From: "Seymour, Janet I - WHS" <Janet.Seymour@wisconsinhistory.org> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 14:47:20 -0600 Subject: List Serve FW: Midwest Oral Historians: February news & notes Message-ID: <488E289A5C909049B0E55F6B651B5B35019EEBDE7680@MEWMAD0PC01G02.accounts.wistate.us>
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From: Midwest Oral Historians [treeves@library.wisc.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 10:17 AM
To: Seymour, Janet I - WHS
Subject: Midwest Oral Historians: February news & notes
[Note: This is from Anne Dodge, NEH Project Director, National Public Housi
ng Museum. I cannot attach the flyer or agenda. If you want the flyer or a
genda, contact me (Troy) or email Anne for flyer, agenda, and more informat
ion at adodge@publichousingmuseum.org<mailto:adodge@publichousingmuseum.org
>.]
I'm the Project Director for the National Public Housing Museum's oral hist
ory program, and I'm writing to invite you and the rest of the Midwest Oral
Historians group to our March 1st plenary. I'm attaching a flyer about the
day as well as a draft agenda of the plenary proceedings. Please feel fre
e to forward the flyer on to others.
One of the goals of the plenary will be to flesh out a pilot oral history p
rogram that focuses on youth as interviewers; we're hoping to launch the pi
lot this summer. We're also going to be brainstorming about different muse
um programming ideas that will grow from our oral history work. The plenar
y is free, and lunch is included, but space is limited - you can RSVP to me
or to or to rsvp@publichousingmuseum.org.
Note: People from throughout the U.S. comprise the Midwest Oral Historians.
We gather informally to assist in the advancement of oral history in the
U.S. Midwest and to determine whether a more formal organization should be
created. All replies to this post go directly to the listserv moderator, T
roy Reeves, head of oral history program at University Wisconsin at Madison
. So, let him now if you want your response to be forwarded to the group a
t large or if you would like to be removed from the listserv. And check out
our website at http://moh.library.okstate.edu/.
Three quick hits:
1. Meet Herman Roberts: During the 1950’s and 60’s Robert’s Show Cl
ub was the place to see top Black entertainers like Sammy Davis Jr. ,Sara
h Vaughn, Redd Fox and others. Segregation limited housing options for the
entertainers, so Herman Roberts opened the Roberts Motel . The obvious nee
d for a Black motel encouraged him to open four others. In 1970, Mr. Robe
rts opened a sixth motel that included two penthouse party suites, a resta
urant, lounge, ballroom and 250 sleeping rooms. Come to learn about the hey
day of Chicago’s South Side, view a photographic exhibit of the night li
fe, and meet the man who was one of its central figures. It’s a piece
of Chicago Black History that you won’t want to miss!!
Tuesday, February 9th, 1:30-3:30pm, Chicago State University, 9501 South Ki
ng Drive, Library Auditorium (4th floor). For more information please cont
act Al Stein at 773-995-2586 or Jeff Crisman at 773-995-3907
2.What: The HistoryMakers NEH Summer Institute on African American Politica
l History When: Sunday, July 4th - Saturday, July 31st, 2010 Where: Univers
ity of Illinois at Chicago; Chicago, IL For more information: Visit their w
ebsite at: http://www.thehistorymakers.com/edday/neh_2010_summer_introducti
on.asp For any questions or comments, please contact: Tim Turner, The Histo
ryMakers, 1900 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60616, P: (312) 674-1900,
F: (312) 674-1915, tt@thehistorymakers.com<mailto:tt@thehistorymakers.com
>
3. 2010 WI Oral History (Milwaukee, March 28 & 29) webpage is up! Goto htt
p://www.slis.wisc.edu/continueed/oralhist/ to see the program and the downl
oad the registration form. Or, contact Troy Reeves at oad the registration form. Or, contact Troy Reeves at treeves@library.wisc.
edu<mailto:treeves@library.wisc.edu>.