Help a musical story find its context.

Prepare a memory, an identification, a source, or a correction to an existing record.

Nancy Smith, Bertha Gascar and Sherry Chambers with guitars at the Guthrie center, 1968.
New instruments, new possibilitiesNancy Smith, Bertha Gascar and Sherry Chambers with guitars at the Guthrie center, 1968.Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source

What would you like to share?

A recollection of making music, a name in a photograph, an ensemble’s history, a program or document, or a correction to a date or account can help the collection.

Prepare the details

  1. Identify the person, ensemble, place, or page involved.
  2. Describe what you remember or what the source shows. Distinguish recollection from documented information.
  3. Include dates, source links, and page references where available.
  4. For an image or document, record its owner, creator, and any known use restrictions.

The submission template can be saved and completed on your computer. A public receiving address will be added when the project’s contact route is established.

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Interested in a future interview?

Read about the Oral History Project and prepare a short description of the musical experiences you would like to discuss. An expression of interest does not establish an interview date or permission to publish.

A photograph can begin a conversation.

Explore the photographs →

Photographs preserve names, places and moments. Follow each image into its source account and the wider musical history.

Nancy Smith, Bertha Gascar and Sherry Chambers with guitars at the Guthrie center, 1968.
New instruments, new possibilitiesNancy Smith, Bertha Gascar and Sherry Chambers with guitars at the Guthrie center, 1968.Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source
Exchange Avenue Baptist Church youth choir prepares for a tour, 1969.
Rehearsing togetherExchange Avenue Baptist Church youth choir prepares for a tour, 1969.Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source
The Oklahoma Journal photograph captioned “Mr. Guitar,” 1969.
Burford JacksonThe Oklahoma Journal photograph captioned “Mr. Guitar,” 1969.Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source