Dr Adair (sample oral history)

 Oral History (sample questions)

Dr. Thelma Davidson Adair

You were born in North Carolina. What was it like growing up?

What was family life like?

What was your community like?

What are your fondest memories growing up?

What was daily life like?

What games and toys did you play with?

What kind of work did your father do?

What kind of work did your mother do?

Do you have brothers and sisters?

Did you grow up in an extended family?

Comments on your coming of Age experiences?

Your early education experiences?

What values did you get growing up from your parents, family, and community?

What was it like to grow up under Jim Crow?

What was race relations and racism like coming north?

How long have you lived in Harlem?

Your fondest memories of Harlem life in the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, etc.  Whatever period you want to comment on.

Your thoughts on parenting?

Your thoughts and work with early childhood education?

Your work with early childhood education in Harlem?

Tell us about your activist activities with Church Women United, and Christian women’s organizations.

Explain to us what the ‘Least coin movement is?

Tell us, and educate us about Christian women, and their involvement with various movements, causes, and concerns over the decades?

What was your husband like? Dr. Arthur Eugene Adair?

Your husband was senior pastor of St. John’s Episcopal Church Mount Morris. What was that experience like?

Tell us about your experience as Moderator of the General Assembly for Presbyterian Church.

Your work with Presbyterian Senior services?

How has Harlem changed over the years from your perspective?

WWII what was that like?

What was life like in Harlem during the WWII.

What was post WWII like?

Your thoughts on gentrification and the future of the Black community?

Your thoughts on Health care in our community?

Dr. Adair your history expands for decades. You are a history book.

There so many people that you know and have worked with over the decades. Many people who have not been documented.

Did you know Adam Clayton Powell, Jesse Gray, etc.

Anyone you would like to share your memories of with us. 

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