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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Interview with Leroy Elliott (Slam) Stewart<br />
]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Stewart, Leroy Elliott (Slam) -- Interviews; Broome County (N.Y.) -- History; Englewood (N.J.); Boston Conservatory; Musicians -- Interviews; Goodman, Benny; Benny Goodman Sextet; Slam Stewart Trio; Garner, Earl; Tatum, Art; Gaillard, Slim; State University of New York at Binghamton; Yale University]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Leroy Elliott (Slam) Stewart, born in Englewood, NJ, describes his young life and education. He studied the &nbsp;bass violin in high school and after graduation attended the <a href="https://www.bostonconservatory.edu/">Boston Conservatory of Music</a>.&nbsp;He details his professional career, teaming up with <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0301254/">Slim Gaillard</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/programs/jazzprofiles/archive/tatum.html">Art Tatum</a>, and later Earl Garner to become "the Slam Stewart Trio." He went on to join the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Goodman">Benny Goodman Sextet</a>, traveling all over the world, developing a distinct style of playing and eventually publishing a book, <em>The Techniques of Bass</em>. He speaks about his big-hit composition "Flat Foot Floogie," which received a gold record and was buried in a time capsule at the World's Fair in New York in 1939. He also describes his numerous recordings and his work in film. He mentions his fellowships with SUNY Binghamton and <a href="http://www.yale.edu%20">Yale University.</a>]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Binghamton University Libraries<br />
]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1978-04-26<br />
]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:modified><![CDATA[2016-03-27]]></dcterms:modified>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Stewart, Leroy Elliott (Slam) ; O&#039;Neil, Dan]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[This audio file and digital image may only be used for educational purposes. Please cite as: Broome County Oral History Project, Special Collections, Binghamton University Libraries, Binghamton University, State University of New York.  For usage beyond fair use please contact the Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections for more information.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:isPartOf><![CDATA[Broome County Oral History Project]]></dcterms:isPartOf>
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    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[32:14 Minutes]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Recording 58<br />
]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Interview with Frank J. Tedeschi<br />
]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Tedeschi, Frank J. -- Interviews; Broome County (N.Y.) -- History; Endicott (N.Y.); Grocers -- Interviews<br />
]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Frank Tedeschi speaks about his upbringing in Endicott, NY and later works as a local grocer, inheriting the business from his father. He describes the various types of exotic and imported foods sold at the grocery. He details traditions and recollections from Italian people, as well as, his political experiences on the Village of Endicott Board of Trustees.<br />
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    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Binghamton University Libraries<br />
]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[This audio file and digital image may only be used for educational purposes. Please cite as: Broome County Oral History Project, Special Collections, Binghamton University Libraries, Binghamton University, State University of New York.  For usage beyond fair use please contact the Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections for more information.<br />
]]></dcterms:rights>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Recording 59<br />
]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Interview with Dorothy Titchener<br />
]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Titchener, Dorothy -- Interviews; Broome County (N.Y.) -- History; Binghamton (N.Y.); Broome Community College; Titchener, Paul; Girl Scouts of the United States of America; Women -- Societies and clubs; Junior League of New York; Business and Professional Women/USA; Women -- Political activity; Amahami Girl Scout Camp; Girl Scout Council; Housing Authority; Politics]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Dorothy Titchener speaks about her life including her marriage to Paul Titchener, the founder of <a href="http://www1.sunybroome.edu/">Broome Community College</a>, and working twenty years as chairman of the Housing Authority. She mentions her affiliation with the Business and Professional Women's Club and their efforts to nominate <a href="http://www.aauw.org/2013/11/21/judge-sarah-tilghman-hughes/">Judge Sarah Hughes</a>&nbsp;as Vice President during the Eisenhower-Taft election. She lists among her acquaintances individuals, such as, President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and <a href="http://www.hallofgovernors.ny.gov/NelsonRockefeller">Governor Rockefeller</a>. She also details her achievements with the Girl Scouts Council and purchasing a lake, named Amahami, as a camp for the Girl Scouts club. &nbsp; She mentions her affiliation with the &nbsp;Junior League and Business and Professional Women's Club, as well as other local organizations.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Binghamton University Libraries<br />
]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1978-03-15]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:modified><![CDATA[2016-03-27]]></dcterms:modified>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Titchener, Dorothy ; O&#039;Neil, Dan]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[This audio file and digital image may only be used for educational purposes. Please cite as: Broome County Oral History Project, Special Collections, Binghamton University Libraries, Binghamton University, State University of New York.  For usage beyond fair use please contact the Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections for more information.<br />
]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:isPartOf><![CDATA[Broome County Oral History Project]]></dcterms:isPartOf>
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    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[33:54 Minutes ; 11:28 Minutes ; 30:07 Minutes]]></dcterms:extent>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Recording 61A ; Recording 61B; Recording 61C]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Interview with John Warski<br />
]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Warski, John -- Interviews; Austria; Broome County (N.Y.) -- History; Jessup (Pa.); Endicott (N.Y.); Immigrants -- Interviews; Carpenters -- Interviews;  Endicott Johnson Corporation -- Employees -- Interviews; House construction<br />
]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[John Warski talks about his interest in carpentry as a young boy after emigrating to the U.S. in 1907 from Austria, and going to Jessup, PA. He describes finding his way in a new country on his own and finding working in the boiler room at a factory where he shoveled coal into the boiler.  He tells of leaving to go work in Endicott as a carpenter,  and later at Endicott Johnson. He also discusses building his home.<br />
]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Binghamton University Libraries<br />
]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[This audio file and digital image may only be used for educational purposes. Please cite as: Broome County Oral History Project, Special Collections, Binghamton University Libraries, Binghamton University, State University of New York.  For usage beyond fair use please contact the Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections for more information.<br />
]]></dcterms:rights>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Recording 62<br />
]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Interview with Helene Weaver<br />
]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Weaver, Helene -- Interviews; Broome County (N.Y.) -- History; Binghamton (N.Y.); Johnson City (N.Y.); Endicott Johnson Corporation -- Employees -- Interviews; Volunteers; Retired Senior Volunteer Program (U.S.); United Way of America<br />
]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Helene Weaver talks about her childhood in Binghamton, NY, her father&#039;s meat market in Johnson City. She worked in an office at Endicott Johnson until she married. After her husband died Helene finds employment with the House of the Good Shepherd, in charge of the dining room. After retiring she volunteered at organizations such as,  RSVP, United Way, and Office for Aging.<br />
]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Binghamton University Libraries<br />
]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[This audio file and digital image may only be used for educational purposes. Please cite as: Broome County Oral History Project, Special Collections, Binghamton University Libraries, Binghamton University, State University of New York.  For usage beyond fair use please contact the Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections for more information.<br />
]]></dcterms:rights>
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]]></dcterms:format>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Recording 63<br />
]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Interview with Shirley Woodward<br />
]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Woodward, Shirley -- Interviews; Broome County (N.Y.) -- History; Historians -- Interviews; American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976<br />
]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Shirley Woodward speaks about her &nbsp;father's influence on her interest in local history, work as the Town of Maine historian and with the Nanticoke Valley Historical Society. She details the responsibilities of her work as the town historian. She discusses her years as Broome County Historian and her efforts during the bicentennial, as well as the nature of her work and how it impacted the community.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Binghamton University Libraries<br />
]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[This audio file and digital image may only be used for educational purposes. Please cite as: Broome County Oral History Project, Special Collections, Binghamton University Libraries, Binghamton University, State University of New York.  For usage beyond fair use please contact the Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections for more information.<br />
]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[audio/mp3<br />
]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English<br />
]]></dcterms:language>
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]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Recording 64<br />
]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Interview with Lena Templeton]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Templeton, Lena -- Interviews; Broome County (N.Y.) -- History; Pleasantmount (Pa.); Binghamton (N.Y.); Ansco Company -- Employees -- Interviews; Volunteers<br />
]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Lena Templeton talks about her childhood growing up on a farm in Pleasantmount, PA and her early education, and eventually moving to New York state. She discusses early work taking care of the office of a skin specialist in Binghamton, NY then getting married and having children, and finding work at Ansco&#039;s during the war. She details working at Ansco&#039;s including tasks she performed. She speaks about her interests and activities (dancing) as a retiree and her volunteer work in the community. <br />
]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Binghamton University Libraries<br />
]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[This audio file and digital image may only be used for educational purposes. Please cite as: Broome County Oral History Project, Special Collections, Binghamton University Libraries, Binghamton University, State University of New York.  For usage beyond fair use please contact the Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections for more information.<br />
]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[audio/mp3<br />
]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English<br />
]]></dcterms:language>
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]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Recording 60<br />
]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Interview with Matthew Alston ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Alston, Matthew -- Interviews; Broome County (N.Y.) -- History; Binghamton (N.Y.); African Americans -- New York (State) -- Binghamton -- Interviews; Musicians -- Interviews; Orchestra; Jazz; Photographers; Discrimination; Arlington Hotel; Bennett Hotel]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Matthew Alston discusses his early interest in the violin and creating a small orchestra after returning home from World War I and then later a Dixie Jazz Band.  He details how he became interested in photography, his first camera, which was a Colony, one of Ansco&#039;s first cameras and how it came into his possession.  He discusses taking a correspondence course for photography.  He speaks of taking photographs of  Willis Kilmer&#039;s race horse, for the local newspaper,  being hired by the government as a photographer, and taking photographs of buildings and landscapes in his free time. He talks about his photography equipment and film processing. He discusses his ancestors and family and the prejudice he suffered. He talks briefly about his work with handicapped children.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Binghamton University Libraries]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1978-01-30]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:modified><![CDATA[2017-03-27]]></dcterms:modified>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Alston, Matthew ; Wood, Wanda]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[This audio file and digital image may only be used for educational purposes. Please cite as: Broome County Oral History Project, Special Collections, Binghamton University Libraries, Binghamton University, State University of New York. For usage beyond fair use please contact the Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections for more information.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:isPartOf><![CDATA[Broome County Oral History Project]]></dcterms:isPartOf>
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    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[33:09 Minutes ; 12:25 Minutes ; 33:29 Minutes]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English]]></dcterms:language>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Recording 65A ; Recording 65B ; Recording 65C<br />
]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.binghamton.edu/omeka/items/show/550">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Interview with Harry Bloomer ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Bloomer, Harry  -- Interviews; Broome County (N.Y.) -- History; Johnson City (N.Y.); Cortland (N.Y.); Santa Claus]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Harry Bloomer discusses joining the Army as a young man and entertaining the soldiers.  Upon being discharged he began working as a Santa Claus for local organizations and continued to do this for the rest of his life.  He talks about attending a Santa Claus school annually. He was also a clown and was known as Blinky the Clown.  During the Bicentennial he portrayed Uncle Sam.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Binghamton University Libraries]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[This audio file and digital image may only be used for educational purposes. Please cite as: Broome County Oral History Project, Special Collections, Binghamton University Libraries, Binghamton University, State University of New York. For usage beyond fair use please contact the Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections for more information.]]></dcterms:rights>
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    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English]]></dcterms:language>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Recording 66]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Interview with Michael Gruss<br />
]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Gruss, Michael -- Interviews; Broome County (N.Y.) -- History; Johnson City (N.Y.); Pennsylvania; Coal mines and mining; Endicott Johnson Corporation--Employees--Interviews; Cigar industry; Polish language; Russian language; Slovak language; Ukrainian language]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Michael Gruss speaks of his youth in Pennsylvania and working in the coal mines there. He was a licensed black powder blaster and he describes what this entails. He moved to Johnson City in 1913 to work for the Endicott Johnson Corporation and acted as an unofficial labor mediator for the company.     He reflects briefly on witnessing the overall factory [Binghamton Clothing Company] fire and trying to help the factory workers.  He describes the cigar industry in Binghamton&#039;s First Ward and the workers&#039; attempt to unionize.  He worked with Dr. Mary Ross as her driver and assisted her on home visits. He was competent in Polish, Russian, Slovak and Ukrainian languages. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Binghamton University Libraries]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[This audio file and digital image may only be used for educational purposes. Please cite as: Broome County Oral History Project, Special Collections, Binghamton University Libraries, Binghamton University, State University of New York. For usage beyond fa]]></dcterms:rights>
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    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English]]></dcterms:language>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Recording 67]]></dcterms:identifier>
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