Revitalizing NYCHA Archives Oral History Interest Form

Revitalizing NYCHA's Archives: Oral History Project
In partnership with NYCHA, Public Housing Community Fund, and LaGuardia and Wagner Archives at LaGuardia Community College, Revitalizing NYCHA’s Archives: Honoring our Legacy, Building our Future ensures that critical chapters of New York City’s history are accessible to a broader audience for perpetuity, while also helping New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) communities understand and appreciate their shared histories. Building on the groundbreaking work the Leon Levy Foundation has done with the other historic institutions, this project uplifts the importance of public housing in New York City by digitizing never-before-seen photographs, key historical documents, videos, and old NYCHA Journal newspapers, creating an accessible collection that reflects the profound impact of NYCHA on the city's social and cultural fabric. The initiative will ensure that these invaluable historical assets are meticulously organized, cataloged, and made available to the broader public.

Over the next year, the Public Housing Community Fund's oral historian will be conducting and stewarding interviews with both current and former NYCHA residents, as part of the initiative. You can learn more about the initiative and program’s goals, here.

Please fill out the form below to express interest in being interviewed or submitting a self-interview for the oral history project. After submiting the form, you will be notified of next steps from the PHCF's oral historian. Thank you!

For any addtional questions, please contact oralhistory@communityfund.nyc.

This project is made possible with the generous support of the Leon Levy Foundation.
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Where does your story begin as a NYCHA resident? Some examples: briefly share how you or your family became a resident, specific memories or traditions as a NYCHA resident, your ties to your local community, your relationship to your home, or your experience growing up/living in NYCHA and NYC.

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