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D.C. Statehood Movement Leaders Oral History Project
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: OHP020
Scope and Contents
Between 1997 and 1999 the D.C. Public Library and Councilmember Hilda Mason's office jointly sponsored a program to conduct oral histories of D.C. Statehood movement leaders. The project was funded by a grant from the D.C. Humanities Council and documents the experiences of 10 important Statehood movement leaders. The interviews cover such topics as memories of activist Julius Hobson, the early founding of the Statehood Party, local politics and referendums, constitutional convention, and...
Dates:
1997 - 1999
Home Rule Oral History Project
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: OHP018
Scope and Contents
A team created by the Washington Times (reporters Rupert Welch and Isaiah J. Poole) conducted a total of 18 oral history interviews as part of a five-part series dealing with home rule. There are no transcripts for this project.
Dates:
1980 - 1990
Service Workers Union - SEIU Local 82 Oral History Project
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: OHP014
Scope and Contents
Between 1993 and 1997, Service Employees International Union Local 82, the DC branch of a union representing mainly custodial workers, conducted a total of 13 oral history interviews with union members as part of the Service Workers’ Oral History and Education Project. Interviewees were current and former union members of all ages, some who had taken part in union leadership. Topics include work experiences, union politics, interviewee experiences in union leadership, and health.
Dates:
1993 - 1997