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Chinese oral history project, 1958-1975
17,584 pagesInterviews document the lives of seventeen prominent figures in the Republic of China (1911-1949). Narrators discuss military affairs, politics, national and regional governance, education, economics, culture, transportation, and other topics. Military campaigns are a major topic of the collection. Narrators discuss the operations and impacts of the Northern Expedition (1928-2928), Second Sino-Japanese War/War of Resistance (1937-1945), and Chinese Civil War (1945-1949). Narrators discuss the practical matters of governing during a period of upheaval. They also discuss the politics of the era and entities such as the Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party. Many narrators studied abroad in the United States and Europe. The collection gives insights into Chinese education and the experiences of Chinese nationals abroad, including observations from their travels. Several narrators worked as diplomats for the Republican government and offer insights into international affairs and world leaders of the mid-20th century.
Barnard College Oral Histories, 1970-1989
0.63 Linear FeetOral History with Richard Roth, Jr., 2018
72 minutesFlash drive contains a video file in MP4 format of the video documenting the history of Emery Roth and Sons, Architects. Oral History was commissioned by Annice Alt.
Class of 1971 Oral History Collection, 2011
0.5 Linear FeetOral History Research Office Records, 1900-1987
25 linear feetMiscellaneous papers relating to the memoirists who were interviewed by the Oral History Office. Included are original papers, printed materials and microfilm copies of materials not retained by Columbia. One half of the collection consists of original notes, draft transcriptions, related correspondence and documents related to the Radio Pioneer Project. Of those papers only available on microfilm, about one-third have a list of contents
Cuban Voices oral history collection, 2004-2010
6740 pagesThe Cuban Voices oral history collection is comprised of interviews conducted for the project of the same name. The project resulted in the publication of Elizabeth Dore's book How Things Fall Apart. The interviews are intended to engage in conversations with Cubans who lived through the transition to communist rule after the Cuban Revolution and experienced events of the following decades. The goal of the project, led by Dore, was not to interview people who have established themselves as public or political figures after the Revolution, but rather to generate a dialogue with ordinary citizens whose narratives do not appear in conventional narratives. Most of the interviewees, then, are not prominent personalities. They are professionals, campesinxs, teachers, sex workers, state employees, cooks, messengers, and people working illegally, among others.
Oral history interview with Arnaldo, 2006 Box 1
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Arnaldo begins the interview discussing his birth. Then, he tells some anecdotes from his childhood. Arnaldo recalls the military service and his jobs. He also recalls his joining the Young Communist League and his later expulsion from the Communist Party
Oral history interview with Claudia, 2005 Box 2
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In the interview, Claudia discusses censorship and political persecution in Cuba. She also discusses the government spying on certain citizens. Claudia discusses corruption and Mariela Castro's role in the government. She then discusses clandestine jobs. The archives only has the notes taken by Elizabeth Dore when conducting this interview
Animal Advocates Oral History Collection, 1999-2004
14 volumes (Transcripts)Columbia Armenian Oral History Archive, 1968-1977
6 Linear FeetThe Columbia Armenian Oral History Archive is an important collection of audio and video recordings of first-person accounts of the early and recent experiences of Armenians, recorded after they had immigrated to the United States. The collection consists of 138 interviews in Armenian, English, and Turkish languages with immigrants conducted by Vazken L. Parsegian during the 1950s and 1960s, focusing largely on the survivors' memories of their personal experiences of the abduction, deportation, imporisonment and massacre of Armenians and the destruction of Armenian communities under the Ottoman Empire in the first decades of the Twentieth century. The testimonies also recount the early formation of Armenian communities in various cities of United States and socio-economic conditions. The collection is comprised of 210 hours of sound recordings in the following formats: magnetic tape reels, compact cassettes, and WAV files and compact disks representing the content of the original tapes.
Maurice Ewing Oral History related papers, 1960 - 1973
1.5 linear feetPapers stemming from the OHRO documentation of the founding of the Lamont-Dougherty Earth Observatory. Includes correspondence and research materials.
Columbia University Library Office files, 1890-1998
48.37 linear feetOral History Box ii.340
Oral History Research Office, 1948-1949 Box ii.111
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