Sarah Milligan

Sarah Milligan is a Professor and Head of the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program (OOHRP) at the Oklahoma State University Library, where she holds the Hyle Family Endowed Professorship and oversees the production, access, and preservation of the 2,000+ interviews in the OOHRP collection. She has worked extensively in oral history outreach, including providing training for new interview production as well as technical assistance to oral history collection holders throughout the country. Before joining the OOHRP, Milligan was the Administrator for the Kentucky Oral History Commission, managing the KOHC's archive of over 10,000 oral history recordings, a long-standing statewide oral history granting program, and an extensive outreach network. She has also worked as a Folklife Specialist for the Kentucky Folklife Program, producing and mentoring ethnographic fieldwork and on the administrative team for the Kentucky Folklife Festival.

Milligan has expertise in archival preservation and access and is a founding member of the Digital Public Library of America OKHub working group, and the inaugural President for the Oklahoma Archivists Association. Milligan has served on numerous committees for the Oral History Association (OHA), including co-chairing the 2018 Task Force to revise the long standing OHA Principles and Best Practices, and serving on the OHA Council (2018-2022) before serving a rotation of First Vice President - Past President (2023 - 2027). Milligan also serves as the chair of the board of Trustees of Oklahoma Humanities (2023-2026).