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New York City Women Community Activists Oral History Project, 2004-2006Finding AidFinding aid prepared by Burd Schlessinger.2008
Administrative InformationThe New York City Women Community Activists Oral Histories were donated to the Sophia Smith Collection by Tamar Wilder Carroll in 2005 and 2006. Additional Mobilization for Youth interviews at Columbia University Oral History Archives (War on Poverty Project), New York, NY Associated material is in the National Congress of Neighborhood Women Records and the Frances Piven Papers in the Sophia Smith Collection. Additional FormatsOriginal audio recordings have been transferred to CD-ROM for research use. Processed by Burd Schlessinger, 2005, 2006. Preferred CitationPlease use the following format when citing materials from this collection: New York City Women Community Activists Oral History Project, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass. The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection. Access to audiovisual materials may first require production of research copies. The material in this collection may be protected by copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights for permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use." Permission must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Contents of the CollectionThis oral history collection consists of fourteen interviews conducted by Tamar Carroll for her dissertation on women's community activism in New York City, circa 1955-95 (for the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor). Included are interviews with activists involved in Mobilization For Youth, one of the country's first anti-poverty agencies founded in 1957 on New York City's Lower East Side to combat juvenile delinquency such as Frances Fox Piven, Rosalyn Baxandall, attorneys Faith Colangelo and Nancy LeBlanc, and other MFY staff members. Also interviewed are members of the National Congress of Neighborhood Women (of Brooklyn, N.Y.), Sally Martinez Fisher and Ethel Velez. Audio CDs and transcripts. [NOTE: The contents list for this collection is not online. Contact the Sophia Smith Collection if you would like one sent to you.] Return to the Table of Contents Return to the Table of Contents |
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