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Oral history interview with Behnaz Sorahbian
No full textBehnaz Sorahbian talks about her childhood and early exposure to art in and out of school in Tehran, Iran. She describes the support she received from her mother and father to pursue art and her experience pursuing a bachelors in applied chemistry and a masters in art studies. Behnaz discusses some of the difficulties she faced in pursuing an art career in Iran and how she eventually found a global audience through the help of a women's artist association, shipping many of her works to the United States to be sold through family. She describes coming to the United States in 2010 and getting established in the Oklahoma art scene at Joy Reed Belt art gallery and hosting classes of her own to aspiring artists. Behnaz reflects on her work and the various mediums she uses, the meaning behind different pieces, and some of her art series over the years.The purpose of the Immigrant Women Artists Oral History Project is to examine the occupational folklife of first-generation immigrant women artists living in Oklahoma and the networks of support that allow them to pursue their vocations in a new environment. This series of interviews examines not only the cultural and occupational traditions that these artists nurture in straddling multiple cultural identities, but also the translation of an artist's occupational life between multiple cultural and physical spaces. This project is supported by the Archie Green Fellowship of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
Oral history interview with Maureen Young Ingram
No full textMaureen Ingram, a teacher educator in Silver Spring, Maryland, discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on her work as a preschool teacher mentor. She has worked with parent participatory and urban charter schools for over twenty years and has a keen interest in anti-bias and equity practices in exploratory preschool learning. She shares how she held onto compassion for herself, teachers, and families as the pandemic complicated practice and interrupted plans for increased exploratory learning in her school.The COVID-19 Teacher-Poets Writing to Bridge the Distance collection is a series of interviews documenting the teachers' poetry and writing experiences during the 2020 COVID-19 school closings and the topics and insights that emerged
Oral history interview with Melissa Ali
No full textMelissa Ali is the magnet coordinator, English language development coordinator, Title I coordinator, trauma informed coordinator, and student empowerment coach at an elementary school in Los Angeles, California. She shares how the ups and downs of managing all her coordinator duties were quite a challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic and addresses the intersection between the pandemic and the killing of George Floyd. Being a part of a diverse community, inclusive activities were promoted to address the students' concerns, fears, well-being and self-care. Melissa notes how the sudden shut-down was disruptive and difficult for the students, but thanks the teachers' passion to their vocation, commitment to their scholars and their indispensable support and guidance was and continues to be of crucial importance. Writing poetry for her was one of the escapes from the pandemic. She explains how poetry relieved her anxiety and how thankful and grateful she was to be part of the teacher-poets community.The COVID-19 Teacher-Poets Writing to Bridge the Distance collection is a series of interviews documenting the teachers' poetry and writing experiences during the 2020 COVID-19 school closings and the topics and insights that emerged
Oral history interview with Emily Yamasaki
No full textEmily Yamasaki, from San Diego, California, has been teaching for nine years in a charter school. Mrs. Yamasaki shares that she was on maternity leave when the COVID-19 pandemic started. She expresses how she felt that she abandoned her colleagues and experienced feelings of guiltiness. The April Poetry month assisted as a platform where she could express all her feelings and concerns. She mentions how stress impacted her being in a postpartum stage. Her poems address the challenges that her colleagues were facing. In addition, Emily reflects on the hard work that the front-line workers have done and what they have been through by writing a poem as a tribute to her sister, who is a doctor. She also acknowledges the struggles of the families who are part of the medical field. Mrs. Yamasaki shares how teachers had to mobilize to assist families who did not have technology. She is looking forward to seeing how the teacher-parent relationship improves and how being heartful and open-minded can be helpful in times of chaos.The COVID-19 Teacher-Poets Writing to Bridge the Distance collection is a series of interviews documenting the teachers' poetry and writing experiences during the 2020 COVID-19 school closings and the topics and insights that emerged
Oral history interview with Maxine Zarrow
No full textMaxine Zarrow, collector of Native American art and co-founder of the Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family Foundation, talks about her early life and exposure to art growing up in rural Texas. She discusses her college years at the University of Texas and meeting her husband, Jack Zarrow, through the UT Hillel. Zarrow talks about becoming interested in Native American and local Oklahoma art after moving to Tulsa. She explains her and husband's connection to the Gilcrease Museum including exhibits and roles they have held at the museum over the years. She also describes their relationship with particular artists such as Brummett Echohawk. Zarrow reminisces about her husband who passed away in 2012 and highlights some particular pieces of art which she finds interesting.The Oklahoma Native Artists Collection is a series of interviews with Native American artists living in Oklahoma or have Oklahoma ties. The purpose of this project is to highlight the contributions of American Indian artists to the state by examining their lives and careers through the lens of art. This series also contains interviews with collectors, gallery owners and festival organizers
Industrial arts building, Barnsdall, OK, 1984
No full textDr. W. David Baird (b. July 8, 1939, Edmond, OK) joined the Oklahoma State University History department in 1978 as Chairman. Along with Baird's research interests in Native Americans and Western history, he held a collection of more than 1,634 slides that he took in 1984, depicting structures built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the state of Oklahoma. These structures are tangible reminders of one of President Roosevelt's New Deal relief programs that provided a viable livelihood for many Oklahomans during the 1930s. The Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office published Phase III of a report on 'WPA Structures Thematic Survey' in August 1987, authored by W. David Baird. The digitization and documentation of this collection was made possible by a 2019-2020 Improving Access to Collections Grant sponsored by the Oklahoma Historical Records Advisory Board, administered by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, and funded by the National Archives--National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Stadium at Webster High School, Tulsa, OK, 1984
No full textDr. W. David Baird (b. July 8, 1939, Edmond, OK) joined the Oklahoma State University History department in 1978 as Chairman. Along with Baird's research interests in Native Americans and Western history, he held a collection of more than 1,634 slides that he took in 1984, depicting structures built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the state of Oklahoma. These structures are tangible reminders of one of President Roosevelt's New Deal relief programs that provided a viable livelihood for many Oklahomans during the 1930s. The Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office published Phase III of a report on 'WPA Structures Thematic Survey' in August 1987, authored by W. David Baird. The digitization and documentation of this collection was made possible by a 2019-2020 Improving Access to Collections Grant sponsored by the Oklahoma Historical Records Advisory Board, administered by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, and funded by the National Archives--National Historical Publications and Records Commission
School, Earlsboro, OK, 1984
No full textDr. W. David Baird (b. July 8, 1939, Edmond, OK) joined the Oklahoma State University History department in 1978 as Chairman. Along with Baird's research interests in Native Americans and Western history, he held a collection of more than 1,634 slides that he took in 1984, depicting structures built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the state of Oklahoma. These structures are tangible reminders of one of President Roosevelt's New Deal relief programs that provided a viable livelihood for many Oklahomans during the 1930s. The Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office published Phase III of a report on 'WPA Structures Thematic Survey' in August 1987, authored by W. David Baird. The digitization and documentation of this collection was made possible by a 2019-2020 Improving Access to Collections Grant sponsored by the Oklahoma Historical Records Advisory Board, administered by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, and funded by the National Archives--National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Vian Gymnasium, Vian, OK, 1984
No full textDr. W. David Baird (b. July 8, 1939, Edmond, OK) joined the Oklahoma State University History department in 1978 as Chairman. Along with Baird's research interests in Native Americans and Western history, he held a collection of more than 1,634 slides that he took in 1984, depicting structures built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the state of Oklahoma. These structures are tangible reminders of one of President Roosevelt's New Deal relief programs that provided a viable livelihood for many Oklahomans during the 1930s. The Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office published Phase III of a report on 'WPA Structures Thematic Survey' in August 1987, authored by W. David Baird. The digitization and documentation of this collection was made possible by a 2019-2020 Improving Access to Collections Grant sponsored by the Oklahoma Historical Records Advisory Board, administered by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, and funded by the National Archives--National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Pipe and drainage channel at the Idabel Waterworks, Idabel, OK, 1984--Slide 1
No full textDr. W. David Baird (b. July 8, 1939, Edmond, OK) joined the Oklahoma State University History department in 1978 as Chairman. Along with Baird's research interests in Native Americans and Western history, he held a collection of more than 1,634 slides that he took in 1984, depicting structures built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the state of Oklahoma. These structures are tangible reminders of one of President Roosevelt's New Deal relief programs that provided a viable livelihood for many Oklahomans during the 1930s. The Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office published Phase III of a report on 'WPA Structures Thematic Survey' in August 1987, authored by W. David Baird. The digitization and documentation of this collection was made possible by a 2019-2020 Improving Access to Collections Grant sponsored by the Oklahoma Historical Records Advisory Board, administered by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, and funded by the National Archives--National Historical Publications and Records Commission