Ethnic Women of Cleveland Oral History Project
Capturing the voices of eastern European women as they share the experience of becoming Americans in Cleveland.
In 1986, Dr. Jeanette Tuve of Cleveland State University conducted a series of interviews with 29 women of eastern European birth or heritage. Many of these conversations were with women who remembered World War II or the Great Depression.
Sponsored by the The Mareyjoyce Green Women's Center and the History Department and funded by the George Gund Foundation, the project focused on the women's experiences building homes and communities in America while retaining their ethnic traditions.
READ DR. TUVE'S FINAL REPORT ON THE PROJECT.
The recordings and transcripts of all 25 interviews are available at the Cleveland State University Library. Digitized versions of 15 of these fascinating interviews are available below:
Credits
Digitizing of the transcripts and audio files and preparation of the html version of the transcripts was performed by Sofia Vassenovitch, as part of her practicum project in the School of Library and Information Science, Kent State University, during the Summer term, 2006. She performed this practicum in Special Collections, Cleveland State University Library.
Thanks to Joanne Cornelius and the staffs of the Library's Digital Production Unit and Systems Department for their assistance.
Our thanks go to the Women's Comprehensive Program and the History Department, both of the Cleveland State University, to the George Gund Foundation for their assistance and permissions in producing this site.
