Oral History with Constance McAdam, April 20, 1992
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Title
Oral History with Constance McAdam, April 20, 1992
Subject
Desegregation
Arlington County Department of Parks and Recreation
Integrated Dances
Description
Constance McAdam was an important figure in Arlington County’s Department of Parks and Recreation. She came to Arlington in 1958 and by the time of her interview had become the Assistant Director of the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Resources. Ms. McAdam’s career involved creating programs for a variety of groups of people in Arlington, especially expanding services for senior citizens. One of the first projects Ms. McAdam worked on was integration within the parks department, including sponsoring integrated dances for teens. Her full oral history is available here as an audio file and as a typed transcript. You can also listen to and read the transcripts of excerpts from her interview regarding her involvement with integrated dances.
Creator
Constance McAdam
Source
Arlington County Library Oral History Program
Publisher
Arlington County Library Oral History Program
Date
20-Apr-92
Contributor
Edmund Campbell
Cas Cocklin
Rights
This interview is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the interviews in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited.
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Identifier
mcadamc19920420
Coverage
1950s-1980s
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Edmund Campbell, Cas Cocklin
Interviewee
Constance McAdam
Location
Arlington County, Virginia
Original Format
Cassette
Duration
02:12:05
Bit Rate/Frequency
167kbps
Files
Citation
Constance McAdam, “Oral History with Constance McAdam, April 20, 1992,” Project DAPS, accessed April 25, 2024, https://projectdaps.org/items/show/105.
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