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Oral history interview of Grady Lights (Class of 1974) by Rhea Chandran (Class of 2023) and written reflections by Lights on his time at Haverford College.

Oral history interview of Nona Abrams (née Piwosky), Bryn Mawr College Class of 1945, conducted by Bryn Mawr College Class of 2020 student Caitlin Haskett on July 22, 2019 at Abrams' home in Philadelphia.

Oral history interview of Joan Wohl (née Piwosky), Bryn Mawr College Class of 1951, conducted by Bryn Mawr College Class of 2020 student Caitlin Haskett on July 8, 2019, at Wohl's home in Philadelphia.

Harry Sayen interviews Rita Heller, creator the documentary film "Women of Summer, about the Bryn Mawr College Summer School for Women Workers in Industry during the live radio program Sayen at Scanticon." Heller discusses her work on the film and provides some history about the Summer School, founded on the history of settlement houses and progressive social reform. Heller also discusses her graduate work at Rutgers University in the labor archives, which originally sparked her interested in the Summer School. As a Bryn Mawr alumna, Heller says she didn’t have any knowledge of the Summer School while at Bryn Mawr and when she happened upon the archives it was like finding a buried treasure. Near the end of the interview Heller talks about the reasons for the end of such a successful program and highlights the incorporation of labor unions into the New Deal as well as a lack of money and novelty that ultimately ended the successful and inspiring program.

Pendo Kamau (Class of 2024) interviews Emma Lapsansky-Werner, Professor Emeritus of History and Emeritus Curator of Quaker Collections, about her upbringing, education, and experiences in academia. This interview was conducted as part of the Documenting Student Life Project.

Pendo Kamau (Class of 2024) interviews Roger Williams (Class of 1969) about his experiences as a BIPOC student at Haverford. This interview was conducted as part of the Documenting Student Life Project.

This interview was conducted by Kevin Chabriel (Class of 2024) who interviewed Nada Aly (Class of 2024). They discussed Nada's background as a first-generation, low-income student from Egypt and how it influenced her perception of the strike. They covered Nada's disappointment with the administration and what changes she hopes to see in the future. This interview was conducted as part of the Documenting Student Life Project.

Rachael Wong (Class of 2024) interviews Harold Weaver (Class of 1956) about his experiences as a BIPOC student at Haverford. This interview was conducted as part of the Documenting Student Life Project.

Rachael Wong (Class of 2024) interviews Indran Amirthanayagam (Class of 1982) about his experiences as a BIPOC student at Haverford. This interview was conducted as part of the Documenting Student Life Project.

Bethany Ho (Class of 2023) interviews Jim Pabarue (Class of 1972) about his experiences as a BIPOC student at Haverford and the 1972 Black Students League boycott on campus. This interview was conducted as part of the Documenting Student Life Project.