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Emmanuel College Oral Histories Finding Aid: Collection Overview

Title: Emmanuel College Oral Histories

Date(s): 2006, 2012-2015

Repository I.D.: US: MBEmm: OH-2012-9

Collection Call No.: OH-2012-9

Location: Emmanuel Archives—Cardinal Cushing Library 202; Emmanuel College Archives Digital Collection

Extent: 24,534.17 megabytes, 2 DVDs and .21 linear feet (10 interviews/ 3 Folders)

Language(s): The oral histories and supplamental material are in English

Abstract: This collection contains interviews on the history of Emmanuel College and its participants. The collection contains oral histories from various members of the College community.

Access Restrictions: 1) The collection is not restricted. 2) The material is under copyright. 3) Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the copyright holder or the College Archivist.

Preferred Citation: [Item Title]. [Box Number/Folder Title]. Emmanuel College Oral Histories. Cardinal Cushing Library, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA.

Provenance: The oral histories were conducted by the Cardinal Cushing Library, beginning in June 2012 to provide greater insight into the history of Emmanuel College (Boston, Massachusetts). All interviews were conduct using library technology and stored on the library’s shared computer drive. Only the Anastasia Kirby Lundquist interview was conducted with the Office of Development and Alumni Relations' equipment that was then transferred to dvd and given to the library in summer 2012. The supplemental material for the Suzanne Hodes interview was donated by the Emmanuel College Art Department in March 2014.

Processed By: The collection was processed by John P. Healey, Jr. in November 2012.

Biography/History: The oral histories were conducted by the Cardinal Cushing Library, beginning in June 2012 to provide greater insight into the history of Emmanuel College (Boston, Massachusetts). The purpose endeavors to create a collection of recorded spoken memories that capture College alumni, faculty, Administrators’ and staffs’ memories about the College and their personal lives from the 1930s to the present. In addition, the collection seeks to gain the memories of individuals related to the College. 

Scope and Content: The collection contains oral histories in a digital format that are stored on the Cardinal Cushing Library’s shared drive and on a dvd. The collection records the memories of members of Emmanuel College’s Community from 1930 to the present. Each interview may contain a biographical form of the interviewee, a deed of gift (where applicable) and a transcript of the interview. This collection also contains supplemental material to the oral histories that complements and enhance the interviews.

Accrual: The archives will continue to add to this collection on a regular basis.

Collection Arrangement: The collection is arranged in two (2) series that contains the oral histories and supplemental materials, organized by date and then alphabetically.