Multicultural History Society of Ontario

Published purpose

The Multicultural History Society of Ontario (MHSO) will digitize 1,054 oral history interviews recorded on 1,625 audiocassette tapes in the 1970s and 1980 and label these files using a pre-determined, standardized, naming convention. It will upload the digital files to systems/servers built for the Society’s digital archive. The interviews are part of a nationally significant collection that is valued by researchers and represents Canadian immigrant and ethnic experiences. This project will preserve unique and non-renewable heritage resources that are currently at risk of deterioration and will improve access to these primary source materials for academics, teachers, students, community historians, heritage professionals, ethnocultural organizations, and the public.