Ms. Shaw,

You may want to look at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum.  One of the apartments was reconstructed through the oral history of a woman who lived there as a young girl during the 1930s just before the tenement was condemned.  The woman, Josephine Baldizzi, who'd continued to live in Manhattan, donated many of her family's domestic possessions to the museum which she inherited from her  mother and which had been used in the tenement decades ago.  They are now displayed in the Baldizzi's former apartment to simulate 'moving day,' ca. 1935.  While in the Baldizzi apartment, visitors listen to an audio recording of Josephine's childhood reminiscences as part of the 'period room' experience.

It's a fascinating museum rich in social history, architectural history, decorative arts history, and NYC history!

www.tenement.org

Best wishes on your research,

Teresa Morales
material culture, history, education, art
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  From: Meagan Shaw 
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  Subject: oral histories in exhibits


  We are looking for recommendations of exhibitions that have included oral histories. Has anyone seen any they'd recommend? Any ideas of ways to use/present/include oral histories in exhibits?

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