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Waldo Jeff Oral History

 File
Identifier: QMP-0038
Abstract

This oral history was conducted by Obden Modesir (interviewer) and Waldo Jeff (interviewee) in July and August 2019. In this interview, Waldo Jeff talks about his time as one of the first counselors of Queens College's SEEK program, his path to New York City in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and his involvelment in civil rights movements in both the Deep South and the North.

Dates: 2019-07-25 - 2019-08-20

Wally Rosenthal Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: QMP-0002
Scope and Contents

This interview covers topics such as growing up in Flushing in the 1950s; being brought up in a leftist/progressive home; civil rights movement activities he and his older brothers participated in at Queens College and in Flushing in the early to mid-1960s; and later activism in which Rosenthal was a participant.

Dates: 2011-03-11

Warren Phillips Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SCA-0066
Abstract: Warren Phillips worked for The Wall Street Journal for the majority of his professional life, rising from a reporter and editor to the role of Publisher, and finally Chief Executive Officer of its parent organization, Dow Jones & Company. (1975-1991). Over the term of his career, he played a significant role in the Journal's development from a small financial publication into one of the country’s premier daily papers,...
Dates: 1914-2013, bulk 1950-1991

William Asadorian Local History and Visual Materials Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SCA-0101
Scope and Contents

The collection comprises materials documenting New York City transportation systems; popular visual materials such as trade cards and illustrated posters; and drawings by illustrator Edward C. Caswell.

Dates: 1700 - 1965

William Sales Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: QMP-0024
Scope and Contents

In this interview, William W. Sales, Jr. describes his experiences as an educator and Director of Queens College SEEK in the late 1960s / early 1970s and how the program managed to educate students and maintain credibility while aligning itself with the ideals and strategies of the greater movement for civil rights.

Dates: 2019-12-10

William Tramontano Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: QMP-0017
Scope and Contents In this interview, William Tramontano, the Queens College interim president at the time, talks about the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the closing of Queens College along with other CUNY campuses, and the abrupt switch to remote online instruction. He mentions the increase in summer registration despite the challenges of online instruction and learning, as well as the increase in first-year students’ applications. With a background in molecular biology and with a wife who has a...
Dates: 2020-05-14

World War II Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SCA-0067
Abstract

This collection consists of a variety of materials relating to World War II from the American perspective including photographs, correspondence, illustrated maps, Armed Services Edition paperback books, civil defense literature, and Queens College materials.

Dates: circa 1938-1950

Zine Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SCA-0068
Abstract

The Queens College Zine Collection documents the wide-ranging styles and tones of underground culture. The collection holds self-published issues from 1986 to the present and covers a variety of topics and formats

Dates: 1986 - 2023

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City University of New York. Search for Education and Knowledge Program 1
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