CalTech Archives Oral Histories Online

The Caltech Archives Oral History Project began in 1978 for the purpose of recording the personal memoirs of the distinguished scientists, teachers and administrators of the Institute. To date, approximately 170 interviews have been completed and most are open to readers in transcript form. Oral Histories Online, begun in the fall of 2002, brings selected interviews to the public in digital form. Approximately twenty interviews have been chosen from the fields of biology and environmental science. Over time, more interviews will be added to the site. The project is part of the Caltech Collection of Open Digital Archives (CODA) hosted by the Caltech Library System. All CODA projects are Open Archives Initiative (OAI) compliant Data Providers.