Columbia Oral History - Incite at Columbia University

Over 70 hours of interviews with patrons, staff, and performers document the Apollo Theater's legacy as a pillar of African-American history and a Harlem institution.

Exploring the life, influence, and legacy of a prolific human rights activist.

Beginning in 2005, this two-phase project gathered 780+ hours of testimony documenting Chuck Feeney's philosophy and Atlantic Philanthropies' evolution through its final, unprecedented spend-down.

Since 1974, the Avery Fisher Artist Program has recognized outstanding instrumentalists through Career Grants and the Prize—its legacy now documented through interviews with Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, and others.

Documenting the growth of American philanthropy through the institutional memories of a leading grant-making organization.

Cultivating a more inclusive environment at Columbia University through oral history.

Recording, preserving, and presenting the histories of the investigative journalism movement.

Educator, historian, and administrator Lawrence Cremin shaped Columbia Teachers College over four decades—his impact documented through twenty interview sessions with ten colleagues, family members, and those he influenced.

A single life history of peace activist Cora Weiss, illuminating the contributions of women’s leadership to peace advocacy in the United States.

A two-session life history with Himalayan photographer Alice Kandell, spanning her Tibetan art collection, child psychology career, and work in human rights and the arts.

Documenting New York City’s experience of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Chronicling the Paul Taylor Dance Company's contributions to American modern dance, this archive stands as a testament to Paul Taylor's life and work.

Capturing the story of how Phoenix House transformed drug rehabilitation in America.

Documenting twenty years of organizing that supported the collective political leadership of homeless New Yorkers, this project places their struggles within a broader movement history.

Documenting the American avant-garde movement and the conditions that enabled it through the life and work of one of its most renowned artists.

Capturing a comprehensive, longitudinal memory of responses to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Spending a summer documenting economic disenfranchisement across America through oral history interviews with workers' groups.

Capturing the stories of elders who have shaped America—from Civil Rights activists to tribal leaders to survivors of Stonewall—before they’re lost to history.

Documenting the degradation of habeas corpus and due process for prisoners, alongside broader histories of civil and human rights and the fight to preserve the rule of law.

Documenting the transition to democracy in Tunisia from the perspective of prominent transition leaders in the technical government and in civil society.