The NOAA Voices Oral History Archives (VOHA) seeks to document the human experience as it relates to the changing environment, climate, oceans and coasts and other key areas of NOAAs work through firsthand oral history accounts from across the US and its territories. Oral histories contribute to NOAA's Mission of "Science, Service, and Stewardship" by creating, compiling, archiving and sharing the experiences of stakeholders, scientists and others.
Any individual or organization can participate in the VOHA program by contributing individual oral history interviews or collections of interviews that are related to the project scope and mission, or by using the interviews archived here in their research, scholarship, exhibits, or general use.

We accept oral histories produced by NOAA staff (including social scientists, historians, and others) as well as from from external organizations, universities, researchers and oral history practitioners. This content is made available to the public in this digital repository for educational and research purposes. The Voices Oral History Archives database is a powerful resource available to the public to inform, educate, and provide primary information for researchers interested in our local, human experience associated with the varied facets of NOAA's mission (including but not limited to Climate, Fisheries, Weather, Heritage, etc...)