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Title
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SUNY Potsdam Oral Histories
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of transcribed audio recordings of oral history interviews related to the history of SUNY Potsdam. Complete audio for oral histories are available through the SUNY Potsdam College Archives (email: archives@potsdam.edu).
Publisher
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SUNY Potsdam College Archives & Special Collections
Language
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English
Type
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Transcribed Audio
Identifier
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Collection CA-30003
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview.
Schrauth, Christine
Interviewee
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VanDeusen, Mimi
Location
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Potsdam Public Museum (Potsdam, New York)
Transcription
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[Transcript of clip]
MV: They had a campus school that went with SUNY Potsdam, SUNY or State Teachers College, whatever it was called at the time. So they had a teaching school and that was across, that was on Main Street behind Snell Hall, Old Snell Hall.
CS: Oh, okay.
MV: Right across the street where we are here. So, that still stands. It’s actually the second rendition of it. At one point it was condemned and torn down. When Congdon was there, it was called Congdon Campus School and Congdon was the principal and the head of the school. They had an inspector come. We just read this online. We found this historical document about it. So, Potsdam was a teaching college and so, they had a practice school. It was called a practice school so all the students would get a chance to teach there. So, Congdon was in charge of this, Dr. Congdon, Some state inspectors came for the annual inspection of the building and it was a sandstone building and they found these great flaws in the building and said, and they vacated it right then and there that day they closed the school and made everyone go home. School was closed. I can’t remember the year.
CS: Uh huh.
MV: And Congdon, I mean like everyone was just freaked out. So, Congdon had a lot of political connections. This just seems so unreal, but he went to the Legislature. I think Snell, our local Bert Snell was part of Congress at the time. And he went and he said “We have to tear down this school. We have to put up a new school. This needs to happen right away.” Within so many months they had it torn down and rebuilt. I mean you could never get anything, and the legislature passed it and gave money for it. And he begged money for it from the state and federal. It was quite incredible.
Duration
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2 minutes : 3 seconds
Time Summary
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00:00-02:08 Introduction and biographical information
02:09-03:49 First memories of SUNY Potsdam, Helen Hosmer, mental health clinic in Merritt Hall, campus construction
03:50-06:16 Typical week as a child, nursery school, ballet classes
06:17-09:52 Downtown, watching college girls and their crazy clothes, Soda Fountain, Clarkson boys harassing kids riding bikes
09:53-12:15 Composition of “State” student body
12:16-22:41 Lawrence Avenue Elementary school, Congdon Campus School, condemnation and rebuilding of Campus School, Campus School’s yearly musical
22:42-27:33 Clarkson Hill, University ski slope, Woodstock Lodge, Clarkson’s secret tunnel
27:34-34:49 Cold winters in 1960s, “Pot Hole” as nickname for Potsdam, ice sculptures, Ice Carnival
34:50-39:23 Christmas tree lighting, Cranes students and village singers trying to out-sing each other
39:24-42:47 The Dairy Bar
42:48-49:09 Zoonie Boonie Riot
49:10-51:09 High School years, cutting school to hang out at Crumb Library, first job at Carroll’s Hamburger joint with radical students from SUNY Potsdam
51:10-56:19 Exposure to political thought, radical intellectuals at SUNY Potsdam,
56:20-60:44 Time at SUNY Potsdam as a student
60:45-62:48 Jean Pierre Rampal plays entire concert in sock feet
62:49-64:08 Reflection on being a parent in a college town
64:09-66:46 Working at the Dilly Wagon
66:47-69:23 Final Comments and signing release forms
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Title
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Oral History - Mimi VanDeusen
Description
An account of the resource
Clip from oral history interview with Mimi VanDeusen (SUNY Potsdam Alumna, Curator of the Potsdam Public Museum and Village of Potsdam Historian), interviewed by Christine Schrauth on November 8, 2012.
Creator
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VanDeusen, Mimi. Interviewee.
Schrauth, Christine. Interviewer.
Publisher
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SUNY Potsdam. College Archives & Special Collections.
Date
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November 8, 2012
Contributor
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The oral history was conducted as a part of SUNY Potsdam's Fall 2012 "Oral History" course (ANTH 364/HIST 450).
Language
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eng.
Type
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Sound
ANTH 364/HIST 450 Fall 2012
Campus Construction
Ice Carnival
Zoonie Boonie Riot
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
SUNY Potsdam Oral Histories
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of transcribed audio recordings of oral history interviews related to the history of SUNY Potsdam. Complete audio for oral histories are available through the SUNY Potsdam College Archives (email: archives@potsdam.edu).
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
SUNY Potsdam College Archives & Special Collections
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Transcribed Audio
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Collection CA-30003
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview.
Cheney, Erin
Interviewee
The person(s) being interviewed.
Mason, Tammy
Location
The location of the interview.
Crumb memorial Library, SUNY Potsdam Campus (Potsdam, New York)
Transcription
Any written text transcribed from a sound.
[Transcript of clip]
TM: At the time I went here in the 80s, much as you have now, it was set up a little differently, where they wanted us to be quite well-rounded at the time of graduation. So, not only did you of course take your major, but they wanted you to have so many, like now you call them electives, but, so many credit hours from all the different departments on campus. So, I studied Chaucer, I studied Art, I studied Anthropology, so basically I hit every single department on campus except Psychology and Sociology. Everything else, yep, I took something. In fact, a counselor here, an advisor, felt I should really pursue Library Science, and at the time I thought very stereotypical of librarians. The librarians here at the time were elderly, and not extremely user-friendly, and I thought, “Oh, my God, is that how this person sees me?” because I didn’t really understand the dynamics of a collegiate library, and so I kind of pooh-poohed that idea, but over the years, I have worked in many different types of libraries, and this background that Potsdam gave me, the diversity, really prepared me for work in Library Science.
Duration
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1 minute : 37 seconds.
Time Summary
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0:00-2:13 Introduction to interview
Tammy’s connection to SUNY Potsdam
2:14-4:50 Field of study
Preparation for career
4:51-7:17 Reasons for returning to Potsdam
7:18-11:27 Most/least favorite aspects of current job
11:28-20:12 Potsdam College in the 1980s
Research in the 1980s
20:13-26:44 Changes in information technology
Challenges that come with those changes
Pros/cons of technological changes
Comparison of current technology with that in the 1980s
26:45-34:17 Preparedness of incoming students for college academics
Traditional students
Non-traditional students
Frustrations working with students
34:18-37:11 Keeping up with changing technology
Continuing education for library staff
Northern New York Library Network
37:12-39:57 Closing thoughts
Reflection on Potsdam in the 1980s
42:42-4620 Wrap-up of interview
Signing release forms
Dublin Core
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Title
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Oral History - Tammy Mason
Description
An account of the resource
Clip from oral history interview with Tammy Mason (SUNY Potsdam Class of 1987, Library Clerk at Crumb Memorial Library), interviewed by Erin Cheney on November 5, 2012.
Creator
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Mason, Tammy. Interviewee.
Cheney, Erin. Interviewer.
Publisher
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SUNY Potsdam. College Archives & Special Collections.
Date
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November 5, 2012
Contributor
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The oral history was conducted as part of SUNY Potsdam's Fall 2012 "Oral History" course (ANTH 364/HIST 450).
Language
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eng.
Type
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Sound
ANTH 364/HIST 450 Fall 2012
Career Preparation
Crane School of Music
Ice Carnival
Technology