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Life in the Model City: Stories of Urban Renewal in New Haven

A major interviewing project and subsequent exhibition at the New Haven Colony Historical Society will use oral history interviews with community residents and former government officials to understand the lingering effects of New Haven’s massive redevelopment projects enacted during the mayoralty of Richard Lee, 1954-1969. This project is made possible by a grant from the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven.


What is the NHOHP working on?

  • PLSC 271b: New Haven After Urban Renewal
  • CSJE332b: Oral History / New Haven History
  • Chatham Square: Portrait of a Neighborhood
  • Documenting the New Haven Holocaust Memorial

What has the NHOHP done?

  • "Lunch and Learn" Jan. 13 at New Haven City Hall
  • The Family Table
  • Life in the Model City: Stories of Urban Renewal in New Haven
  • Political Science 251a: The Future of American Cities (Fall, 2004)
  • CSJE 390b: Oral History / New Haven History (Spring, 2005)
  • Local History Days: community discussions about how Urban Renewal changed our neighborhoods
  • History 151a: New Haven and the Problem of Change in the American City (Fall, 2003)
  • Women's Political Activism, 1950-2000
  • "Sharing the Story: Community As Curator" Panel Discussion
  • Celebrating the Centennial of the New Haven County Bar Association
  • Teagle Foundation Working Group: Strengthening Liberal Education through Special Collections

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