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Waterbury (CT) Area Immigrant Oral History Collection
University of Connecticut Urban and Community Studies Program
Summary Information
- Repository:
- Archives & Special Collections, University of Connecticut Libraries
- Creator:
- Various.
- Title:
- A Guide to the Waterbury (CT) Area Immigrant Oral History Collection, University of Connecticut Urban and Community Studies Program
- ID:
- 2009.0014
- Date [inclusive]:
- 2003-2011
- Physical Description:
- 5.2 Linear feet
- Language of the Material:
- English
- Abstract:
- The collection consists of transcripts of interviews conducted by students enrolled in Professor Ruth Glasser's history classes as part of the Urban and Community Studies Program on the Waterbury campus of the University of Connecticut. The collection is primarily interviews of immigrants living in Waterbury and nearby towns although some other towns in other parts of Connecticut are also represented. Most of the collection consists of interviews with more recent [post 1965] immigrants but there are a few with immigrants or children of immigrants who came in an earlier era.
Preferred Citation
[Item description, #:#], Waterbury (CT) Area Immigrant Oral History Collection. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.
History
The collection has emerged from two history classes taught at the Waterbury Campus of the University of Connecticut, History of Latinos in the United States and Immigrants and the Shaping of American History. Additional interviews were independent projects conducted by students and the instructor, Ruth Glasser. Interviews in the collection date from 2002 and additions are added on a regular basis.
Scope and Content
The collection contains primarily oral history interviews of immigrants living in Waterbury and nearby towns. A small number document the immigrant experience in other parts of Connecticut. Most of the collection consists of interviews with more recent [post 1965] immigrants but there are a few with immigrants or children of immigrants who came in an earlier era. There are a few pre-1965 Cold War era immigrant stories. Different Latin American countries and Puerto Rico are particularly well represented, there are more interviews of people from Albania or from ethnic Albanians from Macedonia than anywhere else in Europe although there are some other European-based immigrants including those from former Yugoslavian areas such as Bosnia or Croatia, also Portugal, Scotland, Germany, England, France, Russia. Other interviewees are from Asia and various islands of the English-speaking Caribbean. There are a couple of Cape Verdean interviews and one Egyptian interview. The transcripts are available as searchable PDF (portable document format) documents and require Adobe Acrobat Reader (7 or higher) to view.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by country of origin.
Series I: Interviews ( 2003-2011)
Administrative Information
Publication Statement
Archives & Special Collections, University of Connecticut Libraries January 2009
University of Connecticut Libraries405 Babbidge Road Unit 1205Storrs, Connecticut, 06269-1205860.486.2524archives@uconn.edu
Revision Description
2011 interviews added October 2011
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.
Custodial History
The oral histories were conducted and transcripts produced by students enrolled in courses taught at the Waterbury campus of the University of Connecticut. The transcripts were collected by the instructor, Ruth Glasser.
Alternative Form Available
Paper copies of the transcripts are also available in the Dodd Research Center. Inquire at the reference desk for more information.
Acquisition Information
The transcripts were transferred by Dr. Ruth Glasser beginning in 2008.
Access
The collection is open and available for research.
Collection Inventory
Series I: Interviews,, 2003-2011 | |||
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Box 1 | |||
Title/Description | Instances | ||
Albania | |||
Kambo, Andi,, 2011 Digital Object:2011 | |||
Llulla, Ada and
Llulla, Eda,, 2003 Digital Object:Transcript of interview, 2003 | |||
2008 Digital Object:2008 | |||
Rashiti, Miradije,, 2008 Digital Object:2008 | |||
Spaho, Eredia,, 2008 Digital Object:2008 | |||
Brazil | |||
DeCastro, Bernardo,, 2008 Digital Object:2008 | |||
Canada | |||
Perreault, John,, 2011 Digital Object:2011 | |||
Perreault, Justin,, 2011 Digital Object:2011 | |||
Colombia | |||
Medina, Mariela,, 2004 Digital Object:2004 | |||
Zvonarek, Karlo,, 2004 Digital Object:2004 | |||
Roseman, Shelley,, 2009 Digital Object:2009 | |||
Costa Rica | |||
Aguirre, Yesenia,, 2004 Digital Object:2004 | |||
Dominican Republic | |||
Garcia, Adelaida,, 2003 Digital Object:2003 | |||
Hernandez, Francisco,, 2003 Digital Object:Transcript of interview, 2003 | |||
Olivo, Tomas,, 2011 Digital Object:2011 | |||
Perez, Oscar,, 2008 Digital Object:2008 | |||
Batista, Rosario,, 2009 Digital Object:2009 | |||
Benitez, Marlen,, 2009 Digital Object:2009 | |||
Mazueta, Elizabeth,, 2009 Language of the Material: Spanish Digital Object:2009 | |||
Olivo, Tomas,, 2009 Language of the Material: Spanish Digital Object:2009 | |||
Rodriguez, Thomas,, 2009 Digital Object:2009 | |||
Ecuador | |||
Rivera, Natalia,, 2008 Digital Object:2008 | |||
Quintana, Pedro,, 2009 Digital Object:2009 | |||
France | |||
Miserez, Claude,, 2008 Digital Object:2008 | |||
Greece | |||
Galanos, Arthur,, 2011 Digital Object:2011 | |||
Guatemala | |||
Solis, Arthur,, 2003 Digital Object:2003 | |||
Flores, Roberto,, 2009 Digital Object:2009 | |||
Sarmiento, Angelica,, 2009 Digital Object:2009 | |||
,, 2009 Digital Object:2009 | |||
Honduras | |||
Petrisky, Digna,, 2011 Digital Object:2011 | |||
Hungary | |||
Nemeth, Lazlo,, 2008 Digital Object:2008 | |||
Italy | |||
Fazio, Angelo,, 2011 Digital Object:2011 | |||
Guerrera, Frank,, 2011 Digital Object:2011 | |||
Ralph,, 2011 Digital Object:2011 | |||
Jamaica | |||
Sinclair, Yolanda,, 2011 Digital Object:2011 | |||
Kosovo | |||
Mustafa, Drilon,, 2011 Digital Object:2011 | |||
Mexico | |||
Paris and Haydee,, 2004 Language of the Material: Spanish Digital Object:2004 | |||
Hernandez, Pablo,, 2008 Digital Object:2008 | |||
Benitez, Jimmy,, 2009 Digital Object:2009 | |||
Nicaragua | |||
Vilma,, 2006 Digital Object:2006 | |||
Briceno, Flor,, 2009 Digital Object:2009 | |||
Poland | |||
Waluk, Anna,, 2011 Digital Object:2011 | |||
Portugal | |||
Adaes, Olga,, 2011 Digital Object:2011 | |||
Adaes, Silvia,, 2011 Digital Object:2011 | |||
Costa, Julio,, 2003 Digital Object:2003 | |||
Puerto Rico | |||
Caro, Eugenio,, 2005 Digital Object:2005 | |||
Hernandez, Gladys,, 2005 Digital Object:2005 | |||
Soldevila, Clorinda,, 2005 Language of the Material: Spanish Digital Object:2005 | |||
Soto, Antonio,, 2005 Digital Object:2005 | |||
Andiarena, Enid,, 2009 Digital Object:2009 | |||
Arce, Geraldo and Esther,, 2009 Digital Object:2009 | |||
Benitez, Dariel,, 2009 Digital Object:2009 | |||
Conway, Sandy,, 2009 Digital Object:2009 | |||
Diaz, Keyshla,, 2009 Digital Object:2009 | |||
Figeroa, Lydia,, 2009 Digital Object:2009 | |||
Santiago, Aurora,, 2009 Language of the Material: Spanish Digital Object:2009 | |||
Santiago, Madeline,, 2009 Digital Object:2009 | |||
Torres, Christopher,, 2009 Digital Object:2009 | |||
Venezuela | |||
Ovalles, Ligia,, 2011 Digital Object:2011 | |||