Name
Karp, Jean (Interviewee)
Lee, Jonathan (Interviewer)
Alvarez, Celia (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Jean Karp 1990
Abstract
Early teaching career; employment at Northside Center for Child Development; description of Northside Center from 1952 onwards, including its organization, clients, and structural changes; role of Mamie Clark; role of Kenneth Clark; expansion of programs in the 1970s and the effects of the fiscal crisis of the 1970s; staff changes; Kate Harris as director; philosophy of Northside and approaches to clients; reflections on tenure at Northside.
Collection Name
Northside Center for Child Development project
Subjects
Psychiatric clinics--Work environment.--New York (State); Karp, Jean; Northside Center for Child Development
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1990
Note
Interviewed by Jonathan Lee and Celia Alvarez on July 24, 1990.
Note (Provenance)
Jean Karp, Gift 1991
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
13606293
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-ymgp-c431
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.