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Oral histories (document genres)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Newby Ely collection on Deaf Holocaust survivors

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RITDSA-0005
Overview

Collection of filmed interviews made by historian Newby Ely, chronicling the experiences of deaf Holocaust survivors.

Dates: 2000
Found in: RIT Archives

NTID Life Histories Project records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RITDSA-0001
Overview Documents pertaining to the NTID Life Histories Project, an online website that offers access to the personal life stories of everyday deaf Americans. The collection is contained in six boxes and consists of a variety of materials related to the project including manuscript copies of Eugene Petersen's work, You Deaf? Visits With Deaf Americans; planning documents for the project such as correspondence, professional guidelines, funding requests, and budgeting...
Dates: 1988-2001; Majority of material found within 1999 - 2000
Found in: RIT Archives

Patti Durr collection on Deaf Holocaust Survivors

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RITDSA-0004
Overview

Patti Durr’s filmed interviews and transcripts she conducted with deaf survivors of the Holocaust, as well as copies of two films created from the interviews. Also included are copies of older interviews conducted by Simon Carmel, former NTID faculty.

Dates: 2000-2009
Found in: RIT Archives

RAMI historical interviews and radio series transcripts

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: R0006629317]
Identifier: RITArc-0129
Overview

RAMI historical interviews and radio series scripts consists of correspondence, a list of proposed radio program, scripts of aired presentations, drafts of the scripts prior to the interviews, and notes from radio presentations. The scripts highlight the history of Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute, the 100th Anniversary of the first photograph and the Photographic Technology and other departments.

Dates: 1938-1939
Found in: RIT Archives

Robert Panara collection on Patrick Graybill

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: R0006631448]
Identifier: RITDSA-0029
Overview

Robert Panara's video recording of an oral history interview with Patrick Graybill. The interview was conducted as part of the Deaf Rochester History Preservation Project.

Dates: 2004
Found in: RIT Archives