Welcome to the Audio Visual Repository for
the Lowcountry Oral History Initiative and the Lowcountry Digital Library
Using the search box above, you can discovery sound and audiovisual recordings from Lowcountry Oral History Initiative and Lowcountry Digital Library partner institutions across the region. Highlights of this platform include advanced search and discovery tools including full text searchable transcripts, subject indexing, time stamping, and annotations (when available).
About the Lowcountry Oral History Initiative
The Lowcountry Oral History Initiative (LOHI) cultivates relationships between the Lowcountry Digital Library and various archival and community organizations to record, preserve, and make available audio and video recordings that document the complete history of the Lowcountry and the surrounding region. These oral histories will enrich both the historical record and our understanding of regional history and culture.
This project includes a comprehensive, how-to website on planning and implementing oral history projects, the LOHI Oral History Toolkit, as well as an annual training program to support community partners in developing and implementing their own oral history projects. Program registration is opened to interested parties in late Summer.
The Lowcountry Oral History Initiative project was started with the generous support of the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation.
About the Lowcountry Digital Library
The Lowcountry Digital Library (LCDL) provides the public with free digital access to the Lowcountry's historical and cultural archival collections. Our mission is to provide public access to the region's archival collections to promote public knowledge among students and scholars as well as local and global communities. To accomplish this mission, LCDL partners with the South Carolina Lowcountry's archives, libraries, and museums to digitize their physical collections and provide free public digital access to the materials.