15801. Land Images (22:29)

Date:
1971
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Considers ways in which natural images act as sources of ideas for artists.

15802. Make Yourself Comfortable (22:39)

Date:
1971
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Examines modern and ancient solutions to the problems of chair design, looking at the relationship of design to materials, purpose, comfort, and style.

15803. Making the Unseen Visible (22:41)

Date:
1971
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Explores hidden sources of imagery that can be discovered through such devices as the camera, microscope, telescope, and magnifying glass.

15804. Inside/Out: Someone Special (15:39)

Date:
1973
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Remembering what he was like as a boy, David wistfully recalls the crush he had on his teacher, Miss Simpson. "I thought she was the prettiest lady in the world." His fantasies come back to him-how...

15805. Inside/Out: Donna (Learning to Be Yourself) (15:25)

Date:
1973
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
The world of Donna Pugh is different, but not strange. Because she is blind, Donna bas to learn to be herself as well as she can in spite of being unable to do some things that sighted children tak...

15806. Last Hour Clash (15:11)

Date:
1976
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 3 from the Agency for Instructional Television series The Heart of Teaching. Dramatizations are designed to help teachers deal with problems - frustration, anger, isolation, change and pres...

15807. Inside/Out: Bully (15:04)

Date:
1973
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Adrian is a new boy in the school, and an outstanding student. Frankie, who is not good at school work, increasingly resents him, and as Adrian returns to his desk after starring in a math quiz, Fr...

15808. Two Sons (Family Communication) (16:10)

Date:
1975
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 7 from the series Self Incorporated, a 15-program television/film series. Self Incorporated is designed to stimulate classroom discussion of critical issues and problems of early adolescenc...

15809. Me, Myself & Maybe (Self-Clarification) (15:47)

Date:
1974
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 3 from Bread and Butterflies, a project in career development for nine-to-twelve-year-olds. Based on two years of planning by educators and broadcasters, the project included 15-minute colo...

15811. Power Play (Power and Influence) (16:01)

Date:
1974
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 14 from Bread and Butterflies, a project in career development for nine-to-twelve-year-olds. Based on two years of planning by educators and broadcasters, the project included 15-minute col...

15812. Teachers' Meeting (30:06)

Date:
1976
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 6 from the Agency for Instructional Television series The Heart of Teaching. Dramatizations are designed to help teachers deal with problems - frustration, anger, isolation, change and pres...

15813. Inside/Out: In My Memory (16:09)

Date:
1973
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Linda comes home from school to find her parents saddened and subdued. They tell her that her grandmother, who had suffered a stroke, had died during the day. Throughout the next few days Linda exp...

15814. Inside/Out: Breakup (15:37)

Date:
1973
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Becky's parents are separated, uncertain of what will become of their marriage and their lives. On the day that her father is flying into town to see them for the weekend, Becky's mother drives her...

15815. By Whose Rules (Systems and Self) (16:07)

Date:
1975
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 13 from the series Self Incorporated, a 15-program television/film series. Self Incorporated is designed to stimulate classroom discussion of critical issues and problems of early adolescen...

15816. Inside/Out: Home Sweet Home (15:11)

Date:
1973
Main contributors:
Agency for Instructional Television
Summary:
Eddie's parents are so angrily involved in their own conflicts that they neglect him emotionally and verbally abuse him. Steve comes from a loving family whose high standards and strict discipline ...

15817. Where Do You Get Them? (Using Criteria) (15:49)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 36 of Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and reviewing and ...

15818. What Are They? (Using Criteria) (15:30)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
National Instructional Television
Summary:
Episode 35 of Thinkabout, a series of sixty programs to help students in 5th and 6th grade become independent learners and problem solvers by strengthening their reasoning skills and reviewing and ...

15819. Adella Bass Lawson and Mother Linda Interview (Cut 1) (03:02)

Date:
July 28, 2024
Main contributors:
Linda Porter; Adella Bass- Lawson (facilitator); Angela Tillges (facilitator)
Summary:
Ms. Adella Bass-Lawson reminisce about her experience growing up in the gardens. Participating in camps and programs like the cycling voyagers. The influences from her youth brought her to the comm...

15821. Aldermen Strategy (09:06)

Date:
August 9, 2022
Main contributors:
Rena Enis; Joan Mown; Gregory Mown
Summary:
Community members discussed their participation in city politics, area level governance with alderman and police precinct captains, and the ways they experience the city working--and not working--f...

15822. Alvin Brown (Boo) at Old Timers Picnic, Part 2 (01:56)

Date:
August 20, 2023
Main contributors:
Alvin Brown; Angela Tillges (facilitator)
Summary:
In this social story, recorded at the Old Timers' Picnic, Alvin Brown described his experience growing up on block 7. Alvin spent his adolescence playing sports, fishing and swimming, and otherwise...

15823. Altgeld Residents and Alumni Story Circle (1:49:46)

Date:
August 9, 2022
Main contributors:
Rena Enis; Joan Mown; Gregory Mown
Summary:
This story circle was facilitated by Nia Cunningham. At the time of recording, Nia was an undergraduate and community garden member at the University of Illinois at Chicago, a Farmer’s Apprentice w...

15824. Alvin Brown (Boo) at Old Timers Picnic, Part 1 (08:56)

Date:
August 20, 2023
Main contributors:
Alvin Brown; Angela Tillges (facilitator)
Summary:
In this social story, recorded at the Old Timers' Picnic, Alvin Brown described his experience growing up on block 7. Alvin spent his adolescence playing sports, fishing and swimming, and otherwise...

15825. Angela Cameron Interview (43:19)

Date:
November 11, 2023
Main contributors:
Angela Cameron; Rebecca Hunter (facilitator)
Summary:
In this oral history, Angela Cameron discussed her experience growing up and becoming a community leader in Riverdale. She recalled the changes she has witnessed over the course of her lifetime in ...

15826. Angela Cameron Interview (cut 1) (03:04)

Date:
November 11, 2023
Main contributors:
Angela Cameron; Rebecca Hunter (facilitator)
Summary:
In this oral history, Angela Cameron discussed her experience growing up and becoming a community leader in Riverdale. She recalled the changes she has witnessed over the course of her lifetime in ...

15827. April 2024 Community Advisory Group Meeting (2:56:07)

Date:
April 13, 2024
Main contributors:
Adella Bass; Jamira Owokoniran; Cheryl Johnson
Summary:
In April 2024, the Community Advisory Group worked with attorney Justin Edge from University of Illinois Chicago, Community Enterprise & Solidarity Economy Clinic. Justin walked the members through...

15829. Eurania (Vonnie) Brunson at Old Timers' Picnic (07:45)

Date:
August 20, 2023
Main contributors:
Eurania (Vonnie) Brunson; Angela Tillges (facilitator)
Summary:
Ervina’s social story, recorded at the Old Timers' Picnic, focused on her experience growing up on block 2, where her mother served as president. She played sports, swam in the river, and grew up e...

15830. Fatimah Harris Al-Nurridin Interview (1:18:22)

Date:
November 2, 2022
Main contributors:
Fatimah Harris Al-Nurridin; Sophia Kang (facilitator); Maggie Catania (facilitator)
Summary:
In this oral history, Fatimah discussed her life and experience growing up in the community. She discussed family, education, and her recent work in health care and environmental health of the Rive...

15831. Faye Tetter at Old Timers Picnic (04:40)

Date:
August 20, 2023
Main contributors:
Faye Tetter; Angela Tillges (facilitator)
Summary:
In her social story, recorded at the Old Timers' Picnic, Faye emphasized the support she derived from her community in the housing projects. Faye and her neighbors benefited especially from the Cen...

15832. Generational Wealth_River Days_Social Stories-July 2022 (02:35)

Date:
July 30, 2022
Main contributors:
Beria Hampton; Nia Cunningham (facilitator)
Summary:
In this social story Beria Hampton and Nia Cunningham discussed generational wealth in the community at A River Day Event. River Days was a series of monthly social and educational gatherings hel...

15833. Golden Gate and Altgeld Residents and Alumni Story Circle (1:49:46)

Date:
August 9, 2022
Main contributors:
Rena Enis; Joan Mown; Gregory Mown
Summary:
Participants in this community story circle discussed their relationship to Riverdale’s food systems. They emphasized the removal of grocery stores, the high cost of food, and toxic water and soil ...

15834. July 2024 Community Advisory Group Meeting (1:33:10)

Date:
July 13, 2024
Main contributors:
Adella Bass; Beria Hampton; Cheryl Johnson
Summary:
In September 2024, the Community Advisory group held the inaugural Riverdale Community Land Trust board vote. Members of the committee presented short nomination speeches prior to the board vote.

15835. Kids Bought the House (01:58)

Date:
September 23, 2022
Main contributors:
Beria Hampton; Ms. Rose; Nia Cunningham (facilitator)
Summary:
Ms. Rose discussed how young drug dealers in families become the breadwinners and then control the way the family operates.

15836. Lathrop Homes Interview (1:26:01)

Date:
November 4, 2022
Main contributors:
J.L. Gross; John McDermott; Maggie Catania (facilitator)
Summary:
In this interview and oral history John McDermott and J.L. Gross discussed the gentrification of Lathrop Homes, a Chicago Housing Authority Project on Chicago's Northwest Side. Julia C. Lathrop Ho...

15839. Lorne Nash Interview (13:53)

Date:
November 11, 2023
Main contributors:
Lorne Nash
Summary:
In this oral history, Lorne Nash describes his family’s relationship to the Riverdale community. Born in the Altgeld Gardens, Lorne’s father initiated the family’s multigenerational connection to t...

15840. Ms. Lucas-Mobility (02:35)

Date:
August 9, 2022
Main contributors:
Rena Enis; Joan Mown; Gregory Mown
Summary:
Ms. Deloris Lucas discussed the mobility and mobility infrastructure challenges in the community. She outlined the various city transit planning processes and how she has played a role as a communi...

15842. Ms. Lucas-Slushie Lady (01:32)

Date:
August 9, 2022
Main contributors:
Rena Enis; Joan Mown; Gregory Mown
Summary:
Ms. Deloris Lucas discussed how she and her sister used to run a slushie stand out of their home serving their neighbors delicious treats.

15844. Nowhere to Go-Safe Space (02:41)

Date:
August 9, 2022
Main contributors:
Rena Enis; Joan Mown; Gregory Mown
Summary:
The participants discussed a need for a shared safe space in the community. They talked about how there is no where to go and gather. They reflected on the programming and opportunities to learn ou...

15846. Peter Rock Church Story Circle (1:08:19)

Date:
November 6, 2022
Main contributors:
Amanda Allen; Leatha James (Mother James); Margaret Cook
Summary:
This story circle was facilitated by Fatimah Al-Nurridin Harris, a longtime Riverdale resident and eco-steward of the land. This story circle focused on the experiences of members of the Peter Rock...

15847. Senora Fox Colbert Interview (02:33)

Date:
October 7, 2023
Main contributors:
Senora Fox Colbert; Yonina Scates; Angela Tillges (facilitator)
Summary:
Senora Fox Colbert's oral history focuses on the changes that have shaped the Altgeld Gardens community over her lifetime.

15848. September 2024 Community Advisory Group Meeting- Pt 1 (1:31:22)

Date:
September 14, 2024
Main contributors:
Adella Bass; Nakhyyaa Carter; Jermica Davis
Summary:
In September 2024, the Community Advisory group held the inaugural Riverdale Community Land Trust board vote. Members of the committee presented short nomination speeches prior to the board vote.

15849. September 2024 Community Advisory Group Meeting- Pt 2 (35:24)

Date:
September 14, 2024
Main contributors:
Adella Bass; Nakhyyaa Carter; Jermica Davis
Summary:
In September 2024, the Community Advisory group held the inaugural Riverdale Community Land Trust board vote. This recording documents the post-vote the group celebration. At the top of this clip t...

15850. Shequitta Butler and Tommie Butler Interview (1:12:09)

Date:
August 23, 2024
Main contributors:
Shequitta Butler; Tommie Butler; Angela Tillges (facilitator)
Summary:
In this oral history Shequitta and Tommie Butler reminisce about growing up in Altgeld Gardens, their generational connections, their young life together, marriage and family and on being "Raised o...