Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rainbow History Project Oral History Collection Description An account of the resource Eye-witness accounts of what we’ve seen and experienced provide a valuable resource to researchers and future generations to understand our past and how we arrived where we are today. Each interview in this collection has a narrator telling the story and a documenter guiding the process. Collected since the founding of the RHP, this collection is growing and is open to researchers. All interviews have been digitized and are described in the catalog; only some of them have transcripts available. None of the interviews stream online. To obtain access to an interview, you must request by contacting us directly, providing a brief description of your project and your research interests. Our email address is: info AT rainbowhistory DOT org One of our team will share the file from our Google Drive, and you can listen from home. Please be sure to have "Music Player for Google Drive" enabled on your machine to play the recording. www.driveplayer.com Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. To see all interviews in the collection, click on "Items in the Rainbow History Project Oral History Collection" link below. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rainbow History Project Various narrators per oral history Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview. David B. Quick Location The location of the interview. Washington, DC Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound. No, not yet transcribed. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Yes, recording available. <br /><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/13OKh9vgJ6FvMmhqMiPHPhfUTvXk2O9bY/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">LISTEN ONLINE</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral history interview with Craig L. Gidney, 1967 - Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/1/2014 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No restrictions on access; no restrictions on use. Abstract A summary of the resource. Craig Gidney is a fiction writer living in Washington, DC. He spent his childhood in 16th Street Heights, a middle-class, African-American neighborhood of Northwest DC in the 1970's. His parents moved here from [North Carolina] for his father's work as a dentist. Topics of the interview include: − Parents' move to Washington, DC for father's dental practice. − Growing up in 16th St. Heights neighborhood – predominantly African-American, middle-class neighborhood − bookish childhood – free time spent at MLK library − attending private school − responding to personal ad in Blade newspaper – reflection on difference between personal ads then and now − discovery that brother is gay − going to Hampshire College – alternative curriculum − going to SMYAL youth center when on summers home from college − developing cohort of friends from SMYAL friendship − gay uncle Description An account of the resource <strong>Interested in listening to this audio?</strong> <br />Email <a href="mailto:oralhistories@rainbowhistory.org">oralhistories@rainbowhistory.org</a> for access