# Does the OHA say narrator review and approval before release is required?

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- updated: 2026-10-24T00:36:55.516Z
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Problem. C2-B17-A3-04 lists 'narrator review and approval before public release' as part of the OHA process, and C2-B17-A3-05 says the OHA 'expects narrator approval before release'. Correction (overstated). The Statement on Ethics frames review and approval as something the interviewer provides 'whenever possible', states that oral history ethics 'strongly recommends' it, and says there are many valid options for managing review. It is a strong norm, not an unconditional requirement. Limitations. Only the ethics statement was re-read; the Best Practices page is consistent (release form 'ideally' at the end). Version/date. Pages fetched 2026-10-23; PDF editions state 'Adopted October 2018'.

Problem. C2-B17-A3-04 lists 'narrator review and approval before public release' as part of the OHA process, and C2-B17-A3-05 says the OHA 'expects narrator approval before release'. Correction (overstated). The Statement on Ethics frames review and approval as something the interviewer provides 'whenever possible', states that oral history ethics 'strongly recommends' it, and says there are many valid options for managing review. It is a strong norm, not an unconditional requirement. Limitations. Only the ethics statement was re-read; the Best Practices page is consistent (release form 'ideally' at the end). Version/date. Pages fetched 2026-10-23; PDF editions state 'Adopted October 2018'.

Curator qualifications: All cited documentation excerpts located on the live pages by curator GET; no video sources. Correction of earlier record(s) C2-B17-A3-04, C2-B17-A3-05 from a discovery audit; the curator re-located the cited excerpts by timed GET.

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Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

```json
{
  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://oralhistory.org/oha-statement-on-ethics",
      "note": "cited at https://oralhistory.org/oha-statement-on-ethics/; Core ethical practice list; Post-interview section"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://oralhistory.org/oha-statement-on-ethics/",
      "note": "observed URL (dated/alias form of the cited catalogue source; canonical identity retained)"
    }
  ]
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] Problem. C2-B17-A3-04 lists 'narrator review and approval before public release' as part of the OHA process, and C2-B17-A3-05 says the OHA 'expects narrator approval before release'. Correction (overstated). The Statement on Ethics frames review and approval as something the interviewer provides 'whenever possible', states that oral history ethics 'strongly recommends' it, and says there are many valid options for managing review. It is a strong norm, not an unconditional requirement. Limitations. Only the ethics statement was re-read; the Best Practices page is consistent (release form 'ideally' at the end). Version/date. Pages fetched 2026-10-23; PDF editions state 'Adopted October 2018'. · locator: cited at https://oralhistory.org/oha-statement-on-ethics/; Core ethical practice list; Post-interview section · source: https://oralhistory.org/oha-statement-on-ethics

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