This paper discusses the suitability of oral history programs as an alternative tool for documenting the history of conservation and for teaching purposes. It also presents the research and conclusions of the Oral History of Photograph Conservation project conducted at the George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film, in Rochester, New York. The article provides basic information on methodology, techniques and guidelines for the practice of oral history and describes the process of preliminary research, choice of interviewees, preparation of interviews and storage and dissemination of the information collected. -- SCMRE