Category: Oral Histories

Digital Storytelling, Education, History, New York, Oral Histories, Rhetoric and Composition, Writing

Oral Histories of Teaching at CUNY: Eugenia Wiltshire, An Oral History of the CCNY 1960s SEEK Program

From YouTube and The Graduate Center CUNY’s Composition Community (CompComm): “Eugenia Wiltshire (nee Dorothy Robinson) remembers attending City College 1966-70 as one of the first SEEK students. Produced, directed and edited by Sean Molloy.” If you want to use this video on VOCAT, simply copy & paste the following link into your “Manage Media” Tab, minus the quotation marks: “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7rtnY79oAc” Continue reading Oral Histories of Teaching at CUNY: Eugenia Wiltshire, An Oral History of the CCNY 1960s SEEK Program

Lindsey Albracht
Digital Storytelling, Education, New York, Oral Histories, Rhetoric and Composition, Writing

Oral Histories of Teaching at CUNY: Sondra Perl: Oral History of Teaching Writing at City University in the 1970s

From YouTube and The Graduate Center CUNY’s Composition Community (CompComm): “Professor Sondra Perl looks back growing up in New Jersey, her graduate studies at NYU, on the early years of her teaching at Hostos Community College and her writing process research which led her to develop a deeper understanding of writing process and process based teaching. Produced, directed and edited by Sean Molloy.” If you … Continue reading Oral Histories of Teaching at CUNY: Sondra Perl: Oral History of Teaching Writing at City University in the 1970s

Lindsey Albracht
Digital Storytelling, History, New York, Oral Histories, Rhetoric and Composition, Writing

Oral Histories of Teaching at CUNY: Donald McQuade’s Oral History of Teaching at CUNY in the 1970s

From YouTube and The Graduate Center CUNY’s Composition Community (CompComm): “In this oral history, Donald McQuade remembers the Rutgers 1960s PhD Program, teaching writing at Queens College in the early days of Open Admissions, the CUNY Association of Writing Supervisors, and the founding of the WPA. Produced and edited by Sean Molloy.” If you want to use this video on VOCAT, simply copy & paste … Continue reading Oral Histories of Teaching at CUNY: Donald McQuade’s Oral History of Teaching at CUNY in the 1970s

Lindsey Albracht
Digital Storytelling, Education, History, Language, New York, Oral Histories, Rhetoric and Composition, Writing

Oral Histories of Teaching at CUNY: 1960’s SEEK Program at City College

From YouTube and The Graduate Center CUNY’s Composition Community (CompComm): “SEEK founder Allen Ballard and 1970 City College graduates Francee Covington and Marvina White remember SEEK’s English classes and teachers. (Produced, directed and edited by Sean Molloy).” If you want to use this video on VOCAT, simply copy & paste the following link into your “Manage Media” Tab, minus the quotation marks: “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fwUBQc14ZI” Continue reading Oral Histories of Teaching at CUNY: 1960’s SEEK Program at City College

Lindsey Albracht
Digital Storytelling, History, Oral Histories, Rhetoric and Composition, Writing

How To Do Oral History

This series of 5 short video podcasts from the Minnesota Historical Society provides a rationale and some guidelines for conducting oral histories. If you want to use this video on VOCAT, simply copy & paste the following link into your “Manage Media” Tab, minus the quotation marks: “https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1F2C83CBF809534B” Continue reading How To Do Oral History

Lindsey Albracht
Digital Storytelling, History, Oral Histories, the Vietnam War

The Vietnam War Commemoration Oral History Project: Captain Donna Rowe, USA (Army Nurse Corps)

From YouTube and The LBJ Library: “In 2013, work began on the Vietnam War Commemoration Oral History Project, an ambitious effort to collect video-recorded oral history interviews of Vietnam War veterans. The goal of the project, organized by the U.S. Department of Defense and its 50th Commemoration program, is to capture interviews with veterans of all ranks and military services to reflect the full breadth … Continue reading The Vietnam War Commemoration Oral History Project: Captain Donna Rowe, USA (Army Nurse Corps)

Lindsey Albracht
Digital Storytelling, History, Oral Histories, Race

StoryCorps: Nicodemus National Historic Site

From YouTube via Midwest National Parks and StoryCorps: The only remaining western town established by African Americans during the Reconstruction Period following the Civil War, the town of Nicodemus is symbolic of the pioneer spirit of African Americans who dared to leave the only region they had been familiar with to seek personal freedom and the opportunity to develop their talents and capabilities. In partnership … Continue reading StoryCorps: Nicodemus National Historic Site

Lindsey Albracht