stories, photographs, interviews, ephemera, student and university publications, advice, stories and information.

Photo 1: Producers of "FirstDecade": John Groom (1956), Keith Clement (1956), Geoff Matthews (1957) and Brian Walker (1970). Not show: John Easom (1981) First Decade KOHP Volunteers




  

 

 

 

 

 
Photo 2: Producers of "A Coming of Age": Nici Hildebrandt (1975), John Easom (1981), Bill Proctor (1968), Brian Walker (1970), Phil Davies (1971) Gerry Northam (1970). Not shown; Pam Jones, Matt Bowling (2008) 

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