Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Video Oral History Collection
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Abstract
The Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Video Oral History Collection (dated 2011-2015) is an assembled collection of video oral histories created and collected by the Tamiment Library to document the experiences of prominent individuals in on the political left. The collection features interviews with notable activists and political leaders including Daniel Rubin, Bettina Aptheker, Leslie Cagan, and Jack O'Dell. Interviews address a wide array of topics including civil rights, the Communist Party of the United States, gay rights, community organizing, and labor unions.
Historical Note
The Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Video Oral History collection is an assembled collection created by the Tamiment Library. Oral histories in this collection were created in the 2010s to document stories about the lives of individuals involved in social activism on the political left. Individuals featured in these interviews were selected by the Tamiment Library because they either had long careers in communist and socialist political activity or were connected to significant moments in the history of the Cold War.
Arrangement
Interviews are arranged alphabetically by interviewee last name.
Scope and Content Note
The Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Video Oral History Collection (dated 2011-2015) is an assembled collection of video oral histories created and collected by the Tamiment Library to document the experiences of prominent individuals in on the political left. The collection features interviews with notable activists and political leaders including Daniel Rubin, Bettina Aptheker, Leslie Cagan, and Jack O'Dell. Interviews address a wide array of topics including civil rights, the Communist Party of the United States, gay rights, community organizing, and labor unions.
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People
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions. Advance notice is required to access born-digital materials.
Conditions Governing Use
Because of the assembled nature of this collection, copyright status varies across the collection. Copyright is assumed to be held by the original creator of individual items in the collection; these items are expected to pass into the public domain 120 years after their creation. Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Archives is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from this collection.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Tamiment Library Video Oral History Collection; VIDEOS 018; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was assembled by the Tamiment Library beginning in 2014. Many interviews were conducted by Tamiment Library staff. The accession numbers associated with these interviews are 2015.014, 2015.023, and 2015.041. Anita Altman donated an interview of Frances O'Brien in 2014, which was added to the collection in 2017. The accession number associated with this gift is 2014.182.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
An access terminal for born-digital materials in the collection is available by appointment for reading room viewing and listening only. Researchers may view an item's original container and/or carrier, but the physical carriers themselves are not available for use because of preservation concerns.
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Processing Information
In 2017 an interview featuring Frances O'Brien was added to the collection. At this time, a finding aid was created to describe the remainder of the collection. Interviews in this collection are saved in multiple segments. These segments have been described in aggregate by oral history subject.
