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Global Curatorial Project: Unfinished Conversations oral histories and records

The Global Curatorial Project: Unfinished Conversations series is an archival collection of oral histories gathered as part of the larger Global Curatorial Project which also includes a traveling exhibition using materials from the collection. These files are all related to the documenting, translating, and recording the oral histories of project participants who are connected to the communities they live in and can provide testimonies to living in the modern wake of slavery. This collection is comprised of external hard drives and electronic records documenting the oral histories of participants including formats such as: BRAW, docx, jpeg, mov, mp4, mp3, tif, and wav files.
Format(s): Audio Files, Video Files, Computer Files
Library: Collections Annex
NOTE: This collection is housed off-site. Prior notice is needed for retrieval
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Access to the collection:

Online Catalog (BruKnow):

Global Curatorial Project: Unfinished Conversations oral histories and records, 2014-2024

Other Online Access:
Database: Global Curatorial Project
RIAMCO: Guide to the Global Curatorial Project: Unfinished Conversations oral histories and records, 2014-2024