Once you choose your source, you will write an analysis of it. As in your previous paper, imagine that you are explaining your primary source to someone who has not read it, and you want them to understand why the source is historically significant.
1. An introduction with a crystal-clear argument about why this source is important for understanding the historical time period it is covering. What does this oral history interview add to our understanding of migration patterns to cities during WWII, what wartime immediate post-war period was like in cities? Does it highlight trends we have already discussed? Does it add a new perspective to this history?
2. After your introduction, introduce your source and give a brief summary of it. Explain everything you know about the who, what, where, when, and why: who created the source, when it was created, where it was created, why it was created, and a summary of what the source says. The oral history transcript will tell you the name of the interviewer, the interviewee, and when the interview was conducted/recorded. You want to make sure to include this in your introduction.
3. Once you have introduced the source, you want to put the interview in historical context. In this case, you want to use what you know about cities in the decades around WWII to explain how this source highlights some of the trends we have learned about.
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