| Collection Name: |
War on Poverty Project |
| Repository Name: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office [Repository Details] |
| Repository Location: |
New York, New York, United States |
| URL: |
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/oral/guides/war.html |
| Description: |
Interviews donated to the Oral History Research Office by Professor Noel A. Cazenave which he conducted as part of a study of elite competition, democratic theory, and community organization in various precursors to the War on Poverty. The forty-six interviews concentrate upon Community Progress, Inc. of New Haven, Connecticut; Mobilization for Youth (MFY); and Harlem Youth Opportunities Unlimited - Associated Community Teams (HARYOUACT). Those interviewed include leaders of the various organizations, research directors, community activists, and policy planners. |
| Estimated Total of Interviews: |
46 |
| Broad Subjects: |
Economics; Sociology |
| ASP Subjects: |
Charity organization; Community; Community organization; Community Progress, Inc., New Haven, CT; Connecticut; Harlem Youth Opportunities Unlimited - Associated Community Teams, Manhattan, NY; History; Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973; Johnson, Lyndon B.; LBJ; Lyndon Baines Johnson; New Haven, CT; New York; New York, NY; New York, NY - Manhattan - Harlem; Oral history; Poverty; Public welfare; Research; Social service; United States |
| Collection Code: |
OHC0000926 |
