Berrigan brothers and the Catholic left oral history project
Scope and content
Interviews conducted by Anne Klejment, a Ph.D. candidate at Binghamton University as part of her research for her dissertation, In the Lions' Den: The Social Catholicism of Daniel and Philip Berrigan, 1955-1965. Interviewees include David W. Connor, Catholic chaplain at Cornell and director of the Learning Web, 1976 (1 tape, 1 transcript); Jerome Berrigan, older brother of Daniel and Philip Berrigan, who was teaching English at Onondaga Community College, 1976 (1 tape, 1 transcript); Sarah Elbert, a Professor of History and Women's Studies at Binghamton University from 1973 to 1995 and peace activist, 1976 (1 tape, 1 transcript); Daniel H. and Linda S. Finlay, activists and close friends of Daniel Berrigan, who were teaching at Ithaca College, 1976 (1 tape, 1 transcript); W. Jack Lewis, Director of Cornell United Religious Work (CURW), 1977 (1 tape, 1 transcript); George McVey, a Rochester dentist and Catholic peace activist, and Bernard Meyer, formerly a priest in the Cleveland area who participated in the D.C. 9 action against Dow Chemical Company, 1976 (1 tape, 1 transcript); and John Lee Smith, Associate Director for Studies in Religion, CURW, who helped hire Daniel Berrigan, 1977 (1 tape, 1 transcript).
8 transcripts.
Dates
- 1976-1977.
Creator
- no primary creator (Person)
- Connor, David W. (Person)
- Berrigan, Jerome. (Person)
- Elbert, Sarah. (Person)
- Finlay, Daniel H. (Person)
- Finlay, Linda Shaw. (Person)
- Smith, John Lee. (Person)
- Klejment, Anne (Interviewer, Person)
Language of Material
In English.
Restrictions on Access
Access to the Sarah Elbert interview restricted to permission of the University Archivist.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Due to the fragility and potential degradation of moving image and sound recordings, viewing and listening is limited to items that have been digitized. If an item is in another media format, you may request to have the item digitized for access. Information on ordering access copies may be found on the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections webpage. All audiovisual material and transcripts in this collection have been digitized.
Extent
8 items. (8 items.)
14 audiotape reels. (14 audiotape reels.)
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
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