Rutgers Oral History Archives Gift Fund

This fund supports the needs and operating expenses of the Rutgers Oral History Archives program whose mission is to record the life narratives of individuals who have helped shape the history of New Jersey and Rutgers University.

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Every voice at Rutgers and across New Jersey tells a story that deserves to be remembered. The Rutgers Oral History Archives (ROHA) captures the life narratives of the Rutgers alumni, faculty, staff, and New Jersey residents who define our legacy. Since 1997, ROHA has been a digital pioneer, building a world-class resource of 1,300+ fully transcribed interviews and 50,000+ pages of history, accessible to readers worldwide.

Your gift provides the essential tools to keep these stories alive:

$30 covers travel costs for a field interview at a narrator’s home in New Jersey.

$50 funds the use of AI-assisted transcription tools to create first-pass drafts, saving hours of manual labor.

$100 purchases a portable digital recorder for a student "field kit" to document history.

$500 funds the labor to "geotag" a specific collection, allowing users to browse history through an interactive map of New Jersey.

$1000 supports a graduate student internship to curate a specific, high-impact interview series.

Invest in the legacy of the Scarlet Knights and the Garden State. Help us document the past to inspire the future.

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