- Call number
- Sc MG 674
- Physical description
- 5 folders
- Language
- English
- Preferred Citation
- [Item], Morris-Jumel Mansion oral history project, Sc MG 674, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
This collection consists of transcripts of oral history interviews conducted by Karen Sotiropoulos. These transcripts are photocopies of the originals held by the Museum.
Biographical/historical information
Morris-Jumel Mansion is the oldest house in Manhattan. Through historic site tours and education programs, the museum presents the Mansion in the context of domestic life in New York City from 1765 until 1865. Morris-Jumel Mansion seeks to serve as a cultural resource for New Yorkers, national tourists, and international visitors. The mid-20th century saw the neighborhood develop into a vibrant home to many artists and celebrities from the Harlem Renaissance including Paul Robeson, Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall, and Duke Ellington.
In 1990, Karen Sotiropoulos, on behalf of the Mansion, conducted interviews with individuals who lived near the Mansion as part of the research for an exhibit entitled Manhattan's Country House, which opened in January 1991. The interviews mainly focused on the interviewees' impressions of the Mansion and the district.
Karen Sotiropoulos specializes in African American, African Diaspora, and American Cultural History and earned her Ph.D. from the City University of New York where she taught American History at the CUNY colleges before arriving at Cleveland State University in 2000.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Received in 1992, unknown donor.
Related Material
Melva Price papers, Sc MG 596, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Key terms
Names
Subjects
- African American women -- Biography
- African American women -- Interviews
- African Americans -- Biography
Material types
Using the collection
Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Second Floor