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Project Director
Victoria Haas is an oral historian based in the Chicago area and
principal of TapeScripts+, an oral history
consulting firm. She has worked in this arena for over 30 years, starting in
transcription and expanding to conducting workshops on methodology,
interviewing, and working on numerous projects resulting in books. She served
as Chair of the Chicago Oral History Roundtable for eight years, where she
continues to be an active member. Victoria
is an active member in the Oral History Association where she has served on
various committees.
TapeScripts+ brings experienced
professionals in every aspect of oral history to a project:
training
project design
interviewing
transcribing
sound editing
writing and editing
grant writing
Such professionals include past Presidents and other
officers of the Oral History Association, technology experts, and related
specialists from around the United
States.
We welcome the opportunity to consult on your next
project. Please contact us to explore the possibilities.
Victoria Clare Haas grew up in Omaha, Nebraska
during the 1950s, the daughter of Clare Haas Howard. To her little girl
thinking, her mother's world and all her friends seemed quite magical ? especially the Beaux
Arts Ball. Vicki would accompany her mother to people's basements beginning
in January of each year, where she would help make oversized decorations to,
come one Saturday morning in April or May, transform a rental hall for the
elaborate costumed extravaganza. Many a wintry Sunday afternoon, she would
return from ice-skating to find a house full of her mother's friends drinking
Orange Blossoms while musicians jammed in the dining room. Vicki longed to
grow up and go to the ball, much like Cinderella. But by the time she came of
age, the ball had ceased to be.
Following Clare's death in 1991, Vicki began to explore
the uniqueness of these times. At every inquiry, her perception of the magic
of these times in Omaha
has been reinforced. And thus, she brings you The Left Bank of Omaha . . . and
welcomes further insights, stories and memorabilia from others as they
pertain to this era.
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