Oral History Project

Oral History Project presentation at the Association's 20th anniversary, October 2013.
Pictured are Beth Wladis, Ma'lis Wendt, Deborah Trepp,  Jane Kunstler, and Mary K. Conwell.

The mission of the New York Public Library Retirees Association Oral History Project is to collect and preserve the memories of those who worked for The New York Public Library. Through recorded interviews and their transcriptions, as well as written reminiscences, we seek to add a unique source of information—information that otherwise would be lost—to that already available about the Library’s rich history and to honor the contributions of the staff to that history.