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Barbara W. Sommer
Barbara W. Sommer, M.A., owner of BWS Associates, has over 40 years of experience in the oral history field. She has been principal investigator and director of more than 30 major community oral history projects and has taught oral history in post-secondary and community settings. She has been a presenter at state, national, and international conferences and is a long-time member of the Oral History Association where she has served in several leadership positions. She is the author and co-author of several publications including The Oral History Manual (3rd edition) and The American Indian Oral History Manual: Making Many Voices Heard (2nd expanded edition due out in 2023).
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The Oral History Manual, 3rd ed., with Mary Kay Quinlan (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018)
Doing Veterans Oral History (Oral History Association, 2015)
Practicing Oral History in Historical Organizations (Routledge, 2015)
Community Oral History Toolkit, with Nancy MacKay and Mary Kay Quinlan (Routledge, 2013)
Quilt House: The International Quilt Study Center & Museum (The International Quilt Study Center & Museum in association with the University of Nebraska Press, 2012)
Hard Work and a Good Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2008)
American Indian Oral History: Making Many Voices Heard, with Charles E. Trimble and Mary Kay Quinlan (Routledge, 2008)
Through the Window: The Stories of Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Andersen Hulings as told to Barbara Sommer (HRK Group, 1998)
