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| Collection Overview | |||||||||
| Title: | The Oral History Center records | ||||||||
| Date: | 1978-1998 | ||||||||
| Location Code: | 64/2-3; 71/3; 55/1; FF1/D10 | ||||||||
| Reference Code: | M73 | ||||||||
| Extent: | 17.15 cubic ft. (24 boxes) | ||||||||
| Scope and Content Abstract: | The records of the Oral History Center document their efforts between 1978 and 1998 to collect the stories of groups often overlooked by history, including women, children, immigrants, and minorities, in the Cambridge and Boston area. Records include correspondence, reports, plans and proposals, project files, funding information, lesson plans, publicity materials, oral history audio recordings and transcriptions, video recordings, photographs, and slides. Series 1 documents the administrative operations of the Oral History Center. Series 2 contains information concerning the Oral History Center's move to Northeastern University and the relationship between the two organizations. Series 3 contains information about projects in which the Oral History Center acted as either a consultant or in collaboration with another organization. Series 4 deals with workshops that the Oral History Center sponsored, took part in, or attended. Series 5 covers the oral history projects of the Oral History Center and includes transcripts, photographs, slides, and planning documentation. Series 6 contains audio-visual documentation of the Oral History Center's projects, including the oral history interviews for the projects documented in Series 5. | ||||||||
| Historical Abstract: | In 1978, Cindy Cohen began "From Hearing My Mother Talk," an oral history project involving interviews with 11 women in Cambridge, Massachusetts on the theme of transitions in women's lives. Cohen received funding from the Cambridge Arts Council, which published her work in 1979. This oral history project inspired Cohen to initiate the "Cambridge Women's Oral History Project" in 1980. Its success led to multiple related projects, including "Let Life Be Yours," "Transitions in Women's Lives," and the "Cambridge Women's Quilt Project." In 1981, an advisory committee was created to form the Cambridge Social Resource Center, and in 1983, the Cambridge Oral History Center was incorporated in Massachusetts. The Center's mission was to "collect, preserve, and make accessible material related to the social history of Cambridge groups that have not usually had their experiences documented." In 1987, the Center's name changed to The Oral History Center, citing visible work outside of Cambridge. Other projects involved folk arts of Palestinian and Jewish women in Boston as well as violence among youth in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. In 1994, the Center shifted focus and began to train educators and cultural organizational leaders in collecting oral histories. In 1995, the Center became affiliated with Northeastern University and moved onto its campus. In 1998, the Oral History Center ceased operations. | ||||||||
| Language and Scripts: | Materials predominantly in English with some interviews and presentations in Spanish, Portuguese, and Hatian Creole. | ||||||||
| System of Arrangement: | Organized into 6 series: 1. Administrative; 2. Northeastern University; 3. Consultancies; 4. Workshops; 5. Projects and 6. Audiovisual. | ||||||||
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| Conditions Governing Access: | The collection is unrestricted. | ||||||||
| Technical Access: | Archives staff must make research copies of audio and audio-visual materials prior to use. | ||||||||
| Immediate Source of Acquisition: | The Oral History Center records are made up of two donations made 22 July 1999 by William Thompson on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Oral History Center for Community Education and Action and 17 August 2006 by Kimberley Sansoucy of the Cambridge Women's Commission. | ||||||||
| Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use: | Copyright restrictions may apply. | ||||||||
| Processor: | Finding aid prepared by Stein Helmrich, September 2002. Updated by Anna J. Cook, August 2010. | ||||||||
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The records of the Oral History Center document the efforts between 1978 and 1998 to collect the stories of groups often overlooked by history, including women, children, immigrants, and minorities, in the Cambridge and Boston area. Records include correspondence, reports, plans and proposals, project files, funding information, lesson plans, publicity materials, oral history audio recordings and transcriptions, video recordings, photographs, and slides. The collection is organized into six series. The first series documents the administrative operations of the Oral History Center. The second series contains information concerning the move to Northeastern University and the relationship between the two organizations. The third series contains information about projects in which the Oral History Center acted as either a consultant or in collaboration with another organization. The fourth series deals with workshops that the Oral History Center sponsored, took part in, or attended. The fifth and largest series covers the oral history projects of the Oral History Center and includes transcripts, photographs, slides, and planning documentation. The sixth series contains audio-visual documentation of the Oral History Center's projects, including the oral history interviews for the projects documented in Series 5. The collection also contains oversized artwork, such as posters, quilts, and pieces of displays associated with the projects.
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Historical Note |
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In 1976, while working in a battered women's shelter in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, Cindy Cohen realized the powerful affect that a person's stories could have on other people. Two years later Cohen began From Hearing My Mother Talk, a project about women's folk tales. Working with teenage girls, Cohen interviewed 11 women in Cambridge, Massachusetts on the theme of transitions in women's lives. Cohen received funding from the Cambridge Arts Council, which published her work in 1979. This oral history project inspired Cohen to initiate the Cambridge Women's Oral History Project in the fall of 1980, with funding from the Cambridge Arts Council. The Cambridge Women's Oral History Project involved training Cambridge high-school-aged girls to interview older generations of Cambridge women, so that they could gain a better understanding of women's history. The success of the group spawned multiple related projects, for which Cambridge Women's Oral History Project acted as an umbrella. Projects included Let Life Be Yours, Transitions In Women's Lives, and the Cambridge Women's Quilt Project. This project brought younger and older women together to sew quilt patches documenting their stories. The projects Common Threads, A Patchwork of Our Lives, and Stories In Fabric followed upon the success of the Cambridge Women's Quilt Project. With the scope of the Cambridge Women's Oral History Project growing, Cohen's work became more than an individual project. Beginning in 1981, an advisory committee was created to take steps to form the Cambridge Social Resource Center. During 1982, the group accepted applications for the founding members of the Center. On March 4, 1983, the Cambridge Oral History Center was incorporated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. On 13 June1984, the center received non-profit status from the federal government. The Cambridge Oral History Center's initial stated purpose was to "collect, preserve, and make accessible material related to the social history of Cambridge groups that have not usually had their experiences documented. Lifelines was the first major project of the Cambridge Oral History Center. Unlike the previous projects, it was not related to Cohen's work with Cambridge women. Instead, "Lifelines" was a collaboration with the Cambridge Public Schools. The center trained teachers in the methods for collecting oral histories, and then helped teachers to implement oral history projects with their students. By 1986, the Cambridge Oral History Center's growth necessitated organizational change. The Board of Directors was strengthened, a new committee structure was put in place, a new organizational statement of purpose was written, and the director was paid on a full-time basis. In 1987, the corporation's name was officially changed to The Oral History Center, citing the Cambridge Oral History Center's visible work outside of Cambridge. Highlighting the Oral History Center's rapid and influential growth, the Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities honored them in 1987. It named the Oral History Center to a list of 34 organizations designated as "leaders in enriching cultural life of the Commonwealth. In 1988, the center began another major project, A Passion For Life, focusing on the folk arts of Palestinian and Jewish women currently living in Boston. Concurrent projects included The King Connection and People Are Stories, along with the ongoing Lifelines project. In November 1988, the Oral History Center move to 186 Hampshire St. from 57 Inman St. in Cambridge. Coincidentally, the Oral History Center suffered financial difficulties. Numerous federal and state budget cuts, due to the recession, limited the availability of funding for cultural and arts programs. In addition to financial difficulties, it underwent structural changes. By 1989, Cohen's title as founder/director was changed to co-director with Kristen Metz, while Jennifer McKenna became the executive director. Between January and June of 1990, Cohen further reduced her role to consultant for the Oral History Center, directing only the A Passion For Life project. McKenna left in June 1990, and Kristen Metz became executive director for the next three years. Metz immediately oversaw two important projects of the Oral History Center, a collaboration with Head Start in Jamaica Plain and another with Youth Build Boston. From the Youth Build Boston project emerged the fourth major project, Griots of Roxbury, in 1991. Griots used oral histories to explain the problem of youth violence. Griots was also the Oral History Center's first major project to be focused entirely outside of Cambridge. On 19 June 1992, the Oral History Center celebrated its tenth anniversary. Less than a year later, it moved to 25 West St. in the Downtown Crossing section of Boston. Metz stepped down in September 1993; the Oral History Center's education director, Carrie Pratt, and a board member, William Thompson, became the acting directors. With the birth of the Learning From Our Lives project in 1994, the Oral History Center experienced a major shift in focus. This program was an extended series of workshops designed to train educators and cultural organizational leaders in the model of collecting oral histories. At this time, the center decided that "its mission of building and strengthening communities through telling of life stories" could be better fulfilled through training others to collect oral histories, rather than by conducting oral histories. At the same time, the Oral History Center sought an affiliation with a more recognizable educational institution. In 1994, it became affiliated with the Center for Innovation in Urban Education at Northeastern University. The institute's mission of providing new and creative ways to educate urban youths was a perfect compliment for the Oral History Center. On June 26, 1995, the Oral History Center moved onto Northeastern University's campus. After 1998, the Oral History Center ceased its operations due to lack of funds. Cambridge Women's Oral History Project: ca. 1978-1985 Although it began as an individual project, the Cambridge Women's Oral History Project eventually became the umbrella for nine interconnected projects between approximately 1978 and 1985. The projects continued to be exhibited after 1985. From Hearing My Mother Talk: Stories of Cambridge Women, 1978-1980 From Hearing My Mother Talk was Cindy Cohen's original oral history project, sponsored by the Cambridge Arts Council. Cohen interviewed 11 elderly women in Cambridge and then compiled their stories into a book. Published in 1979, the book featured a woodcutting on the cover by Bonnie Acker. The image of three women later became the logo of the Cambridge Women's Oral History Project and the Oral History Center. Cambridge Women's Oral History Project: Sep. 1980-Aug. 1981 Cohen's second project funded through the Cambridge Arts Council, the Cambridge Women's Oral History Project was a more ambitious version of From Hearing My Mother Talk. In the Cambridge Women's Oral History Project Cohen taught and oversaw 30 Cambridge high-school-aged girls interviewing older Cambridge women. The purpose of the project was to allow the girls to "explore the theme of transitions in women's lives by interviewing older women." The girls compiled 50 hours of taped interviews in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and Portuguese, representing four minority communities in Cambridge: African-American, Latino, Haitian, and Azorean. Let Life Be Yours: Voices of Cambridge Working Women, 1981 Let Life Be Yours was a thirty minute slide-tape show of the Cambridge Women's Oral History Project. The show was based on the interviews of 26 Cambridge women and was available in English, Spanish, Haitian-Creole, and Portuguese. The show was co- produced by Cohen and directed by Cindy Marshall. First shown in the King School cafeteria in July 1981, the show was eventually shown in over 500 community and educational settings, including as far away as Belize. These showings were often used as the basis for community discussions and forums. Transitions in Women's Lives: Community Education Program, 1981-1982 Transitions in Women's Lives was the educational program coinciding with Let Life Be Yours. Initially it translated the Cambridge Women's Oral History Project for a slide-tape show into Spanish, Haitian Creole, and Portuguese. It then conducted community forums in connection with the viewings of Let Life Be Yours. Another part of Transitions in Women's Lives was the "Azorean Letters," a set of six fictional letters in Portuguese and English that explored change and choice in the lives of Azorean women in Cambridge. Also part of Transitions in Women's Lives was a poem written in Spanish and English by Marjorie Agosin, entitled "Deja que La Vida Sea Tuya," or "Let Life Be Yours." The Way Things Were: Jest Us, 1982-1983 The Way Things Were represented the African American portion of Let Life Be Yours. It began as a part of Transitions in Women's Lives but soon became a separate project. The Way Things Were was a collaboration with Jest Us, a club for African American teens in Central Square Cambridge. Members of Jest Us interviewed four African American women for their project. The stories were compiled into a book, and an exhibit was created in 1982 for the Patchwork of Our Lives Exhibit, described below. Cambridge Women's Quilt Project: 1982 Following the Cambridge Women's Oral History Project, the Cambridge Women's Quilt Project involved 60 Cambridge women from ages eight to 80. The project included interviews with the older women and the creation of quilt patches documenting their stories. In all, 52 blocks were created for the quilt. The quilt became the signature of the Cambridge Women's Oral History Project. It was shown at the International Women's Conference in Nairobi, Kenya in 1985 and was the inspiration for multiple projects, including ones in Belize, Central America, and Soweto, South Africa. From 1989 to 1990, the quilt toured the United States as the paradigm of contemporary urban folklore for the Museum of Our National Heritage's exhibit, "New Roots, New Folks." As with the Cambridge Women's Oral History Project, the Cambridge Women's Quilt Project was directly continued through other projects. Common Threads: 1982-1985 A continuation of the Cambridge Women's Quilt Project, Common Threads was "created to highlight the skills and the stories of traditional fabric artists in diverse cultural communities." Its original goal was to document the quilt and identify traditional fabric artists. However, only the quilt catalogue and postcards were completed. These were presented in fall 1982 as part of the Patchwork of Our Lives exhibit. In November 1983, an exhibit including a slide-tape show, the quilt catalogue and postcards, and documentation of traditional fabric artists was shown at the Field Branch of the Cambridge Public Library. A Patchwork of Our Lives: Women's Stories in Words and Fabric, 1982 The Patchwork of Our Lives project unfolded in three parts. First, Betsy Rose led a group of youths, who had participated in the Cambridge Women's Quilt Project, in creating a song about making the women's quilt and its stories, entitled "A Patchwork of Our Lives." In addition, the first section of the Common Threads project in fall 1982 was called A Patchwork of Our Lives. Lastly, the exhibit in which both the Cambridge Women's Quilt Project song and "Common Threads" catalogue were presented was entitled "A Patchwork of Our Lives." This exhibit was held from September 20, 1982 until October 31, 1982 at Gallery 57 in the Cambridge City Hall Annex. The exhibit presented the "tangible results of the Cambridge Women's Oral History Project and the Cambridge Women's Quilt Project." This included performances of the song "A Patchwork of Our Lives," the Cambridge Women's Quilt, excerpts from the Cambridge Women's Oral History Project, showings of Let Life Be Yours, translations from The Way Things Were, community forums, and an exhibition of the Azorean letters from The Way Things Were. Stories in Fabric: 1984-1985 This project was a follow up to the Cambridge Women's Quilt Project, inspired by a visit from two Chilean women. The project was done in the Chilean style of "arpillera," small quilted tapestries. The two Chilean women had produced their own arpilleras documenting their struggles under the Chilean dictatorship. Project coordinator Lyndsay French interviewed Cambridge women and young girls for the project. French then helped them to make individual tapestries depicting their stories. An exhibit containing the tapestries, excerpts of the interviews, and photographs of the participants was first shown along with the Common Threads project at the Field Branch of the Cambridge Public Library in 1983. In 1985, it was brought with the Cambridge women's quilt to the International Women's Conference in Nairobi, Kenya. Lifelines: ca. 1985-1991 Lifelines was the first major project undertaken by the Cambridge Oral History Center not directly related to the Cambridge Women's Oral History Project. The project was a collaboration with the Cambridge Public Schools that "involved the students and teachers in the magic of telling, eliciting, and shaping stories." The Cambridge Oral History Center trained teachers in Cambridge to collect oral histories. The student projects of Lifelines were "focused on the life experiences of people most often excluded from traditional texts; such as women, working people, ethnic 'minorities,' immigrants and older people." In addition to the student projects, Lifelines produced two main works. The first was the book The Mango Tree: Stories Told by Children in the Cambridge Public Schools, an anthology of student writings and oral histories collected during the first two years of the project. The project also generated a curriculum packet that became the Oral History Center's model for using oral history in the classroom. During the course of the Lifelines project, four curriculum packets were produced. A Passion For Life: Stories and Folk Arts of Palestinian and Jewish Women, Jul. 1988-May 1990 A Passion For Life consisted of oral history interviews of eight Jewish and Palestinian women living in Boston, whose lives involved some type of folk art tradition. The purpose of Passion For Life was to help the women, from cultures of long-standing conflict, find a common bond without hiding the fact that they had important differences. A Passion For Life was exhibited extensively to the public, and a quilt was attempted but never finished. Griots of Roxbury: ca. 1991-1996 In 1990, the Oral History Center collaborated with Youth Build Boston. This inspired the Griots project. Originally titled the Roxbury Oral History Project, a staff member renamed the project during the planning stages. "A 'griot' was the oral historian and educator in any given African society; the griot's role was to teach people to know themselves." Griots took a unique approach to the issue of violence among youth in order to form a better understanding of the issues and to create strategies to solve them. Hazel Bright, director of the project, met on a regular basis with 25 Roxbury youths, ages 17 to 20, to discuss the violence they faced and to teach them to conduct oral history interviews. In turn, they interviewed five generations of Roxbury residents about their youth in Roxbury and how violence played a role in it. The exhibit "You Got A Story To Tell" was based on the Griots interviews with youths, ages 14 to 24, and shown in January 1994. The Griots project was also displayed in the Dillaway-Thomas House in Roxbury.
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| Chronology | |||||||||
| 1979 | Cindy Cohen publishes "From Hearing My Mother Talk" | ||||||||
| 1980 | Cohen begins the Cambridge Women's Oral History Project. | ||||||||
| 1981 | An advisory group is established to create the Cambridge Social Resource Center. | ||||||||
| 1982 | The Cambridge Women's Quilt Project is initiated. | ||||||||
| 1983 | On March 4, the Cambridge Oral History Center is incorporated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. | ||||||||
| 1984 | On June 13, the Cambridge Oral History Center receives non-profit tax exempt status from the federal government. | ||||||||
| 1985 | The Lifelines project begins. | ||||||||
| 1986 | During organizational restructuring, the center is renamed the Oral History Center. | ||||||||
| 1987 | Recognized by the Massachusetts Cultural Council as a leader in cultural life in the state. | ||||||||
| 1988 | The A Passion for Life project is initiated; The Oral History Center moves from its home of 57 Inman St. to 186 Hampshire St., both in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | ||||||||
| 1990 | Founder/Director Cindy Cohen leaves the Oral History Center. | ||||||||
| 1991 | The Griots of Roxbury project is started. | ||||||||
| 1992 | On June 19, the Oral History Center celebrates its tenth anniversary. | ||||||||
| 1993 | In March, the Oral History Center moves to a new location at 25 West St., Boston; Executive director Kristen Metz leaves in September. | ||||||||
| 1994 | The Oral History Center changes its focus from the implementation of oral history projects to training others in collection oral histories. | ||||||||
| 1995 | On June 26, the Oral History Center moves on to the campus of Northeastern University. | ||||||||
| 1998 | Operations suspended. | ||||||||
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1. Administrative, 1981-1997 |
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| Volume: | 2 cubic ft. | ||||||||
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Alphabetical |
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| Summary: |
The first series documents the administration of the Oral History Center. Included are records documenting the Board of Directors, finances, planning, fund raising, promotions, committees, and personnel. Folders on individuals consist of their notes, correspondence, and other work while associated with the Oral History Center. There is also information dealing with the background, its evolving mission, and plans for the future. There are also photographs and slides, mostly dealing with the annual Oral History Festival held by the Oral History Center. |
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| Board of Directors | |||||||||
| 1 | Board Development | n.d., 1985-1993 | |||||||
| 1 | Correspondence | 1993-1997 | |||||||
| 1 | Individual Information | n.d., 1990-1993 | |||||||
| 1 | Meetings | 1984-1987 | |||||||
| 1 | Member Lists | 1987-1998 | |||||||
| 1 | Notes | n.d., 1990-1996 | |||||||
| 1 | Plan for the Oral History Center | 1991 | |||||||
| 1 | Responsibilities | n.d., 1988 | |||||||
| 1 | Board/Staff Retreat (2 folders) | 1989-1994 | |||||||
| 1 | Brochures | n.d. | |||||||
| 1 | Brochure Planning Notes | n.d., 1990 | |||||||
| 1 | Bus and Subway Advertisement | 1990-1992 | |||||||
| Cynthia Cohen | |||||||||
| 1 | Notes and Correspondence | n.d., 1986-1996 | |||||||
| 1 | Writings | 1983-1995 | |||||||
| 1 | Community Builders | 1990 | |||||||
| 1 | Community Program | n.d., 1986-1987 | |||||||
| 1 | Computer Information Systems | n.d., 1989 | |||||||
| 1 | Correspondence | n.d., 1983-1997 | |||||||
| 1 | Creation of Center | 1981-1982 | |||||||
| 1 | East Cambridge River Festival Slides | 1982 | |||||||
| 1 | Abouali Farmanfarmaian | 1992 | |||||||
| Financial | |||||||||
| 1 | Annual Information (7 folders) | 1988-1994 | |||||||
| 1 | Correspondence, General Information, and Notes | n.d., 1987-1992 | |||||||
| 1 | Insurance Policy | 1993 | |||||||
| Taxes | |||||||||
| 1 | Automatic Data Processing | n.d., 1996 | |||||||
| 1 | Federal 990EZ Forms | 1991-1993 | |||||||
| 1 | IRS Correspondence | 1983-1996 | |||||||
| 1 | Massachusetts Annual Reports | 1992-1994 | |||||||
| 1 | State and Local Correspondence | n.d., 1984-1996 | |||||||
| Funding | |||||||||
| 1 | Correspondence and Notes | n.d., 1986-1994, 1997 | |||||||
| 1 | Direct Solicitation | n.d., 1989 | |||||||
| 1 | Donation Letter Requests and Phone Scripts | n.d., 1986-1997 | |||||||
| 1 | Donor Lists | n.d., 1989-1991 | |||||||
| 1 | Emergency Fund Drive | n.d., 1989-1992 | |||||||
| 1 | House Parties | n.d., 1989-1991 | |||||||
| 1 | Individual Donors (2 folders) | n.d., 1989-1997 | |||||||
| 1 | Loans | n.d., 1987-1996 | |||||||
| 1 | Major Donor Campaigns (4 folders) | 1989-1992 | |||||||
| 1 | Matching Grants and Gifts | n.d., 1989-1997 | |||||||
| 1 | Requests for General Operating Support | 1983-1998 | |||||||
| 1 | Lotus Philanthropy Program | n.d., 1989-1993 | |||||||
| 1 | Massachusetts Cultural Council (2 folders) | 1991-1996 | |||||||
| 2 | Patricia Goudvis | n.d., 1991 | |||||||
| 2 | Marketing Committee | n.d., 1992 | |||||||
| 2 | Jennifer McKenna | n.d., 1989-1991, 1997 | |||||||
| 2 | Kieran Mead-Ward | n.d., 1992 | |||||||
| 2 | Deborah Mecca | n.d. | |||||||
| 2 | Noe Medina | n.d. | |||||||
| 2 | Meetings | 1982-1989 | |||||||
| 2 | Kristin Metz | n.d., 1989-1990 | |||||||
| 2 | Mission Statement and Background Information | n.d., 1989-1990 | |||||||
| 2 | National Dissemination of Curriculum Guide | n.d., 1990 | |||||||
| 2 | Newsletters | 1988-1995 | |||||||
| 2 | Offshoot Projects | n.d., 1988-1989 | |||||||
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| 2 | Informational Poster | n.d. | |||||||
| 21 | Logo | n.d. | |||||||
| 21 | Recognition Awards | 1987, 1990 | |||||||
| 2 | Photographs | n.d., 1989 | |||||||
| Oral History Festival | |||||||||
| 2 | General | 1987 | |||||||
| 2 | Photographs | 1988 | |||||||
| 2, 23 | Slides (2 folders) | 1987, 1988 | |||||||
| 2 | Organizational Planning Committee | n.d., 1989-1990 | |||||||
| Personnel | |||||||||
| 2 | Consultancies | n.d., 1987-1992 | |||||||
| 2 | Correspondence, Job Descriptions, Notes | n.d., 1988-1992, 1996 | |||||||
| 2 | Policy | n.d., 1988-1992 | |||||||
| 2 | Florinda Pla | n.d., 1991-1996 | |||||||
| 2 | Plan for Stability, Growth, and Effectiveness | 1986 | |||||||
| 2 | Planning Framework for Next Five Years | 1995 | |||||||
| 2 | Planning Retreat | 1987 | |||||||
| 2 | Carrie Pratt | 1991-1996 | |||||||
| 2 | Program Quotes | n.d., 1987-1992 | |||||||
| 2 | Publicity | n.d., 1992 | |||||||
| 2 | Questionnaire | n.d. | |||||||
| 2 | Resource Center (6 folders) | n.d., 1978-1994 | |||||||
| 2 | Resource Guides Listing the Center | n.d., 1991-1994 | |||||||
| 2 | Vera Rosenbluth | n.d., 1992 | |||||||
| 2 | Steering Committee | n.d.,1991-1992 | |||||||
| 2 | Julia Surbin | n.d., 1991-1992 | |||||||
| 2 | Tenth Anniversary Celebration | 1991-1992 | |||||||
| Tufts University | |||||||||
| 2 | Experimental College | 1991 | |||||||
| 2 | Management and Community Development Institute | 1993 | |||||||
| University of Massachusetts - Amherst | |||||||||
| 2 | Arts Extension Service | n.d. | |||||||
| 2 | Racial Problems | 1992 | |||||||
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| 20 | Personal Stories | n.d. | |||||||
| 20 | Photographs | n.d. | |||||||
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2. Northeastern University, 1991-1997 |
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| Volume: | 0.25 cubic ft. | ||||||||
| Arrangement: |
Alphabetical |
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| Summary: |
The second series documents the relationship between the Oral History Center and Northeastern University. It covers the aspects of the Oral History Center's work that showed significant change due to its affiliation with Northeastern in July 1995. Included are projects and information in which both groups play an equal role. |
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| Box | Title | Date | |||||||
| 2 | Ed Bullins | n.d., 1996-1997 | |||||||
| 2 | Center for Innovation in Urban Education | n.d., 1991-1997 | |||||||
| 2 | Concept Paper | 1996 | |||||||
| 2 | Creating Choices | n.d. | |||||||
| 2 | Correspondence and Notes | n.d., 1997 | |||||||
| 2 | Funding Proposals (2 folders) | 1997 | |||||||
| 2 | General Information | 1995 | |||||||
| 2 | History-Social Studies School-College Alliance | n.d., 1993, 1998 | |||||||
| 2 | Workshop for Elementary Teachers | n.d. | |||||||
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3. Consultancies, 1982-1998 |
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| Volume: | 0.25 cubic ft. | ||||||||
| Arrangement: |
Alphabetical |
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| Summary: |
This series documents projects in which the Oral History Center was involved but was not the primary sponsor. This includes projects in which the center was used as a consultant, was part of a larger group, or when a project was done cooperatively with another organization. |
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| Box | Title | Date | |||||||
| 3 | Around the Corner | 1984 | |||||||
| 3 | Boston Public School Cultural Partnership | n.d., 1991-1992 | |||||||
| 3 | Bureau of Jewish Education | 1992 | |||||||
| 3 | Cambridge Public Schools | 1986, 1993 | |||||||
| 3 | Cambridge Community Life Project | 1992 | |||||||
| 3 | City Year Collaboration | n.d. | |||||||
| 3 | East Cambridge Unity Committee | n.d., 1982-1983 | |||||||
| 3 | Hull Lifesaving Museum | 1986 | |||||||
| 3 | The Huntington Theatre Company/Stages | n.d., 1992-1993, 1997-1998 | |||||||
| 3 | In Our Own Words | 1997 | |||||||
| 3 | Literacy Voices of America | 1992 | |||||||
| 3 | Roxbury Community College Collaboration | n.d., 1988 | |||||||
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4. Workshops, 1981-1993 |
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| Volume: | 0.25 cubic ft. | ||||||||
| Arrangement: |
Alphabetical |
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| Summary: |
This series documents the numerous workshops sponsored by the Oral History Center between 1981 and 1993. This series also includes information about workshops in which a member of the Oral History Center had a prominent role, such as a speaker of leader of a workshop. Also covered in the series are workshops that members attended on topics dealing with oral history and managing non-profit organizations. |
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| Box | Title | Date | |||||||
| 3 | Cambridge Public Schools Teachers | 1984 | |||||||
| 3 | Correspondence and Notes | n.d., 1981, 1990, 1993 | |||||||
| 3 | Cultural Diversity (2 folders) | n.d., 1985-1987 | |||||||
| 3 | Flyers | n.d., 1987 | |||||||
| 3 | For Community Workers | 1983 | |||||||
| 3 | Harvard Medical School | 1993 | |||||||
| 3 | Lesley College | n.d. | |||||||
| 3 | Literacy, Empowerment, and Academic Achievement | 1988 | |||||||
| 3 | Literacy Through Life Stories | 1993 | |||||||
| 3 | Lowell Conference on Industrial History | 1993 | |||||||
| 3 | Oral History Network | n.d. | |||||||
| 3 | Oral History Network Meeting | n.d. | |||||||
| 3 | Salem State Reading Institute | 1993 | |||||||
| 3 | Six Week Course | n.d. | |||||||
| 3 | “Sources of Strength” | n.d. | |||||||
| 3 | Toronto Literacy Program | 1988 | |||||||
| 3 | Urbanistics Senior Center | 1992 | |||||||
| 3 | Using Oral History in the Classroom | n.d. | |||||||
| Workshops Attended | |||||||||
| 3 | Dillion Bustin at Massachusetts Council | 1986 | |||||||
| 3 | Literacy and Educational Reform | 1991 | |||||||
| 3 | Narrative Studies in the Social Sciences | 1992 | |||||||
| 3 | Paolo Freire Conference | 1991-1992 | |||||||
| 3 | We're All in This Together | 1991 | |||||||
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5. Projects, 1978-1997 |
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| Volume: | 6.65 cubic ft. | ||||||||
| Arrangement: |
Alphabetical |
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| Summary: |
The largest series in the collection documents the oral history projects of the Oral History Center. This series contains information regarding all aspects of the projects, including documentation of the participants, funding information, evaluations, photographs, slides, and, in some cases, the actual final product. The most prominent projects are the Griots of Roxbury, Lifelines, and the Cambridge Women's Oral History Project. Researchers should note that records of the nine projects affiliated with the Cambridge Women's Oral History Project are filed alphabetically by project title. |
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| Box | Title | Date | |||||||
| Cambridge Women's Oral History Project | |||||||||
| 3 | Advisory Board | n.d., 1981 | |||||||
| 3 | Background Information | n.d., 1980-1981, 1990 | |||||||
| 3 | Documentary and Slideshow | n.d. | |||||||
| 3 | Evaluations | n.d., 1980-1982 | |||||||
| 23 | Exhibit Text | 1980-1981 | |||||||
| 3 | Funding | 1980-1981 | |||||||
| 3 | Narrator Transcripts (5 folders) | 1980-1981 | |||||||
| Photographs | |||||||||
| 3 | General (2 folders) | n.d. | |||||||
| 3 | Narrators | n.d. | |||||||
| 3 | Press Articles | n.d., 1981-1983 | |||||||
| Slides | |||||||||
| 23 | General (2 folders) | n.d. | |||||||
| 3 | Agassiz Club | n.d. | |||||||
| 3 | International Women's Day | 1981-1982 | |||||||
| 4 | Narrators | n.d. | |||||||
| 4 | Practice Rolls | n.d. | |||||||
| 21 | Tin Logo | n.d. | |||||||
| 4 | Training Guidelines | n.d., 1980-1981 | |||||||
| Cambridge Women's Quilt Project | |||||||||
| 4 | Artwork | n.d. | |||||||
| 4 | Background Information and Correspondence | n.d., 1981-1986 | |||||||
| 4 | Funding | n.d., 1981-1982 | |||||||
| 21 | International Women's Day | 1988 | |||||||
| 4 | Narrator Transcripts (4 folders) | 1982 | |||||||
| Photographs | |||||||||
| 4 | General (2 folders) | n.d. | |||||||
| 4 | Belize Rural Women's Association | n.d. | |||||||
| 4 | Press Articles | n.d., 1982-1985 | |||||||
| 23 | Project Binder (3 folders) | n.d., 1981-1982 | |||||||
| 24 | Quilt | n.d. | |||||||
| 21 | Quilt Squares on Paper | n.d. | |||||||
| 4 | Slides | n.d., 1982 | |||||||
| 4 | A Celebration of Community: Art for Central Square Station | 1985 | |||||||
| City Voices of Lawrence and Somerville | |||||||||
| 4 | General | n.d., 1990-1991 | |||||||
| 21 | Posters Made in Quilt Form | n.d. | |||||||
| 21 | Project of a Kindergartner at St. Ann's | n.d. | |||||||
| Common Threads | |||||||||
| 4 | Audience Evaluation | n.d. | |||||||
| 4 | Background Information and Planning Notes | n.d., 1982-1984 | |||||||
| 4 | Community Contacts | n.d. | |||||||
| 4 | Final Project | 1986 | |||||||
| 4 | Funding | 1983-1985 | |||||||
| 4 | Narrator Transcripts (3 folders) | 1982-1985 | |||||||
| 4 | Outreach | n.d., 1982-1986 | |||||||
| 5 | A Patchwork of Our Lives: 5 Photographs (2 folders) | n.d. | |||||||
| 5 | Press Articles | n.d., 1983-1985 | |||||||
| 5 | Progress Report by Cindy Cohen | 1983 | |||||||
| Slides | |||||||||
| 5, 23 | General (2 folders) | n.d. | |||||||
| 5 | Slideshow | n.d. | |||||||
| 5 | Community Education Team | n.d., 1986 | |||||||
| 5 | Enhancing Children's Writing and Intellectual Skills | n.d. | |||||||
| From Hearing My Mother Talk | |||||||||
| 5 | Final Product and Rough Draft | 1979 | |||||||
| 5 | Narrator Transcripts | n.d. | |||||||
| 5 | Notes and Information | n.d., 1978-1982 | |||||||
| Griots of Roxbury | |||||||||
| 5 | Advisory Panel | n.d., 1991-1993 | |||||||
| 5 | Annual Budgets | n.d., 1992-1994 | |||||||
| 5 | Articles on Griots and Youth Violence | n.d., 1992-1994 | |||||||
| 5 | “Coping with Violence in the Schools” | 1992-1993 | |||||||
| 5 | Correspondence | 1993 | |||||||
| Dillaway-Thomas House | n.d., 1992-1993 | ||||||||
| 5 | “Exploring the Impact of Violence of the Lives of Adolescents” | 1993 | |||||||
| 5 | Funding (5 folders) | 1991-1995 | |||||||
| 5 | Gift Requests | 1994-1995 | |||||||
| 5 | Interviews (2 folders) | n.d., 1992-1993 | |||||||
| 5 | Out of Bounds Conference | 1993 | |||||||
| FF1/D10 | Posters of Children | n.d. | |||||||
| 5 | Project Information | n.d., 1991-1993 | |||||||
| 20 | Quilts on 'What Violence Is' | n.d. | |||||||
| 5 | Racism Project by Nikki Giovanni | 1994 | |||||||
| 5 | Slides | 1993 | |||||||
| 5 | Summer Interns | n.d., 1991-1993, 1997 | |||||||
| 5 | “You Got a Story to Tell” | 1994 | |||||||
| 5 | Headstart - Jamaica Plain | n.d., 1992-1994 | |||||||
| 5 | Homeless Voices/Spare Change | n.d., 1992-1996 | |||||||
| 6 | Issues in Urban Life: Funding (3 folders) | 1994-1995 | |||||||
| The King Connection | |||||||||
| 6 | General Information | n.d., 1989-1990 | |||||||
| 6 | “Our Stories” | n.d., 1988 | |||||||
| Photographs | |||||||||
| 6 | 5th Grade Quilt Project | 1989-1990 | |||||||
| 6 | King School | n.d. | |||||||
| 6 | “Our Stories” | n.d., 1988 | |||||||
| 6 | Slides | n.d., 1988 | |||||||
| Learning from Our Lives | |||||||||
| 6 | Applicants and Participants | n.d., 1994-1996 | |||||||
| 6 | Correspondence and Notes | n.d., 1995-1996 | |||||||
| 6 | Funding (3 folders) | 1993-1996 | |||||||
| Let Life Be Yours | |||||||||
| 6 | Background Information | n.d. | |||||||
| 6 | Evaluations | 1981-1982 | |||||||
| 6 | Funding | 1982-1983 | |||||||
| 6 | Planning and Images | n.d., 1982 | |||||||
| 21 | Poem and Project Excerpts | n.d. | |||||||
| 6 | Press Articles Releases and Public Showings | n.d., 1981-1983, 1993 | |||||||
| Slides | |||||||||
| 6 | Deja Que La Vida Seu Tuya (Spanish Slideshow) | n.d. | |||||||
| 6 | Faca Que A Vida Seja Seu (Portuguese Slideshow) | n.d. | |||||||
| 6 | Kite La Via Pou Nou (Haitian - Creole Slideshow) | n.d. | |||||||
| 6 | Screening Slideshow | n.d. | |||||||
| 6 | Slideshow | n.d. | |||||||
| 6 | Copy | n.d. | |||||||
| 6 | Master Copy (2 folders) | n.d. | |||||||
| 6 | Historical Photographs | n.d. | |||||||
| 6 | Transcripts | n.d. | |||||||
| Lifelines | |||||||||
| 7 | Background Information | n.d., 1986-1989 | |||||||
| 7 | Case Study | n.d., 1987-1988, 1992 | |||||||
| 7 | Committees, Correspondence, and Notes | n.d., 1986-1989 | |||||||
| 7 | Educational Model Proposal | n.d. | |||||||
| 7 | Financial and Funding Records | n.d., 1985-1989 | |||||||
| 7 | Mailing List | 1991 | |||||||
| 7 | The Mango Tree | 1987-1996 | |||||||
| 7 | Photographs | n.d. | |||||||
| 7 | Resource Center | n.d., 1988-1989 | |||||||
| Slides | |||||||||
| 7 | Canvas Mural | n.d. | |||||||
| 7 | Children's Artwork | n.d., 1985-1986 | |||||||
| 7 | The Mango Tree, Harrington School Reactions | n.d. | |||||||
| 7 | Unidentified | n.d. | |||||||
| 7 | Year One Exhibit at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School | 1986 | |||||||
| 7 | Training | n.d., 1988-1989 | |||||||
| 21 | Travelling Exhibit | 1988-1989 | |||||||
| 7 | Workshop by Lee Min Mo | 1989 | |||||||
| Lifelines Project | |||||||||
| 7 | Steve Barkin: Graham and Parks School, 7th and 8th Grade, “Labor History” (includes slides) | 1985-1986 | |||||||
| 7 | Marcia Baynes: Longfellow School, 6th Grade, “Growing Up in Cambridge” (includes photographs) | 1985-1986 | |||||||
| 7 | Pat Berkley: Graham and Parks School, 5th Grade, “We Are Proud Of Who We Are” (includes photographs and slides) | 1985-1986 | |||||||
| 7 | Pat Berkley: Graham and Parks School, 5th Grade, “Haiti/We Care” (includes photographs) | 1985-1986 | |||||||
| 7 | Pat Berkley: Graham and Parks School, 7th and 8th Grade, “Reflections on Peace and Freedom” | 1987-1988 | |||||||
| 7 | Pat Berkley: Graham and Parks School, “Feeling Proud” (includes slides) | 1988-1989 | |||||||
| 7 | Pat Berkley: Graham and Parks School, Unidentified Project | n.d. | |||||||
| 7 | Danielle Conway: Tobin School, 5th Grade, “Family Trees” (includes photographs and slides) | 1985-1986 | |||||||
| 7 | Danielle Conway: Tobin School, 5th Grade, “Interviewing Our Grandparents” (includes slides) | 1986-1987 | |||||||
| 7 | Danielle Conway: Tobin School, 5th Grade, “Russell School Neighborhood Project” (includes slides) | 1987-1988 | |||||||
| 7 | Danielle Conway: Tobin School, 5th Grade, “My Memories” | n.d. | |||||||
| 7 | A. Gargano and C. Gaile: Morse School, 8th Grade, “Morse School, 100th Anniversary Quilt” | n.d. | |||||||
| 7 | Kathy Greely: Graham and Parks School, 7th and 8th Grade, “Central Square Through Our Eyes” | 1986-1987 | |||||||
| 7 | MaryBeth Haynes: Longfellow School, 8th Grade, “Trials and Triumphs” (includes photographs and slides) | 1985-1986 | |||||||
| 7 | MaryBeth Haynes: Longfellow School, 8th Grade, “The Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1965: The Movement and Its Impact” (includes photographs) | 1986-1987 | |||||||
| 7 | MaryBeth Haynes: Longfellow School, 8th Grade, “Vietnam Remembered” (includes slides) | 1987-1988 | |||||||
| 7 | MaryBeth Haynes: Longfellow School, 8th Grade, Interview Reflection Writings by Students | 1988-1989 | |||||||
| 7 | Fran Hiller: King School, 3rd and 4th Grade, “Family Stories” (includes slides) | 1987-1988 | |||||||
| 7 | S. Hughes and K. Hart: Agassiz School, 4th and 5th Grade, “Family Stories” | n.d. | |||||||
| 7 | L. Jennings, S. Hughes, and K. Hart: Agassiz School, 4th and 5th Grade, “Growing Up and Living in Cambridge” (includes slides) | 1987-1988 | |||||||
| 7 | Joe Pagliaro: Morse School, 5th Grade, “Family Stories” | 1985-1986 | |||||||
| 7 | J. Patterson and B. Tracy: Longfellow School, 2nd Grade, “A Storybook Quilt” (includes slides) | n.d. | |||||||
| 7 | Marina Seevak: Tobin School, 4th and 5th Grade, “Growing Up in My Homeland... Living Here Now” | 1988-1989 | |||||||
| 7 | Ruth Shea: Tobin School, 4th Grade, “What Were Your Parents Doing in 1968?” (includes photographs) | 1988-1989 | |||||||
| 7 | Ruth Shea: Tobin School, 4th Grade, “Stories of Our Family Heroes” | 1991-1992 | |||||||
| 7 | Harrington School, 3rd Grade, “Where in the World Did You Come From?” (includes slides) | n.d. | |||||||
| 7 | New Found Voices | n.d., 1984-1986 | |||||||
| A Passion For Life | |||||||||
| 7 | Brochures and Press Articles | n.d., 1989-1990 | |||||||
| 7 | Correspondence, Evaluations, notes | n.d., 1987-1991 | |||||||
| 7 | Directions Committee | n.d., 1989-1990 | |||||||
| 7 | Final Project | n.d. | |||||||
| 7 | Financial and Funding Records | n.d., 1985-1990 | |||||||
| 8 | Interview Guidelines | n.d., 1987-1989 | |||||||
| Photographs | |||||||||
| 8 | General | n.d. | |||||||
| 21 | Quaker Meeting in Ramallah, Palestine | n.d. | |||||||
| 21 | Unidentified Palestinian Women | n.d. | |||||||
| 21 | Project Poster | n.d. | |||||||
| 8 | Slides | n.d. | |||||||
| 8 | Student Papers | 1989 | |||||||
| 8 | People Are Stories/Bringing Stories to Life | n.d., 1987-1993, 1998 | |||||||
| 8 | Preservation and Consolidation Project | n.d., 1983-1984 | |||||||
| 8 | Tom Sleigh: Lila Wallace Readers Digest Writers Award | 1992-1996 | |||||||
| 8 | Somerville Video Portraits | n.d. | |||||||
| Stories in Fabric | |||||||||
| 8 | General Information | n.d., 1984-1986, 1990 | |||||||
| 8 | Photographs (5 folders) | n.d. | |||||||
| 8 | Slides | n.d., 1984 | |||||||
| 8 | Talking on Water | 1997 | |||||||
| 8 | Touchable Stories | 1996 | |||||||
| Transitions in Women's Lives | |||||||||
| 8 | Azorean Letters | n.d. | |||||||
| 8 | Background Information | n.d., 1981 | |||||||
| 8 | Funding | 1981-1982 | |||||||
| 8 | Haitian Creole Script and Outreach | n.d. | |||||||
| 8 | Portuguese Script and Outreach | n.d., 1982 | |||||||
| 8 | Spanish Script, Outreach, and Poem | n.d., 1982 | |||||||
| 8 | Unidentified Interview Cards | n.d. | |||||||
| 8 | Voices from the Caribbean | n.d. | |||||||
| Voices of Lawrence/Voices of Teens | |||||||||
| 8 | Funding | n.d., 1991-1993 | |||||||
| 8 | Student Work | n.d. | |||||||
| The Way Things Were/Jest Us | |||||||||
| 8 | Background Information | n.d., 1982 | |||||||
| 8 | Narrator Transcripts | n.d. | |||||||
| 8 | Photographs | n.d. | |||||||
| 21 | Project Displays | n.d. | |||||||
| 8 | Rough Draft and Final Project | n.d., | |||||||
| Youth Build Boston | |||||||||
| 8 | General Information | n.d., 1990-1991 | |||||||
| 8 | Slides: Bringing Down the Wisdom | n.d. | |||||||
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Series: |
6. Audiovisual Material, 1978-1995 |
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| Volume: | 8.0 cubic ft. | ||||||||
| Arrangement: |
Alphabetical |
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| Summary: |
This series contains audio-visual documentation of the Oral History Center's activities, particularly the collection of oral histories. Formats include VHS tapes, 3/4 inch UMATIC tapes, 8mm tapes, audio reel-to-reel tapes, and audio cassettes. Audio cassettes are the most extensive. The majority of the material comes from the Cambridge Women's Oral History Project, its related spin-offs, and the Lifelines Project. There is a small amount of audio material dealing with the administration of the Oral History Center, including recordings of retreats and meetings. |
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| Box | Title | Date | |||||||
| 8 mm Recordings | |||||||||
| 9 | Basketball Tournament (2 tapes) | 1995 | |||||||
| 9 | Billie-Jo Davis: Interview of Josephine Perez (2 tapes) | n.d. | |||||||
| 9 | Elders at Martin Luther King Day | 1995 | |||||||
| 9 | Marshall, Terry | 1995 | |||||||
| 9 | Basketball | 1995 | |||||||
| 9 | “Hanging Out” | 1995 | |||||||
| 9 | Interview (2 tapes) | n.d. | |||||||
| 9 | Paprilla, Austria: South End Violence (2 tapes) | n.d. | |||||||
| 9 | Unidentified | n.d. | |||||||
| Audio: Cassettes | |||||||||
| 10 | Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) Workshop | 18 Feb 1994 | |||||||
| Bridging Our Lives Workshop | |||||||||
| 10 | Evaluation by Berta Berriz, Dolores Goode, and Kristen Metz | 15 Jan 1991 | |||||||
| 10 | Last Class | 17 Dec 1990 | |||||||
| 10 | Model Interview: Kristen Metz interviewing Judith Glaubman | 10 Dec 1990 | |||||||
| Bringing Stories to Light | |||||||||
| 10 | Model Interview: Kristen Metz interviewing Michael Barrish | 2 Mar 1991 | |||||||
| 10 | Workshop Sample Interview: Kristen Metz interviewing Debra Mecca | 14 Mar 1992 | |||||||
| Cambridge Women's Oral History Project | |||||||||
| 10 | Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Meeting with High School Students about Project | n.d. | |||||||
| 10 | CAPS Preliminary Interview by Cindy Cohen of Christine Cabral, Rae Dedman, and Ronda Deegan | 21 Nov 1980 | |||||||
| 10 | Evaluation Meeting (2 tapes) | Apr 1981 | |||||||
| 10 | Excerpts of Stories | n.d. | |||||||
| 10 | Immigration Workshop (2 tapes) | n.d. | |||||||
| Interviews | |||||||||
| 10 | Winona Boardley (2 tapes) | n.d. | |||||||
| 10 | Gloria da Silva | n.d. | |||||||
| 10 | Iola Houtman | n.d. | |||||||
| 10 | Henrietta Jackson (3 tapes) | n.d. | |||||||
| 10 | Jessica's | n.d. | |||||||
| 10 | Magie Maturin and Cindy Cohen by Ann Marie Milhomme | n.d. | |||||||
| 10 | Ann Marie Milhomme by Cindy Cohen | n.d. | |||||||
| 10 | Teodocia Rodriguez | n.d. | |||||||
| 10 | Catherine Zirpolo | n.d. | |||||||
| 10 | Practice Tapes (9 tapes) | n.d. | |||||||
| 10 | Radio Show of Mary Perry Alldith | n.d. | |||||||
| 10 | Relationship Workshop | n.d. | |||||||
| 10-11 | Training Tapes (4 tapes) | n.d., 1980-1981 | |||||||
| 11 | Transfer Dub Tape | n.d. | |||||||
| 11 | Volunteer Meeting Discussion | n.d. | |||||||
| 11 | Work (2 tapes) | n.d. | |||||||
| 11 | Workshop on Black Women's Lives for the New England Association of Oral History | n.d. | |||||||
| 11 | Workshop on Growing Older at Cambridge Library (2 tapes) | n.d. | |||||||
| Cambridge Women's Oral History Project: Evaluation | |||||||||
| Interviews by Cindy Cohen | |||||||||
| 11 | Melissa Alonson | 1981 | |||||||
| 11 | Colleen Bolger | 1981 | |||||||
| 11 | Christine Cabral | 1981 | |||||||
| 11 | Kate Ellis | 1981 | |||||||
| 11 | Hermina Fernandes and Graca Arruda | 1981 | |||||||
| 11 | Hopey Fitzpatrick | 1981 | |||||||
| 11 | Gloria Herrera (2 tapes) | 1981 | |||||||
| 11 | Morgan Neville | 1981 | |||||||
| 11 | Jessica Rich | 1981 | |||||||
| 11 | Sharon Ryan | 1981 | |||||||
| 11 | Odilia Silva (2 tapes) | 1981 | |||||||
| 11 | Margaret Sparks | 1981 | |||||||
| 11 | Tracy Villereale (2 tapes) | 1981 | |||||||
| Cambridge Women's Quilt Project | |||||||||
| 22 | Q1: Claudette LeComte, Janice Stephens | 1982 | |||||||
| 22 | Q2: Maria Luis, Madelena Frias | n.d. | |||||||
| 22 | Q4: Olga Melo, Gina Lima | n.d. | |||||||
| 22 | Q5: Beverly Shear, Sarah Bansen | n.d. | |||||||
| 22 | Q6: Judith Lima | n.d. | |||||||
| 22 | Q7: Bonnie Acker, Darcy Marshall | n.d. | |||||||
| 22 | Q8: Pattie Frances (slow speed), Robyn Thurston | n.d. | |||||||
| 22 | Q9: Winona Boardley, Catherine Queen | n.d. | |||||||
| 22 | Q12: Mary Sclandra, Mary Andella | n.d. | |||||||
| 22 | Q13: Maria Ravanis, Heather Stowell | n.d. | |||||||
| 22 | Q14: Iola Houtman, Pattie Chase | n.d. | |||||||
| 22 | Q15: Shirlee Christophel, Jean Rioux | n.d. | |||||||
| 22 | Q16: Janet Mathews, Nancy Kerr | n.d. | |||||||
| 22 | Q17: Debbie Cohen, Pallas Lombard (wrong speed) | n.d. | |||||||
| 22 | Q18: Terry Wright, Gloria Herrera | n.d. | |||||||
| 22 | Q22: Lillian Hanscome, Sara Jovrabacki | n.d. | |||||||
| 22 | Q23: Romaine Doricente | n.d. | |||||||
| 22 | Q25: Mary Garron, Carrie Richardson | n.d. | |||||||
| 22 | Q26: Louise Cauchon, Paulette Francis | n.d. | |||||||
| 22 | Q28: Vicky Wolf, Cindy Cohen | n.d. | |||||||
| 22 | Q30: Violet Jackson, Zuleka Queen | n.d. | |||||||
| 22 | Q31: Women's Center - Judith Norris | n.d. | |||||||
| 22 | Q35: Elizabeth Bouvier | n.d. | |||||||
| 11 | CEOC Classes | 21 Jan 1982 | |||||||
| Cohen, Cindy: Interviews | |||||||||
| 11 | General | 23 May 1986 | |||||||
| 11 | About Her Involvement in the Center | 6 Jun 1992 | |||||||
| 11 | Bonnie Burt | 1 Dec 1980 | |||||||
| City Voices: Wetherbee School, Lawrence, Massachusetts | |||||||||
| 11 | General | 1991 | |||||||
| 11 | All Class Tape | 19 Jan 1991 | |||||||
| 11 | Enrique Benitez: Class (3 tapes) | 1991 | |||||||
| 11 | Lynn Cox: Class, April 22 | 1991 | |||||||
| 11-12 | Betsy Kimball: Class (4 tapes) | 1991 | |||||||
| 12 | Kristen Metz: Interviewing a Class about “Starting Over” | n.d. | |||||||
| Common Threads | |||||||||
| 12 | General | 1982-1983 | |||||||
| 12 | Exhibition Opening | 1 Nov 1983 | |||||||
| Interviews | |||||||||
| 12 | Mary Andella by Lyndsay French | n.d. | |||||||
| 12 | Shirlee Christophel by Sarah Benson | n.d. | |||||||
| 12 | Agnes Darlington (2 tapes) | n.d. | |||||||
| 12 | Maria Fragoso, Maria by Cindy Cohen | n.d. | |||||||
| 12 | Kathy Galanopoulos by Cindy Cohen | n.d. | |||||||
| 12 | Gloria Herrera by Cindy Cohen | n.d. | |||||||
| 12 | Shew Gee Li, Shew Gee by Eva Chan | n.d. | |||||||
| 12 | Rosario Morales by Cindy Cohen (2 tapes) | n.d. | |||||||
| 12 | Rosario Morales, Olga Silva and Kathy Galanopoulus by Cindy Cohen | n.d. | |||||||
| 12 | Margaret Primack (2 tapes) | n.d. | |||||||
| 12 | Theodocia Rodriguez by Florinda Pla in Spanish | n.d. | |||||||
| 12 | Olga Sliva by Cindy Cohen (2 tapes) | n.d. | |||||||
| 12 | Froso Sundlavedes and Kathy Galanopoulos by Cindy Cohen | n.d. | |||||||
| 12 | Susan Thompson by Cindy Cohen (2 tapes) | n.d. | |||||||
| 12 | Marie Yolette Val by Cindy Cohen | n.d. | |||||||
| 12 | Slideshow Script (2 tapes) | n.d. | |||||||
| 12 | Slideshow Soundtrack | n.d. | |||||||
| 12 | Community Program Council | 19 Nov 1986 | |||||||
| 12 | East Cambridge Riverfest: Collected Stories | n.d. | |||||||
| East Cambridge Unity Committee: Interviews | |||||||||
| 12 | Maria Cordeira | 1983 | |||||||
| 12 | Joe G. Geary, John T. Geary, and David T. Geary, Julie Geloutsky, Thelma Smith, Helen Botelho, Mary Ann Capucci, and Donna Cappucci | 1983 | |||||||
| 12 | John Geary | 1983 | |||||||
| 12 | Julie Geloutsky | 1983 | |||||||
| 12 | Thelma Smith, Helen Botelho, Mary Ann Capucci, and Donna Cappucci | 1983 | |||||||
| 12 | Fr.Vertselis | 1983 | |||||||
| From Hearing My Mother Talk: Interviews | |||||||||
| 12 | Beatrice Ewing by Cindy Cohen | 3 Nov 1978 | |||||||
| 12 | Genevive Halsam by Connie Breece | 16 Nov 1978 | |||||||
| 13 | Martha Harron by Connie Breece | 3 Nov 1978 | |||||||
| 13 | Florence Luscomb by Cindy Cohen | n.d. | |||||||
| 13 | Parris Luscomb and Florence Luscomb by Cindy Cohen | n.d. | |||||||
| 13 | Helen O'Rourke, Marie Beck and Betty Mahoney by Connie Breece | n.d. | |||||||
| 13 | Catherine Peterson by Cindy Cohen | n.d. | |||||||
| 13 | Elinor Rowe by Cindy Cohen | n.d. | |||||||
| 13 | Catherine Sprague by Connie Breece | n.d. | |||||||
| 13 | Elsa Stern by Cindy Cohen (2 tapes) | n.d. | |||||||
| 13 | Pauline Swift and Mabel Levarity by Cindy Cohen | n.d. | |||||||
| 13 | Pauline Swift by Cindy Cohen | 1978-1979 | |||||||
| Griots of Roxbury | |||||||||
| 13 | General | 1991-1994 | |||||||
| 13 | Comments Tape from Griots Exhibit | Apr-May 1994 | |||||||
| 13 | Egleston Square High School | 7 Apr 1994 | |||||||
| 13 | Exhibit Reaction Tape | 21 Jun 1994 | |||||||
| 13 | Griots Discussion: Wrapping up the Project (2 tapes) | 21 Jun 1994 | |||||||
| 13 | Griots Music Soundtrack | n.d. | |||||||
| 13 | “You've Got A Story To Tell”: Comments | n.d. | |||||||
| 13 | “Johnny's Song,” by Steve Mason (Poetry of a Vietnam Veteran) | 1986 | |||||||
| 13 | Kane School, Bilingual Class, Lawrence, Massachusetts | 3 Mar 1990 | |||||||
| Kieran Mead-Ward School, Community Service Project at Graham-Parks School: Interviews | |||||||||
| 13 | Florina Pla | 1992 | |||||||
| 13 | Carrie Richardson | 1 Apr 1992 | |||||||
| 13 | Lawrence Public/Parochial School Training: Evaluation by Teachers (2 tapes) | 31 May 1990 | |||||||
| 13 | Learning from Our Lives: Planning Meeting (2 tapes) | 2 Mar 1995 | |||||||
| Let Life Be Yours: Voices of Cambridge Working Women | |||||||||
| 13 | Arts Council Tape | n.d. | |||||||
| 13 | Composite Master Tape: Early Draft (2 tapes) | n.d. | |||||||
| 13 | Dub from Master Reel of 1981 (2 tapes) | Jun 1987 | |||||||
| 13 | Haitian Folk Music | n.d. | |||||||
| Haitian Creole | |||||||||
| 13 | Interviews Translation | 1 Dec 1981 | |||||||
| 13 | Translation of Program (4 tapes) | n.d. | |||||||
| 14 | July Version | n.d. | |||||||
| 14 | Master Mix Tape | 12 Mar 1988 | |||||||
| Portuguese | |||||||||
| 14 | Translation (3 tapes) | n.d. | |||||||
| 14 | Interviews Translation | n.d. | |||||||
| 14 | Planning Session | n.d. | |||||||
| 14 | Radio Promotion and Edited Interviews | n.d. | |||||||
| 14 | Slide Show Program | 1981 | |||||||
| Spanish | |||||||||
| 14 | Interviews Translation | 1 Dec 1981 | |||||||
| 14 | Translation of Programs (3 tapes) | n.d. | |||||||
| 14 | Unidentified Translations | n.d. | |||||||
| 14 | Lifelines Celebration | 4 mar 1986 | |||||||
| Lifelines Evaluations | |||||||||
| 14 | Steve Barkin and Pat Berkley at Graham-Parks School | n.d. | |||||||
| 14 | Marcia Baynes at Longfellow School | n.d. | |||||||
| 14 | Marcia Baynes and MaryBeth Haynes at Longfellow School | 25 Mar 1986 | |||||||
| 14 | Pat Berkley at Graham-Parks School | 26 Mar 1986 | |||||||
| 14 | Marilyn Brownlie at Longfellow School; Joe Pagliaro at Morse School, 25 Mar 1986; Len Solo at Graham-Parks School | 26 Mar 1986 | |||||||
| 14 | Danielle Conway at Tobin School | n.d. | |||||||
| 14 | MaryBeth Haynes at Longfellow School | n.d. | |||||||
| 14 | Daniel Kelly and Danielle Conway at Tobin School | 27 Mar 1986 | |||||||
| 14 | Joe Pagliaro | n.d. | |||||||
| 14 | Lifelines Training of Trainers Teacher Panel Discussion | Apr 1989 | |||||||
| Lifelines Project | |||||||||
| Marcia Baynes at Longfellow School, 6th Grade: “Growing Up in Cambridge” Interviews | |||||||||
| 14 | Mr. Bourne | 1986-1987 | |||||||
| 14 | Mrs. Browning | 1986-1987 | |||||||
| 14 | Dr. Grace Gardner | 1986-1987 | |||||||
| Pat Berkley at Graham-Parks School, 5th Grade: “We Are Proud of Who We Are” | 1985-1986 | ||||||||
| 14 | Haitian Slideshow Tape | ||||||||
| 14 | Haitian Tape Script | ||||||||
| Interviews | |||||||||
| 14 | Dr. Jean Baptiste | ||||||||
| 14 | Dr. Jean Baptiste and Guerdes Fleurant | ||||||||
| 14 | Fritz Dossous | ||||||||
| 14 | Guerdes Fleurant | ||||||||
| 14 | Josiane Hudicourt-Barnes | ||||||||
| 14 | Slide-tape Narration | ||||||||
| MaryBeth Haynes at Longfellow School, 8th Grade: “Trials and Triumphs” | |||||||||
| 15, 22 | Final Project Audio Recording (2 versions) | n.d. | |||||||
| Interviews | |||||||||
| 15 | Mary Andella | Dec 1985 | |||||||
| 15 | Isabelle Diekewicz | 3 Feb 1986 | |||||||
| 15 | Georgianna Jones | n.d. | |||||||
| 15 | Catherine E. Maytum | 10 Dec 1985 | |||||||
| 15 | Carrie Richardson | 13 Nov 1985 | |||||||
| 15 | Catherine Smith | 10 Dec 1985 | |||||||
| 15 | Delia Souza | n.d. | |||||||
| Practice Interviews | |||||||||
| 15 | Francesca Brotman-Orner with Mother | 27 Oct 1985 | |||||||
| 15 | David Fitzpayne with Mother | n.d. | |||||||
| 15 | Ingrid Kleespies with Mother | 22 Oct 1985 | |||||||
| 15 | Jessica Shattuck with Mother | n.d. | |||||||
| 15 | Unidentified Student with Mother | n.d. | |||||||
| M. Seevak at Tobin School, 4th Grade: “Growing Up in My Homeland... Living Here Now” Interviews | |||||||||
| 15 | Mary Andella | Feb 1989 | |||||||
| 15 | Contanza Eggers | Feb 1989 | |||||||
| 15 | Marco | Feb 1989 | |||||||
| 15 | Paul Yu | Feb 1989 | |||||||
| 15 | V. Swoboda at Tobin School, 7th Grade: “Taking a Stand” Interview of Lupe Tovares | 23 jan 1989 | |||||||
| Metz, Kristen: Interviews | |||||||||
| 15 | Andrea, a Women's Studies Student at Mount Holyoke | 5 Mar 1991 | |||||||
| 15 | For WUMB “From the Source” | 18 Dec 1990 | |||||||
| 15 | Young Class in Boston | n.d. | |||||||
| 15 | New Found Voices: “Gajes:” Interview by Stacie Martinelli | 1986 | |||||||
| Northeastern University Centennial: Interviews for Chapter in “Tradition and Innovation” by K. Fitzgerald, J. Fraser and E. Jackson | |||||||||
| 15 | Ruth Batson | 9 Mar 1995 | |||||||
| 15 | Paula Clark | 12 Apr 1996 | |||||||
| 15 | Gregory Coffin | 17 Jul 1996 | |||||||
| 15 | Mel King | 3 Dec 1996 | |||||||
| 15 | Kenneth Ryder | 4 Dec 1996 | |||||||
| Oral History Center Board Meeting | |||||||||
| 15 | With Cindy Cohen | 27 Jun 1996 | |||||||
| 15 | With Kristen Metz | 11 Jun 1996 | |||||||
| 15 | Oral History Center Story Sharing Event | 7 Apr 1988 | |||||||
| 15 | Oral History Center at Bedford Unitarian Church, Bedford, Massachusetts | 4 Oct 1987 | |||||||
| 15 | Oral History Center Retreat (5 tapes) | 27 Jan 1990 | |||||||
| 15 | Oral History Center Board Retreat | n.d. | |||||||
| 15 | Oral History: A Tool for Advocates Workshop #1 | 13 Mar 1990 | |||||||
| 16 | A Passion for Life: Direction Committee Evaluation | 10 Aug 1989 | |||||||
| A Patchwork of Our Lives | |||||||||
| 16 | Quilt Song | 1982 | |||||||
| 16 | Quilt Song Rehearsal | 6 Jul 1982 | |||||||
| 16 | Program Report Book | n.d. | |||||||
| 16 | Carrie Richardson: Interview | 16 Dec 1986 | |||||||
| 16 | Stories in Fabric: Individual Descriptions of Tapestries | n.d. | |||||||
| The Way Things Were/Jest Us: Interviews | |||||||||
| 16 | Zelma Evelyn by Group of Children | Fall 1982 | |||||||
| 16 | Lydia McLean by Group of Children | Fall 1982 | |||||||
| 16 | Virginia Stephenson by Group of Children | Fall 1982 | |||||||
| 16 | Trainers Discussion | 21 Jul 1992 | |||||||
| Training of Trainers | |||||||||
| 16 | General | 5 Feb 1990 | |||||||
| 16 | Institute for Educators (3 tapes) | n.d. | |||||||
| Unidentified Interviews | |||||||||
| 22 | Ana's Interview with May, Susan Thompson | n.d. | |||||||
| 22 | Betsy Rose at Children's Museum | May 1985 | |||||||
| 16 | Class Interviewing Immigrant Panamanian Women | n.d. | |||||||
| 16 | Girl Discussing Her Involvement with the Oral History Center | n.d. | |||||||
| 16 | Small Group Telling and Discussing Stories | n.d. | |||||||
| 16 | Stacie's Interview with Philomeine | Spring 1986 | |||||||
| Unidentified Project: Interviews | |||||||||
| 16 | Rita Bettencourt and Luisa Goncalves | n.d. | |||||||
| 16 | Maria Cabral and Natercia Manita | n.d. | |||||||
| 16 | Natalia Costa and Maria Peixoto | n.d. | |||||||
| 16 | Assuncao Goncalves and Maria Monte | n.d. | |||||||
| 16 | Maria Quelha | n.d. | |||||||
| 16 | Guiomar Santos and Lucy Camara | n.d. | |||||||
| 16 | Maria Viega and Ernestina Pereira | n.d. | |||||||
| Youth Build Boston | |||||||||
| 16 | Group 1: Discussion on History | 6 Mar 1991 | |||||||
| Interviews | |||||||||
| 16 | Edson Auguste by Kristin Metz | 6 Aug 1991 | |||||||
| 16 | Kevin Barr and Rudy | 27 Feb 1991 | |||||||
| 16 | Victor Burgos by Kristin Metz | 2 Apr 1991 | |||||||
| 16 | Kevin Dixon and Manny | 27 Feb 1991 | |||||||
| 16 | Cynthia Fletcher by Michael and Maria | n.d. | |||||||
| 16 | Mr. Fletcher by Luis, Tracey, Victor and Maria | 19 Mar 1991 | |||||||
| 16 | Delacy Glover and ?(Night Jones) by Ralph Lace Waim | 6 Mar 1991 | |||||||
| 16 | Marvis Grant (Teacher) and Kevin | 12 Mar 1991 | |||||||
| 16 | Ms. Haskins by Kevin Dixon, Ray Rushin, Maria Gonzalez and Rudolph Griffith | 26 Mar 1991 | |||||||
| 16 | Helen Horner at Fields Corner | 1991 Mar 19 | |||||||
| 16 | Helen Horner by Joe Willis, Edson Auguste, Brian Newberry, Victor Burgos and Ralph Bocote | n.d. | |||||||
| 16 | Roschell Jones by Kristen Metz | 23 Jul 1991 | |||||||
| 17 | Thomas Brent | 2 Jul 1991 | |||||||
| 17 | Luis Lopez and Aaron Hall | 6 Mar 1991 | |||||||
| 17 | Victor Melodie, Maria and Verneice | 6 Mar 1991 | |||||||
| 17 | Mike and Edgar | 27 Feb 1991 | |||||||
| 17 | Miss Thomas Miner by Ray, Vincent, and Edgar | n.d. | |||||||
| 17 | Mrs. Mary Pam by Rudy and Manny (2 tapes) | 12 Mar 1991 | |||||||
| 17 | Steve Perry by Vincent, Edgar, and Michael | 26 Mar 1991 | |||||||
| 17 | Kevin Dixon: Reading Trial Script | n.d. | |||||||
| 17 | Slide-tape Show: History of Roxbury | 19 Aug 1991 | |||||||
| 22 | Women's History Tape: Sisters | n.d. | |||||||
| Audio: Reel-to-Reel | |||||||||
| 18 | Cambridge Women's Oral History Project Master Mix | Jul 1981 | |||||||
| Let Life Be Yours | |||||||||
| 18 | Edited Four Minute Piece | n.d. | |||||||
| 18 | Edited Narration, Original Master | n.d. | |||||||
| 18 | Feature Heads | n.d. | |||||||
| 18 | Haitian Creole version | n.d. | |||||||
| 18 | Intro “A” | n.d. | |||||||
| 18 | Intro “B” | n.d. | |||||||
| 18 | Master Mix | n.d. | |||||||
| 18 | Narrator Outtakes | n.d. | |||||||
| 18 | Original Interviews in Foreign Languages | n.d. | |||||||
| 18 | Outtakes | n.d. | |||||||
| 18 | Portuguese Version | n.d. | |||||||
| 18 | Spanish Version | n.d. | |||||||
| 18 | Translations | n.d. | |||||||
| 18 | Cindy Marshall | n.d. | |||||||
| 18 | Unidentified (2 tapes) | n.d. | |||||||
| ¾ Inch UMATIC Recordings | |||||||||
| 19 | “A Life of Song”: A Portrait of Ruth Rubin | 1985 | |||||||
| 19 | Griots: “Beyond the Classroom” | 1994 Jan 20 | |||||||
| 19 | Let Life Be Yours (2 copies) | 1981 | |||||||
| 19 | Unidentified | n.d. | |||||||
| VHS Recordings | |||||||||
| 19 | Common Threads | n.d. | |||||||
| 19 | “Folk Roots New Roots: Defining Tradition” | n.d. | |||||||
| 19 | Carolyn Graham: Oral History Center Training | 7 Nov 1986 | |||||||
| 19 | Griots of Roxbury: “Beyond the Classroom” | 20 Jan 1994 | |||||||
| 19 | King Connection: Radio Play and Mural | 22 May 1990 | |||||||
| 19 | Let Life Be Yours (2 copies) | 1981 | |||||||
| 19 | “A Life of Song: Cindy Marshall” | n.d. | |||||||
| 19 | Kristin Kristin: Oral History Center Interview | n.d. | |||||||
| 19 | Oral History Center Interviews | 12 May 1992 | |||||||
| 19 | Reading Rainbow: The Patchwork Quilt | n.d. | |||||||
| 19 | Something to be Heard (2 copies) | n.d. | |||||||
| 19 | Teacher Training | 5 Dec 1986 | |||||||
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