Skidmore Saratoga Memory Project
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Leo Geoffrion joined Skidmore’s Information Technology staff in 1982 at a time when computer usage at the college was limited and its support staff quite small. Over the next 22 years Geoffrion oversaw the development of academic computing and…

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Susan Kress joined Skidmore’s English faculty in 1975 and retired in 2013.  During her years at Skidmore she served as chair of the English Department, chair of 3 major college committees, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Acting President…

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Juan talked about what it was like to be a Latino male at Skidmore and Saratoga.

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Manuel (nickname Manny) taked about his life growing up in the city of Boston, Massachusetts. He is studying Game Design at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston. He shares his thoughts and experiences about being the son of two immigrants - his…

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Margarita talked about her experience of moving from Puerto Rico to Boston and her identity as a Latina

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Hilary speaks about what being a Dominican American, a black woman, and a Latinx woman means to her and the way her identities shape her experience.

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Vilmary discussed her experiences in moving from Puerto Rico to the U.S. for educational purposes, her development into becoming a physical therapist right out of college, and her assimilation into the U.S. and eventually Saratoga Springs.

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Samuel talked about how he grew up in the Dominican Republic while his mother and siblings lived in the United States, with the hopes of being prosperous. Once he was old enough and his mother was able to secure him citizenship, he moved to New York…

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Lorenzo (name has been changed) talked about his experience coming from El Salvador to the U.S. at the age of 10.

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Daniela talked about what it was like to live as a Mexican-American in the Texas, and her connection to her Mexican cultural heritage. She speaks on overcoming stereotypes and the issues she faced to come to college in New York._

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Luisa expressed the impact and reasoning of her immigration_ from the Dominican Republic to the Washington Heights on her life, as well as briefly comments on Dominican and American politics.

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Cinthia talked about her hometown of Quito Ecuador, and her experiences both at home and abroad

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Samantha spoke to her experiences as a child of Dominican immigrants and what the challenges of college have been in distinguishing her identity as an individual from her home life in Brooklyn, NY.

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Cristian talked about his experiecne growing up in a household with a woman as the breadwinner and about his racial and ethinic identity and how it intersects with gender.

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Larry talked about how moving as a young boy affected how he views his own identity and others identity.

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Elvira talked about her experience with racial and linguistic prejudice in Puerto Rico and in the United States.

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Samantha shared her experiences, what she know of her parents' experiences, and the role that being Chicana has played in different parts of her life.

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Arielmy (Ariel) talked about moving from her home country of the Dominican Republic to the U.S. and life as an Afro-Latina in both the U.S. and D.R.

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Esteban discussed being the child of immigrants from the Dominican Republic in the United States

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Yessica talked about moving to the United States from the Dominican Republic and it's impact on family dynamics, racial/ethnical self-identity, and future opportunities/dreams. _

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In one interview Maria Lander discussed the impact of U.S. culture in Venezuela. In the other, Maria talked about her experience living in the U.S and how she has trouble with identity because of the way that people in the country view her and the…

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Bethesda Episcopal Church, Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
1 print (postcard) : linen texture, color ; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.
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A brief article describing Jack's Cabaret, and proprietor Isaiah Jackson's plans for the upcoming 23d season

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Barry Goldensohn came to Skidmore in 1981 as professor for poetry in the English department. In this interview, he discusses everything from the diverse Brooklyn community in which he was raised, to his experiences teaching and writing alongside his…

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Ken Hapeman was born in 1944 and grew up in Hudson New York. He went to Hudson High school and RPI College where he graduated with a degree in psychology. At Skidmore College Hapemen was the director of computer services, the first IT position the…

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Former Skidmore College media technician, Saratoga Native, and second generation Skidmore employee, Steve Otrembiak, recalls his extensive, over 30-year career working in a growing and changing community. As someone who has witnessed the college’s…

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Mary Ellen Fischer came to Skidmore in 1975 as a professor of Soviet politics in what was then the Government department, now Political Science. She would later head the department and chair numerous college committees, leaving behind a legacy of…

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A poster created by Skidmore student Michael Zhou, '17, for the Sixty Years Young exhibit.

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An article describing Phoebe Radcliffe's presentation of the 60 Years Young archive project and video at the Adult and Senior Center of Saratoga on May 5, 2017. The project is the culmination of a two year collaboration between MDOCS and the Center…

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Adult and Senior Center director Lois Celeste, Dee Sarno, Crystal Moore (Social Work), Jordana Dym (MDOCS/History) and others meet to discuss the memory project and planning for a gala in November 2015.

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Photographs of students and faculty in Archival Storytelling preparing the archive, taping an interview with Lois Celeste, and learning the principles of audio recording with Nat Cabrera, '17, who worked as a student assistant in LIB 113.

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A group of seniors who comprise the Computer Club

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A newspaper clipping relaying Edna Hogan's installment as President of the Golden Age Club

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A photo of Robert Gass signing a United Way budget
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