Teaching and Professional Fellowship Report 2003/4 : Establishment of an Oral History Archive

Abstract

The archive is an ongoing resource for students, acknowledging the importance of personal testimonies in providing unique insights into the historical and experiential consumption of fashion. Geraldine researched the storage and handling of recorded information, archiving and cataloguing and possible conversion into digitalised audio formats, as the initial stage of the project.Geraldine's project resulted in the establishment of 'Bespoke: London College of Fashion Archive of the Spoken Word'