Subject: Oral History--Delaware--Newark--20th century - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 59 audio cassette
Abstract:: The Iron Hill Museum oral history collection consists of 37 interviews (recorded on 59 audio cassettes) documenting the history of the Iron Hill School #112C, which was one of the African American schools built in Delaware with funds provided by Pierre S. du Pont. Additional interviews in this collection document life in the Iron Hill community and nearby Pleasant Valley, as well as education provided in a few other Delaware schools in Hockessin, Milton, and Claymont.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 0.3 linear foot (1 box) and 23 audio cassette (1 box)
Abstract:: This collection contains 22 oral history interviews providing a wealth of information on history and culture of the New London Road/Cleveland Avenue community in Newark, Delaware. These interviews, collected during two oral history projects by University of Delaware Professor Bernard L. Herman and students from 2004-2006, feature members of the New London Road community and discuss various aspects of life in the predominantly African-American community. The collection contains transcripts of selected interviews created by students as well as research data, recipes, and galley proofs for the book "Food Always Brings People Together: recipes, poems, and stories from the New London Road community, Newark, Delaware," written by the University of Delaware Center for Material Culture Studies, under the direction of Professor Herman.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1.29 gigabyte (11 interviews in mp4 format)
Abstract:: This collection consists of digital audio interviews with twelve former employees of the Chrysler Assembly Plant in Newark, Delaware. These interviews were conducted by University of Delaware students in HIST 667: Oral History, taught by Professor Roger Horowitz, in the Spring semester of 2011.

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Extent:: .3 linear foot (1 box) and 43.34 gigabyte
Abstract:: Oral histories and images collected at the event, "Preserving the Past: Gathering History & Mementos of the New London Road / School Hill Community," Saturday, May 20, 2017 and images collected at the event, "A Celebration for the New London Avenue School, One Hundred Years," Sunday, March 6, 2022. Established in 1867 as the first documented public school for African-American youth in the Newark, Delaware, community, the school and its surrounding property were also an important social and recreational meeting place for neighborhood residents.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 2.68 gigabyte (25 interviews, available in 27 mp3 files) and 2.41 megabyte (25 interview indexes, available as pdf files)
Abstract:: The oral history interviews in this collection were collected by the students in Dr. Roger Horowitz's HIST 268 section, "Oral History: African Americans and the University of Delaware" class, offered in the fall semester of 2021. Students conducted 25 interviews, with participants drawn from two principal communities: African American alumni of the University of Delaware and residents of the Newark, Delaware's New London Road/Cleveland Avenue neighborhood. Their recollections are framed by Delaware's troubled experience with de jure and de facto racial discrimination, as interviewees reflect on their experiences living in Newark and/or attending the University of Delaware in the 1950s-1980s.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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