Neighborhoods
Found in 98 Collections and/or Records:
Alice Stewart Collection
Suann Hecht interview, 2017-11-17
Suann Hecht discusses moving from New York City to a group house in Mount Pleasant in 1972, her memories of the neighborhood, her involvement with the Latin America Youth Center, the city's handling of the Mount Pleasant riot, the demographics of the neighborhood, and the aftermath of the riot.
Tayo Agyemang interview, 2019-07-30
Tayo Agyemang discusses her youth and the sources of her passions for music, environmental stewardship, community, and family.
Thelma D. Jones Interview, 2017-09-26
Tobin Smith index, part 1, 2019-06-06
Tobin Smith interview, part 1, 2019-06-06
Tobin Smith interview, part 2, 2019-09-19
This oral history interview was a follow-up to a previous interview on June 6, 2019 conducted with Tobin Smith by Stephanie Mills Trice. Tobin Smith recalls Fort Totten being a peaceful community that no one heard of until the subway came. He discusses time with friends playing, partying, riding his bike downtown D.C., attending UDC, and having a career in the television industry.
U Street Oral History Project
Digital recordings of 20 oral history interviews by DCPL Special Collections Librarian Kelly Navies and related digital documents. 18 of the recordings are about the U Street cultural corridor. All of the U Street interviews have logs and two of them also have transcripts. Digital photographs and other documents were also included in the U Street transfer. There is also an interview with DC author Edward P. Jones, in 2 parts.
U Street Oral History Project - D.C.'s Cultural Corridor
Vanessa Ruffin-Colbert Interview, 2017-08-22
Vanessa Ruffin-Colbert discusses her early life in Washington, DC and experience living in Southwest; her involvement in the community and relationship with the children and families in the area; changes and issues related to the neighborhood and its residents; redevelopment and construction in Southwest; and her continued efforts and hopes to improve the community.