Oral history interview with Kenneth Gibson, 1971
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- Name
- Gibson, Kenneth A (Interviewee)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Kenneth Gibson, 1971
- Abstract
- This recording of Newark Mayor Kenneth Gibson is a mixture of oral history interviewing and a soundscape of a day in the Newark Mayor's office. The recording was generated during a visit by an unidentified graduate student from the Columbia University School of Journalism. During breaks in the workday, the student interviews Gibson on topics such as the operations of the office, New Jersey politics , and Gibson's policy priorities as mayor. Interspersed with these interview segments are recordings of meetings, phone calls, and logistical conversations with staff
- Collection Name
- Individual interviews oral history collection
- Subjects
- Mayors; Newark (N.J.) Politics and government 20th century; Gibson, Kenneth A
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1971
- Physical Description
- sound file : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit)
- Note (Biographical)
- Kenneth Gibson was Mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1970-1986
- Note (Funding)
- Digital reproduction funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- Note
- Digitized by Safe Sound Archive, Philadelphia, 2010
- Sound quality is poor at times
- Service copy (44 kHz, 16 bit) and rendered version (96 kHz, 24 bit) of sound file derived from a digital preservation master digitized at 96 kHz, 24 bit
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 7094627
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/n3gr-h946
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.