Collections : [Oral History Archives at Columbia]

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Iorio interviews Williamson Lee Henderson about his life, the Stonewall Rebellion, and the legacy of the Stonewall Rebellion Veterans Association.

A recording of the Wigstock 1995 concert event, featuring various drag performances

Fusco describes the working class community in Sunset Park during the 1950s and 1960s, and his entry into Phoenix House on 88th Street in Manhattan. He narrates his role in establishing new Phoenix House locations like East 116th Street. Moving to acquisitions, he worked at Phelan Place, Prospect Place, and Putnam Valley. He then speaks on the establishment of Dynamic Youth Community in Brooklyn, his own therapeutic community venture for adolescents. Particular attention is given to the changing therapeutic community model.

Endre discusses the evolution and subsequent decline of the therapeutic community model. He details the establishment of Odyssey House in 1967. He chronicles his tenure at both Phoenix House and New York City's Addiction Services Agency, describing life as a City employee. He narrates his involvement in setting up new facilities, and how he ran them.

Fagin discusses her tenure as Mitchell Rosenthal's executive assistant and her subsequent role in fundraising and development. She narrates her own avenues to understanding addiction. She talks about moving to Hazelden, comparing its environment with Phoenix House's and assessing the translation of her skills from a nonprofit to a for-profit setting. Finally, she reflects on the state of the therapeutic community method given increased state regulations.

Interview is part of the Adlai E. Stevenson project.

Interview is part of the Chinese oral history project.

Interview is part of the Eisenhower administration project.

Robert Nero focuses on his work with the Housing Guardians Association, and later the NYPD Guardians Association as an active member and then a retired trustee. He also talks about his views on community policing from his perspective as a Housing Police officer in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s, and the importance of building those strong relationships if the NYPD is going to improve in the future. He discusses the impact of racism on officers' careers, from gaining employment and promotions, to harassment and officer safety. While great strides were made during his time on the force, he also expresses how much is left to be done. Other topics include his perspective on community perceptions of police violence, life growing up in Queens, his time in the military during the Cuban Missile crisis.

This is a group oral history interview with Reuben C. Bankhead, Charles C. Coleman, Lester H. Grissom, Leroy Hendricks, and Robert Nero. They share stories from their time in the New York City Police Department (NYPD) during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. They were all members of the NYPD Guardians Association, and speak about how the organization influenced their careers. The conversation spans racial equality issues in NYPD, including promotion exams, and instances of retaliation for speaking out against prejudice. They describe the conflict between the NYPD Guardians Association and the NYPD Patrolmen's Benevolent Association over the attempted establishment of a Civilian Complaint Review Board in 1966. They also remember several lawsuits reversing discriminatory hiring and promotional practices.

Reuben Bankhead speaks primarily of the NYPD Guardians Association, and its importance to aiding the careers of black police officers during his time with the New York City Police Department. He shares how influential the advice of more experienced police was when he was starting out, as well their advocacy and support for black officers to take promotion exams. He comments on the affect of the lawsuits brought by the Guardians Association, aiding later generations of police officers. He also touches on how policing has changed from the 1960s and 1970s into the 2000s, and the importance of residency requirements to community policing.

31 video files with descriptive titles from various events depicting Brodsky interviewing celebrities and politicians. Some events include White House Correspondents' Association events, Clinton Global Initiative events, movie premieres, Obama inauguration events, and more.

In this interview Vina Tran discusses her experience at IRWGS and the institute's relationship with other centers and departments. Tran addresses her personal intellectual development while at IRWGS by describing her dual role as a student and employee. Tran also discusses the ways in which IRWGS responded to the shifting reliance on technology and the internet and her personal role in that transition.

Victoria Rosner begins this interview by discussing her undergraduate years as a member of one of the first co-ed graduating classes at Columbia University. She addresses the underrepresentation of female professors and their experience both in the classroom and as employees of the University. As a graduate student of English Literature at Columbia she encountered more female professors and developed a close relationship with her advisor Carolyn Heilbrun, who resigned shortly after in response to the decision not to tenure Susan Winnett. Rosner addresses both the exciting and destabilizing nature of being a student at this time. Upon reading Nancy K. Miller's book Getting Personal: Feminist Occasions and Other Autobiographical Acts, Rosner developed a relationship with Miller as well as Columbia Professor Jean Howard. Rosner explains how these connections led her to adopt an interdisciplinary and feminist approach to her scholarship.

In the first session of this interview, De Grazia discusses her early academic experiences at Smith College as an undergraduate and her subsequent enrollment in Columbia's Graduate History program. She characterizes and explains her involvement with theRadical History Review. De Grazia discusses her time teaching European History at Lehman College and Rutgers University in the late 1970s. De Grazia cites the birth of her child in Italy as a turning point for her scholarship, as it made clear the prevalence of fascist practices surrounding femininity in Italy that inspired her first book,How Fascism Ruled Women: Italy, 1922-1945. De Grazia describes her involvement in the Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis. Empowered to pursue new projects, De Grazia began studying issues of consumption and gender with Michael Taussig and Ina Merkel, which resulted in her 1996 volume entitledThe Sex of Things: Gender and Consumption in Historical Perspective. De Grazia describes the camaraderie of faculty and the union presence at Rutgers. In 1994, De Grazia joined Columbia's faculty and she offers an organizational comparison between Rutgers University and Columbia University. Finally, De Grazia discusses the development and financial support of IRWGS in the late 1990s.

Recording of Gail Mary Killian and friend listening to Foreigner and Journey and talking about which rock stars they think are cute.

Recording of teaching the baby to talk and a conversation about employment opportunities for people with disabilities in Taunton and Fall River, Massachusetts.

Yohanca begins the interview by describing the desire she had as a child to have genital reconstruction and identify as male. Yohanca comments on the insults she was called as a child. She then recalls the moment she told her family that she was a lesbian and the support she received from them. Yohanca recalls her studies and her first jobs. Yohanca reflects on the social changes in favor of homosexuals that took place in Cuba. She recalls the Mariel Exodus, the Special Period, and the humiliation of those who emigrated from the country. Yohanca compares life in Santiago with life in Havana. Finally, she reflects on the taboo surrounding virginity and the lack of access to sex education

Yeyé begins the interview by talking about her birth and her family. She also briefly comments on how she met her husband. Yeye remembers how her life changed with the arrival of the Cuban Revolution. She discusses religion. Yeyé does not remember having witnessed racist situations in her childhood or at her workplace. She comments on gender roles assigned to boys and girls. Yeyé remembers what her job was like as a house cleaner during the dictatorial period led by Batista. She reflects on the little sex education she received. She also talks about motherhood, menstruation, and what it means to be a woman for her. She comments on her work at the Museum and the problems of retirement. Yeyé negatively discusses homosexuality. Yeyé fue entrevistada para el proyecto que culminó en la publicación del libro How Things Fall Apart. El nombre es un seudónimo para el proyecto

In the first session, Yadira discusses her work. Yadira comments on the functioning of the Committee for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR) and the union. She discusses the growth of religiosity in Cuba. She then discusses the relationship between young people and the Revolution.