Name/Title
Germantown Historical Society oral history projectsEntry/Object ID
Coll.031Description
10.0 linear feet
circa 1992-1993
This collection consists of about 140 audiocassettes from three oral history projects on the topics of Integration in West Mount Airy, African-Americans in Germantown between the World Wars, and Awbury Arboretum. There are also boxes of transcripts, interviewee data sheets and permission forms, lists of interviewees in projects II and III, and other associated documents.
The first oral history project, on integration in West Mount Airy in the 1950s, consists of 38 tapes from the Pelham Centennial Oral History Project, circa 1992-1993. Interviewees were asked questions on such topics as where they lived before coming to West Mount Airy, what prompted their decision to move to the area, memories about the racial make-up of neighborhoods, and reactions as demographics shifted.
The second oral history project, on African-Americans experiences in Germantown between World War I and World War II, consists of about 72 tapes, circa 1992-1993. The interviewees were questioned about where they lived before coming to Germantown, their decision to move to Germantown, recollections about political views, memories of black-owned businesses, and other topics.
The third oral history project, on Awbury Arboretum, includes 27 tapes, circa 1992-1993.Collection
Germantown Historical Society oral history projectsMade/Created
Artist
Germantown Historical SocietyDate made
1992 - 1993Notes
Creation Date: circa 1992-1993Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
West Mount Airy NeighborsNotes
Archive Identity PersonPerson or Organization
Delta Sigma Theta SororityNotes
Archive Identity Person