Object Title
Audio interview with Carmen Hendershott
Part of
Independent Study Oral History Project on New School History
Material Category
Digital Audio
Description
In this audio interview with Gerard Hemmerle, librarian Carmen Hendershott recalls how she was hired to work in the New School's Raymond Fogelman Library in 1970 and her subsequent studies in the New School's Anthropology and Sociology Departments. She describes the differences between the Sociology and Anthropology Departments during the 1970s. Also covered is the evolution of the New School Libraries and Archives, including the consortial arrangement with New York University, as well as major figures in library administration, particularly her mentor Tahany El-Erian. Hendershott analyzes the dynamics of a partially unionized library workforce, and her own role as a member of the Archives and Special Collections staff.
Date
June 6 2013
Related people
Carmen Hendershott (interviewee)
Gerard O. Hemmerle (interviewer)
New School (New York, N.Y.). New School Archives and Special Collections (publisher)
New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y. : 1919-1997) (subject)
Language
English
Libraries--New York (State)--New York, Universities and colleges--United States--Administration, Academic libraries--United States, Labor unions--Organizing, College administrators--United States Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ (copyrighted)
Identifier
NS070102_Hendershott_20130605
There’s more! What you see on this site is only what is viewable online. Please visit archives.newschool.edu to find out more about what’s in the archives.
Material Category
Digital AudioDescription
In this audio interview with Gerard Hemmerle, librarian Carmen Hendershott recalls how she was hired to work in the New School's Raymond Fogelman Library in 1970 and her subsequent studies in the New School's Anthropology and Sociology Departments. She describes the differences between the Sociology and Anthropology Departments during the 1970s. Also covered is the evolution of the New School Libraries and Archives, including the consortial arrangement with New York University, as well as major figures in library administration, particularly her mentor Tahany El-Erian. Hendershott analyzes the dynamics of a partially unionized library workforce, and her own role as a member of the Archives and Special Collections staff.Date
June 6 2013Related people
Carmen Hendershott (interviewee)Gerard O. Hemmerle (interviewer)
New School (New York, N.Y.). New School Archives and Special Collections (publisher)
New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y. : 1919-1997) (subject)
Language
EnglishLibraries--New York (State)--New York, Universities and colleges--United States--Administration, Academic libraries--United States, Labor unions--Organizing, College administrators--United States
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ (copyrighted)Identifier
NS070102_Hendershott_20130605There’s more! What you see on this site is only what is viewable online. Please visit archives.newschool.edu to find out more about what’s in the archives.