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Guide to the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation oral histories
2008.030
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation |
| Creator:
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Brooklyn Historical Society (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.) |
| Creator:
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Sullivan, Sady |
| Creator:
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Williams, Bahati |
| Title: |
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation oral histories |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
2007 - 2008 |
| Dates [bulk]: |
2008 |
| Abstract: |
Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) and Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (Restoration)
partnered on the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation oral history project in
2007-2008 to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of Restoration's founding as the first
community development corporation (CDC) in the United States. Nearly sixty interviews
were conducted with founding Board members, supporters, activists, artists, tenants,
and other community members. Audio clips from these oral history interviews were included
in the exhibit
Reflections on Community Development: Stories from Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration
Corporation
(BHS 2008, Restoration 2009).
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| Quantity: |
32.27 Gigabytes in 236 files, total running time: 48 hours, 18 minutes, 21 seconds; 1 linear foot
in one record box
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| Call Phrase: |
2008.030 |
| Sponsor: |
This collection was processed and described as part of the project, 'Voices of Generations:
Investigating Brooklyn's Cultural Identity,' funded by the National Historical Publications
and Records Commission (NHPRC) and The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.
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