Community Voices/Calvin College oral histories
Scope and Contents
This is an oral history collection of numerous interviews and video productions from various Calvin College classes. Each series is composed of the particular class output from Calvin College. Each class produced oral histories, or a video production of community residents in the city of Grand Rapids from 2001-2009.
No ancillary information, such as photographs, newspaper clippings or other ephemera, is present in the collection.
Dates
- 2001-2009
Language of Materials
Several of the interviews are in Spanish.
Biographical / Historical
The Community Voices project is a project at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, with the aim of teaching students to listen and carefully record life stories from the Grand Rapids community.
The oral history interviews were conducted at various times and in various Calvin College classes or projects. Currently, this collection is made up of four Series. Each series is composed of the materials from each class or project. This collection will be added to as materials are received from Calvin College.
Extent
2 Linear Feet
Abstract
Community Voices is a project at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan that aims to teach students to listen and carefully record life stories from the Grand Rapids community. This is an oral history collection of numerous interviews and video productions from various Calvin College classes. Each series is composed of the particular output from a class that participated in the project. Each class produced oral histories or a video production of community residents in the city of Grand Rapids from 2001-2010.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Calvin College, accession number 2009.051.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Community Voices/Calvin College oral histories
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Tim Gleisner
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Grand Rapids History Center Repository
Grand Rapids Public Library
111 Library Street NE
Grand Rapids Michigan 49503 USA
616-988-5497
localhis@grpl.org