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. Jerry Wei Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. William Wooby Location The location of the interview. Washington, D.C. 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, 01:01:18 (audio .m4a, 10.9 MB) 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 William Wooby, 1947- Description An account of the resource William Wooby recounts his arrival in D.C. from New York, his work in the D.C. arts world, and reflects on gay life in D.C. Abstract A summary of the resource. Bill Wooby moved to Washington, D.C., from New York in his early 20s, after serving in the Army. He worked at Lost and Found and Pier 9, both gay establishments. Later, he owned The Collector Art Gallery Restaurant, first on U St and then in Dupont Circle. He was one of the organizers of the 1989 artists protest at the Corcoran Gallery of Art after it had canceled a Mapplethorpe exhibition, “Robert Mapplethorpe: the Perfect Moment.” He also discussed his partner Bob Carter, with whom he had been with for 36 years. Discussion covered: the Hideaway, Lost and Found, Pier 9, JJs Place, Mark II Theater, the Fireplace, Washington Project for the Arts, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Robert Mapplethorpe, The Collector Art Gallery Restaurant, and the Millennium Arts Center. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 21 November 2019 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s-present The Fireplace