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. Cassandra Ake Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. Jill Strachan, PhD Location The location of the interview. Capital Hill, Washington, DC Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound. No, not yet available 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 /><strong>LISTEN ONLINE</strong><br /><strong><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rmd0YNI039SHFsSXNfZlJDYlE/view?usp=sharing&amp;resourcekey=0-9NZfPW2T7jiZcszC_9dVnw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Part 1 of 2</a></strong><br /><strong><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rmd0YNI039UWF1aEo4YWVxMms/view?usp=sharing&amp;resourcekey=0-QX2_cXHh6FLQWZL0vXT5WQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Part 2 of 2</a></strong> 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 Jill Strachan, 1949 - Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 26 October 2014 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No restrictions on access; no restrictions on use. Subject The topic of the resource 1977 - 2014 A DC resident since 1977, Jill has been primarily involved in the arts community, including groups such as the Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington, GALA Choruses, and the GLBT Arts Consortium, in the early days of SMYAL and in delivering food to HIV/AIDs patients. She brings up some of the tensions between gays and lesbians in the GALA Choruses movement and mentions finding a DC-based feminist newspaper, Off Our Backs, that pointed her to under-the-radar GLBT bars in DC, particularly the Capitol Hill area. She also speaks about some of the early legal support for LGBTQ people in DC, particularly under former mayor Marion Barry.