Judson Memorial Church Oral History Archive
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Abstract
The Judson Memorial Church Oral History Archive, documents an oral history project conducted by New York University graduate students in Professor Rachel Bernstein's Fall 2008 Oral History class, in conjunction with the Oridnary People, Extraordinary Lives Oral History Project. The interviewees were selected from a list developed by the Judson Church Oral History Committee and Judson historian Ed Powers and include former pastor Howard Moody and several prominent activists and artists that were involved with Judson Memorial Church programs. The oral history interviews concentrate on activities at Judson from roughly the 1950s to the 1970s, although some material falls outside this time period. The items in the collection include administrative documents associated with the project, student papers and presentations, and recordings of the oral history interviews. Additionally in 2010, one of the former students, Johanna Steinberg, interviewed more people, adding those recordings to this collection.
Historical Note
In 1838, a small group in Greenwich Village, dissatisfied with local churches, founded the Berean Church on the corner of Bedford and Downing Streets. Fifty years later, under the direction of Rev. Edward Judson (1844-1914), a new church was built and named Judson Memorial Church in memoriam to Edward's father Adoniram Judson (1788-1850), the first missionary to Burma. Edward Judson chose as the new location of his church the south side of Washington Square Park, because he wanted to reach out to the neighboring Italian community. His goal was not to convert, but to help supply this community, and any other community in need, with the necessary tools to become successful and independent.
Edward Judson's mission for the Judson Memorial Church was to create a ministry devoted to social outreach, which would meet the needs of the city and of its growing immigrant population. Some of the social service programs developed during Rev. Judson's tenure included a health center, an employment service, sewing and cooking classes, a community woodpile, and the delivery of fresh milk from New Jersey farms.
Judson Church's mission of social outreach continued throughout the years following Edward Judson's ministry. Beginning in the 1950's under the leadership of the Rev. Robert Spike and continuing under Rev. Howard Moody, Judson Memorial Church established programs designed to help those in need despite the controversial or sometimes, unpopular nature of that help. The church, for example, established local networks to aid women who needed abortions, housed and cared for drug addicts and runaway teens, established a Professional Women's Clinic for women engaged in prostitution, and helped provide medical resources for people with AIDS to name only a few of it's progressive programs.
The Judson Memorial Church supported a radical arts ministry. The groundwork for involvement in the arts had been laid by Edward Judson's gospel sings and moving picture shows during the early years of the church. However, the Judson Arts Ministry did not fully take shape until the late 1950's when church members polled local artists to determine how the church could best assist the arts community. The results of this inquiry indicated that artists needed space in which to create and show their work. The Judson Memorial Church responded by making the space of the church available to artists for art exhibitions, rehearsals, and performances. The church also assured that this space was to be a place where these artists could have the freedom to experiment in their work without fear of censorship.
In 1957, the Judson Memorial Church offered gallery space to Claes Oldenburg, Jim Dine, and Robert Rauschenberg, who were then unknown artists. In 1959, the Judson Gallery showed work by Pop artists, Tom Wesselman, Daniel Spoerri, and Red Grooms. The Judson Gallery became the first home to the "happenings" movement of the 1960's. Hosted by the Judson Group, these "happenings" included Ray Gun Spex and Jim Dines' presentation of an environment called Apple Shrines.
In 1959, the Judson Literary Quarterly, Exodus, was published under the aegis of the Judson Studio. This anthology of poetry edited by Howard Hart and sold in local bookstores, included poems by William Godden, Robert Hanlon, and John Williams. Volumes I, II, and II of Exodus were published in the spring of 1959, the fall of 1959, and the summer of 1960, respectively. Exodus later became The Judson Review, edited by Rev. Al Carmines and Don Katzman. Volume I of The Judson Review was published in 1963 and included the poetry of Jackson Mac Low, Diane Wakoski, and Joel Oppenheimer.
In 1961, the Judson Poet's Theater was founded by Robert Nichols and Chuck Gordone, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and a "free-wheeling" Sunday-school teacher at the church. The Judson Poet's Theater laid the foundation for "off off" Broadway theater, by producing plays by Rosalyn Drexler, Chuck Gordone, Maria Irene Fornes, Robert Nichols, Sam Shepard, and Lanford Wilson. In 1967, Rev. Al Carmines restructured the group and renamed it the Judson Musical Theater. The Judson Musical Theater produced musical theater performances throughout the late 1960's and the 1970's.
The Judson Dance Theater, which began in 1962, provided a venue for dancers and choreographers such as Trisha Brown, Lucinda Childs, Steve Paxton, David Gordon, and Yvonne Rainer to create and show their work. Among others, these dancers and choreographers shaped dance history by creating post-modern dance, the first avant-garde movement in dance theater since the modern dance of the 1930's and 1940's. Judson Dance Theater was founded by a group of young choreographers who had taken Robert Dunn's choreography course at the Merce Cunningham studio from 1960-1962. These choreographers decided to present a concert of work they had created during the Dunn course. Judson Memorial Church welcomed the group and provided space for rehearsal and performance. A Concert of Dance #1, open to the public and free of charge, was presented at Judson Memorial Church on July 6, 1962. This concert proved to be the beginning of the evolution of post-modern dance.
In the 1970's, the Judson Memorial Church hosted various art shows and multi-media events. Most notable among these multi-media events was the People's Flag Show of November 1970, a six-day exhibition of painting and sculpture on the theme of the American flag. The exhibit and the accompanying symposium, featuring speeches by Abbie Hoffman and Kate Millet, attracted widespread attention from the public, the press, and the police. During the final days of the exhibit, three of the contributing artists were arrested, Rev. Howard Moody was served with a summons, and the District Attorney closed the exhibit on charges of desecration of the American flag.
In the 1980's, the Judson Memorial Church sponsored various political theater performances, such as those by the Vermont-based Bread and Puppet Theater. These performances included Insurrection Opera and Oratorio, performed in February and March of 1984. In this performance, the Bread and Puppet Theater, under the direction of founder, Peter Schumann, used opera and the company's now signature oversized puppets to convey an anti-nuclear message.
The Judson Memorial Church celebrated its Centennial in 1990 with performances and symposia involving many of the artists who had been involved with the arts ministry in the 1960's and 1970's. The Judson Memorial Church continues its support of the arts and its social outreach to the community today. Among the church's present day arts-related activities is a free dance concert series coordinated by the dance organization, Movement Research, and held at the Judson Memorial Church on Monday evenings.
Arrangement
The materials are arranged alphabetically by either student or interviewee name. The collection is organized into four series, two of which have been further divided into subseries. The series and subseries arrangement of the collection is as follows:
Series I: Administrative Papers
Series II: Student-Produced Material
Subseries A: Fieldwork Analysis Papers
Subseries B: Student Presentations
Subseries C: Student Presentations CDs/DVDs
Series III: Oral History Interview Audio Discs
Subseries A: Audio - Access Copies
Subseries B: Audio - Originals
Series IV: 2010 Oral History Interviews
Scope and Contents
The Judson Memorial Church Oral History Archive contains oral history interviews and related documents concerning 21 prominent individuals associated with the Judson Memorial Church. The work was conducted by New York University graduate students in Professor Rachel Bernstein's Fall 2008 Oral History Class. The materials include administrative documents, student papers and presentations, and digital audio files of the oral history interviews.
The oral history interviewees were selected by the Judson Church Oral History Committee and Judson historian Ed Powers. The interviewees include political and social activists, artists, Judson Memorial Church clergy, and congregation members. The interviews cover a wide range of topics but focus primarily on the lives of the interviewees and the social, political, artistic, and religious activities of the Judson Church, with emphasis on the period of 1950 through the 1970s.
The original individuals interviewed include:
Bebe Anderson
Holly Bean
Reathel Bean
Keen Berger
Malcolm Goldstein
Grace Goodman
Peggy Halsey
Sue Harwig
Rose James
Harry Koutoukas
Arthur Levin
Mary Meyer
Howard Moody
Maxine Philips
Anna Lou Pickett
Tom Roderick
Tamara Rowe
Carolee Schneemann
Steve Studnicka
Elaine Summers
Rachel Tenney
Bethene Trexel
In 2018, an additional 11 oral history digital audio recordings were added to the existing collection. These interviews were conducted by Joanna Steinburg, one of Bernstein's former students on the oral history project. The 2010 interviews were primarily with artists in the Judson Dance Theater (including Steve Paxton and Yvonne Rainer), as well as congregants who had been part of the Judson Poets Theater. These interviews cover new ground, exploring the social context of the church, and recording the artists' reflections as they look back on their involvement at Judson 50 years later.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open to researchers.
Use Restrictions
Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. In particular, student work in Series II may not be reproduced or quoted without permission of the student authors. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Judson Memorial Church Oral History Archive; MSS 232; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Judson Memorial Church Oral History Archive was acquired from New York University Professor Rachel Bernstein in 2009 after completion of the Oral History course. The accession number associated with this gift is 2009.232.
An accretion to the collection was donated by former Bernstein student, Joanna Steinberg, in July 2018. The accession number associated with this gift is 2019.011.
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Processing Information
Decisions regarding arrangement, description, and physical interventions for this collection prior to 2019 are unknown. In 2019, the accretion flash drive was labeled and information was recorded into medialog.
Revisions to this Guide
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Series I: Administrative Papers, 2008
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Scope and Contents
This series contains general administrative forms collected during the oral history projects. The series includes a list of interviewees, student topics, interview agreements, Oral History Indices, interview worksheets, and partial transcripts for some of the interviews conducted.
Arrangement
The forms are arranged alphabetically by the last name of the interviewee.
Administrative Papers 1 of 2, 2008
Administrative Papers 2 of 2, 2008
Series II: Student-Produced Materials, 2008
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Scope and Contents
This series contains materials produced by the students conducting the oral history interviews. These materials include fieldwork analysis papers that place the subjects of the interviews within a historical context, presentations that utilize the oral history information in a variety of public history projects, and digital files of the presentations.
Arrangement
Papers and presentations in this series are arranged alphabetically by the last name of the students.
Subseries A: Fieldwork Analysis Papers, Fall 2008, inclusive
Fieldwork Analysis Papers, Fall 2008, inclusive
Subseries B: Student Presentations, Fall 2008, inclusive
"Something in the Air": Civil Rights, Women's Rights, and Activism in the 1960s
The Life History of Ms. Rose James, 2008, inclusive
History in Layers, 2008, inclusive
Judson Memorial Church: You Are Here, 2008, inclusive
Voices of New York 1950-1970, 2008, inclusive
Avant-Garde Theater -- Greenwich Village -- 1960s and 70s, 2008, inclusive
Judson Memorial Church: "It's All in the Timing": The Tenure of Reverend Howard Moody 1956-1992, 2008, inclusive
Judson Memorial Church and the Reproductive Rights Movement, 2008, inclusive
"A Sanctuary for Artistic Expression": Judson Dance Theater 1962-1966, 2008, inclusive
Voices of Judson Memorial Church: "Creating Community Across Generations", 2008, inclusive
Subseries C: Student Presentations CDs/DVDs, Fall 2008, inclusive
Women and Social Movements, Elizabeth Banks, Ashley Welch, 12/17/08, 2008, inclusive
Documents and Images for History in Layers Exhibit, Keara Duggan, 18 December 2008, Oral History-NYU, Fall 2008, 2008, inclusive
Audio Clips, History in Layers Exhibit, Keara Duggan, Fall 2008 Oral History Course, Created 11 Dec. 2008, 2008, inclusive
Voices of New York 1950-1970, Blog and Attachments for Archives, Adina Langer, 12/13/08, 2008, inclusive
Walking Tour of the Avant-Garde Theaters, by Kaitlyn Medley, 2008, inclusive
Howard Moody, Oral History, Public History Exhibit, PowerPoint, Stacey Satchell, Fall Semester 2008, 2008, inclusive
Judson Memorial Church and the Reproductive Rights Movement, http://voicesofjudson.blogspot.com, Breanne Scanlon, 2008, 2008, inclusive
Audio Clips Used on http://voicesofjudson.blogspot.com, Howard Moody, Anna Lou Pickett, Mary Meyer, Breanne Scanlon, NYU Fall '08, 2008, inclusive
Philip Corner's "On Tape from the Judson Years", 2008, inclusive
Final Project on Judson Dance Theater (PowerPoint), Joanna Steinberg, 2008, inclusive
Voices of Judson Memorial Church - Final Project, Final PowerPoint, Oral History Audio Clips, Laura Zeccardi 12/15/08, 2008, inclusive
Series III: Oral History Interview Audio Discs, 2008
Scope and Contents
This series contains digital audio discs of the complete interviews.
Subseries A: Audio - Access Copies, 2008
Bebe Anderson Oral History, Interviewed by Ashley Welch, 12/9/2008, 2008
General Note
Bebe Anderson Oral History December 9, 2008
Interviewed by Ashley Welch
Disc 1 of 1 (61 minutes)
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives Oral History Project
Track 1: Childhood in California
Track 2: Family, Parents
Track 3: Education
Track 4: Move to New York City
Track 5: Legal Career
Track 6: Judson Memorial Church
Track 7: Activist?
Track 8: religion and Ethics
Track 9: Significant Historical Events
Holly Bean Oral History Parts I & II, Interviewed by Elizabeth Banks, 11/18/2008, 2008
General Note
Holly Bean Oral History
November 18, 2008
Interviewed by Elizabeth Banks
Disc 1 of 1 (100 minutes)
Judson Memorial Church Oral History Project
Disc 1 of 1 (100 Minutes)
Track 1: Childhood - Moving Around and Family
Track 2: Attitudes Toward Race and Gender at Home
Track 3: Early Interest in Religion, Diversity
Track 4: Part of the Baby Boom Generation
Track 5: College and Its Meaning for a Woman
Track 6: New York, Work and Family
Track 7: Judson, Programs and Philosophy
Track 8: Pursuing a Career as a Minister
Track 9: Fighting Fear and Societal Pressures for a Career
Track 10: Final Reflections
Reathel Bean Oral History Parts I & II, Interviewed by Kait Medley, 10/10/2008, 2008
General Note
Reathel Bean Oral History
October 10, 2008
Interviewed by Kait Medley
Disc 1 of 1 (87 minutes)
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives Oral History Project
Track 1: Childhood in Missouri
Track 2: Junior High and High School
Track 3: College and Religious Background
Track 4: Civil Rights Activities
Track 5: Judson Memorial Church and Acting in the 1960s
Track 6: Adult Life
Keen Berger Oral History Parts I & II, Interviewed by Elizabeth Banks, 10/10/2008, 2008
General Note
Keen Berger Oral History
October 10, 2008
Disc 1 of 1 (118 minutes)
Judson Memorial Church Oral History Project
Track 1: Childhood and Upbringing
Track 2: College
Track 3: Involvement in Civil Rights
Track 4: New York and Judson Church
Track 5: Marriage and Family Life
Track 6: Teaching
Track 7: Politics on a Professional Level
Track 8: Reflections on Social Change
Track 9: Writing
Track 10: Conclusions
Malcolm Goldstein Oral History Parts I & II, Interviewed by Joanna Steinberg, 10/16/2008, 2008
General Note
Malcolm Goldstein Oral History
October 16, 2008
Interviewed by Joanna Steinberg
Judson Church Project
Disc 1 of 7 (2 hours)
Track 1: Childhood in Brooklyn and Queens, family (parents and brother), religion, community, edication (in school and in music), early ambitions and experiences with violin, composition, music theory
Track 2: Music Education: formal training vs. instruction in composition and music theory. Instruction by Antonio Miranda
Break -- Issue with recording device
Track 3: Introduction and contributions to Judson Dance Theater: reflections on collaboration and improvisation and the use of the body.
Track 4: Thoughts on the politics of improvisation (Sounding the Full Circle); conceptual art in relation to politics; other aspects of career outside of Judson in 1960s (Tone Roads Ensemble)
Track 5: Art that "creates an experience" and "develops awareness;" textured art, improvisation, and trust
Track 6: Working with Elaine Summers at Judson Church on "Fantastic Gardens"
Track 7: Art at Judson Church; mentions Al Carmines and Rev. Howard Moody; Greenwich Village (1960s); teaching positions; other projects; political issues
Track 8: Family (children); orchestra in Puerto Rico and Central America; Vermont; community
Track 9: Tone Roads Ensemble; recent projects and continual interaction and collaborations with friends; residency in Canada
Track 10: Sons; current projects; writing, graphic work, poetry; personal archives; conclusion
Grace Goodman Oral History Parts I & II, Interviewed by Brigid Harmon, 10/16/2008, 2008
Peggy Halsey Oral History Parts I & II, Interviewed by Ashley Welch, 10/20/2008, 2008
General Note
Peggy Halsey Oral History
October 20, 2008
Disc 1 of 1 (122 minutes)
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives Oral History Project
Track 1: Moving to New York City
Track 2: Childhood in Florida
Track 3: Judson Church
Track 5: Career-Board of Global Ministries
Track 6: Judson Work
Track 7: Memories of father
Track 8: Memories of mother, siblings
Track 9: College
Track 10: Activism in Civil Rights Movement
Track 11: High School
Track 12: September 11th
Track 13: Painting, hobby
Sue Harwig Oral History Part One, Interviewed by Adina Langer, 10/17/2008, 2008
General Note
Sue Harwig, CD1 Backup, Interview 10/17/08, Adina Langer, 55:17, 1/3
Sue Harwig Oral History Part Two, Interviewed by Adina Langer, 10/17/2008, 2008
General Note
Sue Harwig, CD2 Backup, Interviewed by Adina Langer, 10/17/08, 25:47, 2/3
Sue Harwig Oral History Part Three, Interviewed by Adina Langer, 10/17/2008, 2008
General Note
Sue Harwig, CD3 Backup, Interviewed by Adina Langer, 10/17/08, 44:13, 3/3
Rose James Oral History Part One, 10/17/2008, 2008
Rose James Oral History Part Two, 11/10/2008, 2008
Harry Koutoukas Oral History, Interviewed by Kait Medley, 11/11/2008, 2008
General Note
Harry Koutoukas Oral History
Interviewed by Kait Medley
November 11, 2008
Disc 1 of 1 (71 minutes)
Ordinary People, Extraordinary lives Oral History Project
Track 1: First experiences with avant-garde theater
Track 2: Experience with Judson
Track 3: Ellen Stewart and La Mama
Track 4: Involvement with Stonewall
Track 5: Family Life
Track 6: The end of avant-garde
Arthur Levin Oral History Part One, Interviewed by Stacey Satchell, 11/24/2008, 2008
General Note
Arthur Levin Oral History (part 2)
November 24, 2008
Interviewed by Stacey Satchell
Disc 1 of 2 (71 minutes total)
Judson Memorial Church Oral History Project
Track 1: Early Life, Upper West Side, New York
Track 2: Village Independent Democrats, met Moody
Track 3: Early involvement with Judson, runaways
Track 4: After runaway program, Judson staff
Track 5: Beginnings of involvement in health care
Track 6: Abortion programs, CCS/CRASH
Track 7: Development of Center for Medical Consumers
Track 8: More public health experiences
Track 9: Discussion of Judson environment
Track 10: Political involvement
Arthur Levin Oral History Part Two, Interviewed by Stacey Satchell, 11/24/2008, 2008
General Note
Arthur Levin Oral History (Part 2)
November 24, 2008
Interviewed by Stacey Satchell
Disc 2 of 2 (71 minutes total)
Judson Memorial Church Oral History Project
Track 11: Military service experience
Track 12: Late 1960s activism
Track 13: AIDS task force
Track 14: Prositution project
Track 15: Late political involvement, disillusioned
Track 16: Appreciation of Judson
Track 17: Brainstorming youth programs, early
Mary Meyer Oral History Part One, Interviewed by Breanne Scanlon, 10/26/2008, 2008
Mary Meyer Oral History Part Two, Interviewed by Breanne Scanlon, 10/26/2008, 2008
Howard Moody Oral History Part One, Disc One, Interviewed by Stacey Satchell, 10/15/2008, 2008
General Note
Howard Moody Oral History (Part 1)
October 15, 2008
Interviewed by Stacey Satchell
Disc 1 of 2(77:37 minutes)
Judson Memorial Church Oral History Project
Track 1: Childhood, early life
Track 2: Santa Barbara (post-WWII)
Track 3: Parents, family background
Track 4: Seminary (Colgate Rochester/Yale)
Track 5: Pacifism, early Judson experience
Track 6: Ohio State years
Track 7: Importance of urban culture/experience
Track 8: Coming to Judson
Track 9: Early experience at Judson, VID
Track 10: Early Judson arts efforts, youth efforts
Track 11: Exodus
Track 12: Village Aid Service Center, drugs
Howard Moody Oral History Part One, Disc Two, Interviewed by Stacey Satchell, 10/15/2008, 2008
General Note
Howard Moody Oral History (Part 1)
October 15, 2008
Interviewed by Stacey Satchell
Disc 2 of 2 (50:46 minutes)
Judson Memorial Church Oral History Project
Track 1: Theory on drug rehab
Track 2: Al Carmine, Judson Players' Theatre
Track 3: Dance, Poets Theatre
Track 4: Publicity and growth
Track 5: Clashes with the NYC and NYU
Track 6: Runaway shelter, mobile clinic
Howard Moody Oral History Part Two, Disc One, Interviewed by Stacey Satchell, 11/18/2008, 2008
General Note
Howard Moody Oral History (Part 2)
November 18, 2008
Interviewed by Stacey Satchell
Disc 1 of 3 (176:47 minutes total)
Judson Memorial Church Oral History Project
Track 1: Late 1960s, runaway projects
Track 2: Runaway youth arts program
Track 3: Politics and social change (1968)
Track 4: Abortion Clinic
Track 5: Clergy Consultation Service
Track 6: Prostitution Project
Howard Moody Oral History Part Two, Disc Two, Interviewed by Stacey Satchell, 11/18/2008, 2008
General Note
Howard Moody Oral History (Part 2)
November 18, 2008
Interviewed by Stacey Satchell
Disc 2 of 3 (176:47 minutes total)
Judson Memorial Church Oral History Project
Track 7: Prostitution Project/AIDS Task force
Track 8: 1990, financial crisis
Track 9: Welcoming Church, growth of Judson
Track 10: Looking back from now, treatise
Track 11: Civil Rights movement, involvement
Track 12: Current (2008) gay issues, Prop 8
Howard Moody Oral History Part Two, Disc Three, Interviewed by Stacey Satchell, 11/18/2008, 2008
General Note
Howard Moody Oral History (Part 2)
November 18, 2008
Interviewed by Stacey Satchell
Disc 3 of 3 (176:47 minutes total)
Judson Memorial Church Oral History Project
Track 13: 1968 Democratic Convention experience
Track 14: Vietnam War -- protest movement
Track 15: Physical Space of Judson
Track 16: American exceptionalism
Track 17: Worship service at Judson, changes
Track 18: Censorship
Track 19: Let things go...
Track 20: Representative of Congregation
Maxine Phillips Oral History Part One, Interviewed by Laura Zeccardi, 10/21/2008, 2008
General Note
Judson Church Oral History Project: Maxine Phillips
October 21, 2008
Interviewed by Laura Zeccardi
Disc 1 of 2 (1:53:47)
Judson Church Oral History Project
Track 1: Childhood in Pennsylvania
Track 2: Parent's Background and History
Track 3: Religious Background
Track 4: Sense of Being the 'Other'
Track 5: Academic Background
Track 6: Study Abroad in France
Track 7: Graduate School at Syracuse
Track 8: Religious Involvement in College
Track 9: Children's Religious Upbringing
Track 10: Introduction to Judson Church
Track 11: Runaway House at Judson
Track 12: Organizing Welfare Rights at Judson
Track 13: Communal Living in Brooklyn
Track 14: Child Welfare League
Track 15: Life Planning Project at Judson
Track 16: Courtship and Wedding to Tom Roderick
Track 17: 1980s - Motherhood and Career at Dissent
Track 18: Reflections on Judson Church - Why Judson?
Maxine Phillips Oral History Part Two, Interviewed by Laura Zeccardi, 10/21/2008, 2008
General Note
Judson Church Oral History Project: Maxine Phillips
October 21, 2008
Interviewed by Laura Zeccardi
Disc 2 of 2 (1:53:47)
Judson Church Oral History Project
Track 1: Childhood in Pennsylvania
Track 2: Parent's Background and History
Track 3: Religious Background
Track 4: Sense of Being the 'Other'
Track 5: Academic Background
Track 6: Study Abroad in France
Track 7: Graduate School at Syracuse
Track 8: Religious Involvement in College
Track 9: Children's Religious Upbringing
Track 10: Introduction to Judson Church
Track 11: Runaway House at Judson
Track 12: Organizing Welfare Rights at Judson
Track 13: Communal Living in Brooklyn
Track 14: Child Welfare League
Track 15: Life Planning Project at Judson
Track 16: Courtship and Wedding to Tom Roderick
Track 17: 1980s - Motherhood and Career at Dissent
Track 18: Reflections on Judson Church - Why Judson?
Anna Lou Pickett Oral History Part One, Interviewed by Breanne Scanlon, 10/19/2008, 2008
Anna Lou Pickett Oral History Part Two, Interviewed by Breanne Scanlon, 10/19/2008, 2008
Tom Roderick Oral History Part One, Interviewed by Adina Langer, 10/24/2008, 2008
General Note
Tom Roderick
Part 1 of 3
Interviewed by Adina Langer
10/24/08
wav file
37:53
Judson Church Oral History Project
Tom Roderick Oral History Part Two, Interviewed by Adina Langer, 10/24/2008, 2008
General Note
Tom Roderick Part 2 of 3 Interviewed by Adina Langer 10/24/08 wav file 42:09 Judson Church Oral History Project
Tom Roderick Oral History Part Three, Interviewed by Adina Langer, 10/24/2008, 2008
General Note
Tom Roderick Part 3 of 3 Interviewed by Adina Langer 10/24/08 wav file 42:14 Judson Church Oral History Project
Tamara Rowe Oral History, Interviewed by Keara Duggan, 11/02/2008, 2008
General Note
Tamara Oral History
November 2, 2008
Interviewed by Keara Duggan
Disc 1 of 1 (56 min 50 sec)
Judson Memorial Church Oral History Project
For NYU Oral History Course - Fall 2008
Track 1: Introduction by Keara Duggan
Track 2: Brooklyn Neighborhoods
Track 3: Joining the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
Track 4: Childhood in Bedford Stuyvesant and Food
Track 5: Living in Fort Greene
Track 6: Career as a Teacher
Track 7: Teaching and Higher Education
Carolee Schneemann Oral History, Interviewed by Joanna Steinberg, 11/25/2008, 2008
General Note
Carolee Schneeman Oral History
11/25/2008
Interviewed by Joanna Steinberg
Judson Church Project
Disc 1 (45 minutes)
Track 1: Introduction to Judson Church; early uses of the body in art; "protofeminist" and "transgressive" movement in Judson Dance Theater; coherence and dissention in choreographic styles within the Judson group; emergence of art scene at Judson Church in 1960s
Track 2: Continued emergence of art scene at Judson; meaning of church as a space for performance; relationship between artists and members of Judson Church; Schneemann's artistic process
Track 3: Audience members and their responses; Newspaper Event; Meet Joy; Freedom of Expression at Judson Church; political implications of Judson aesthetic; relevant political issues and involvement (anti-Vietnam movement and feminism)
Track 4: "Interior Scroll"; inclusion of women in art criticism; teaching positions and practices; overall impressions and reflections on experiences at Judson Church
Rachel Tenney and Bethene Trexel Oral History Part One, Interviewed by Laura Zeccardi, 11/19/2008, 2008
General Note
Judson Oral History Project:
Rachel Tenney and Bethnene Trexel
November 19, 2008
Interviewed by Laura Zeccardi
Disc 1 of 2 (1:27:5)
Judson Church Oral History Project
Track 1: Childhood at Judson
Track 2: Teenage Years at Judson
Track 3: Youth Activities/Teaching Judson Beliefs
Track 4: Past and Present Activism at Judson
Track 5: Acceptance and Activism
Track 6: Teaching Sunday School at Judson
Track 7: Leaving Judson, Macalester College
Track 8: Personal Growth/Changes at Judson
Track 9: Bethnene's Description of Rachel's Childhood at Judson
Track 10: Growth of Congregation
Track 11: Rachel's Baptism at Judson
Track 12: Bethnene's Reaction to Rachel's Rededication
Track 13: Bethnene's Childhood/Religious Background
Track 14: Bethnene's experience in NYC/Judson Church
Track 15: Bethnene's Activism work during Rachel's Childhood
Rachel Tenney and Bethene Trexel Oral History Part Two, Interviewed by Laura Zeccardi, 11/19/2008, 2008
General Note
Judson Oral History Project:
Rachel Tenney and Bethnene Trexel
November 19, 2008
Interviewed by Laura Zeccardi
Disc 2 of 2 (1:27:5)
Judson Church Oral History Project
Track 1: Childhood at Judson
Track 2: Teenage Years at Judson
Track 3: Youth Activities/Teaching Judson Beliefs
Track 4: Past and Present Activism at Judson
Track 5: Acceptance and Activism
Track 6: Teaching Sunday School at Judson
Track 7: Leaving Judson, Macalester College
Track 8: Personal Growth/Changes at Judson
Track 9: Bethnene's Description of Rachel's Childhood at Judson
Track 10: Growth of Congregation
Track 11: Rachel's Baptism at Judson
Track 12: Bethnene's Reaction to Rachel's Rededication
Track 13: Bethnene's Childhood/Religious Background
Track 14: Bethnene's experience in NYC/Judson Church
Track 15: Bethnene's Activism work during Rachel's Childhood
Subseries B: Audio - Originals, 2008
Bebe Anderson Oral History, Interviewed by Ashley Welch, 12/9/2008, 2008
General Note
Bebe Anderson Oral History December 9, 2008
Interviewed by Ashley Welch
Disc 1 of 1 (61 minutes)
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives Oral History Project
Track 1: Childhood in California
Track 2: Family, Parents
Track 3: Education
Track 4: Move to New York City
Track 5: Legal Career
Track 6: Judson Memorial Church
Track 7: Activist?
Track 8: religion and Ethics
Track 9: Significant Historical Events
Holly Bean Oral History, Interviewed by Elizabeth Banks, 11/18/2008, 2008
General Note
Holly Bean Oral History
November 18, 2008
Interviewed by Elizabeth Banks
Disc 1 of 1 (100 minutes)
Judson Memorial Church Oral History Project
Disc 1 of 1 (100 Minutes)
Track 1: Childhood - Moving Around and Family
Track 2: Attitudes Toward Race and Gender at Home
Track 3: Early Interest in Religion, Diversity
Track 4: Part of the Baby Boom Generation
Track 5: College and Its Meaning for a Woman
Track 6: New York, Work and Family
Track 7: Judson, Programs and Philosophy
Track 8: Pursuing a Career as a Minister
Track 9: Fighting Fear and Societal Pressures for a Career
Track 10: Final Reflections
Reathel Bean Oral History, Interviewed by Kait Medley, 10/10/2008, 2008
General Note
Reathel Bean Oral History
October 10, 2008
Interviewed by Kait Medley
Disc 1 of 1 (87 minutes)
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives Oral History Project
Track 1: Childhood in Missouri
Track 2: Junior High and High School
Track 3: College and Religious Background
Track 4: Civil Rights Activities
Track 5: Judson Memorial Church and Acting in the 1960s
Track 6: Adult Life
Keen Berger Oral History, Interviewed by Elizabeth Banks, 10/10/2008, 2008
General Note
Keen Berger Oral History
October 10, 2008
Disc 1 of 1 (118 minutes)
Judson Memorial Church Oral History Project
Track 1: Childhood and Upbringing
Track 2: College
Track 3: Involvement in Civil Rights
Track 4: New York and Judson Church
Track 5: Marriage and Family Life
Track 6: Teaching
Track 7: Politics on a Professional Level
Track 8: Reflections on Social Change
Track 9: Writing
Track 10: Conclusions
Malcolm Goldstein Oral History, Interviewed by Joanna Steinberg, 10/16/2008, 2008
General Note
Malcolm Goldstein Oral History
October 16, 2008
Interviewed by Joanna Steinberg
Judson Church Project
Disc 1 of 7 (2 hours)
Track 1: Childhood in Brooklyn and Queens, family (parents and brother), religion, community, edication (in school and in music), early ambitions and experiences with violin, composition, music theory
Track 2: Music Education: formal training vs. instruction in composition and music theory. Instruction by Antonio Miranda
Break -- Issue with recording device
Track 3: Introduction and contributions to Judson Dance Theater: reflections on collaboration and improvisation and the use of the body.
Track 4: Thoughts on the politics of improvisation (Sounding the Full Circle); conceptual art in relation to politics; other aspects of career outside of Judson in 1960s (Tone Roads Ensemble)
Track 5: Art that "creates an experience" and "develops awareness;" textured art, improvisation, and trust
Track 6: Working with Elaine Summers at Judson Church on "Fantastic Gardens"
Track 7: Art at Judson Church; mentions Al Carmines and Rev. Howard Moody; Greenwich Village (1960s); teaching positions; other projects; political issues
Track 8: Family (children); orchestra in Puerto Rico and Central America; Vermont; community
Track 9: Tone Roads Ensemble; recent projects and continual interaction and collaborations with friends; residency in Canada
Track 10: Sons; current projects; writing, graphic work, poetry; personal archives; conclusion
Grace Goodman Oral History, Interviewed by Brigid Harmon, 10/16/2008, 2008
Peggy Halsey Oral History, Interviewed by Ashley Welch, 10/20/2008, 2008
General Note
Peggy Halsey Oral History
October 20, 2008
Disc 1 of 1 (122 minutes)
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives Oral History Project
Track 1: Moving to New York City
Track 2: Childhood in Florida
Track 3: Judson Church
Track 5: Career-Board of Global Ministries
Track 6: Judson Work
Track 7: Memories of father
Track 8: Memories of mother, siblings
Track 9: College
Track 10: Activism in Civil Rights Movement
Track 11: High School
Track 12: September 11th
Track 13: Painting, hobby
Sue Harwig Oral History Part One, Interviewed by Adina Langer, 10/17/2008, 2008
General Note
Sue Harwig, CD1 Backup, Interview 10/17/08, Adina Langer, 55:17, 1/3
Sue Harwig Oral History Part Two, Interviewed Adina Langer, 10/17/2008, 2008
General Note
Sue Harwig, CD2 Backup, Interviewed by Adina Langer, 10/17/08, 25:47, 2/3
Sue Harwig Oral History Part Three, Interviewed by Adina Langer, 10/17/2008, 2008
General Note
Sue Harwig, CD3 Backup, Interviewed by Adina Langer, 10/17/08, 44:13, 3/3
Rose James Oral History Part One, 10/17/2008, 2008
Rose James Oral History Part Two, 11/10/2008, 2008
Harry Koutoukas Oral History, Interviewed by Kait Medley, 11/11/2008, 2008
General Note
Harry Koutoukas Oral History
Interviewed by Kait Medley
November 11, 2008
Disc 1 of 1 (71 minutes)
Ordinary People, Extraordinary lives Oral History Project
Track 1: First experiences with avant-garde theater
Track 2: Experience with Judson
Track 3: Ellen Stewart and La Mama
Track 4: Involvement with Stonewall
Track 5: Family Life
Track 6: The end of avant-garde
Arthur Levin Oral History Part One, Interviewed by Stacey Satchell, 11/24/2008, 2008
General Note
Arthur Levin Oral History (part 2)
November 24, 2008
Interviewed by Stacey Satchell
Disc 1 of 2 (71 minutes total)
Judson Memorial Church Oral History Project
Track 1: Early Life, Upper West Side, New York
Track 2: Village Independent Democrats, met Moody
Track 3: Early involvement with Judson, runaways
Track 4: After runaway program, Judson staff
Track 5: Beginnings of involvement in health care
Track 6: Abortion programs, CCS/CRASH
Track 7: Development of Center for Medical Consumers
Track 8: More public health experiences
Track 9: Discussion of Judson environment
Track 10: Political involvement
Arthur Levin Oral History Part Two, Interviewed by Stacey Satchell, 11/24/2008, 2008
General Note
Arthur Levin Oral History (Part 2)
November 24, 2008
Interviewed by Stacey Satchell
Disc 2 of 2 (71 minutes total)
Judson Memorial Church Oral History Project
Track 11: Military service experience
Track 12: Late 1960s activism
Track 13: AIDS task force
Track 14: Prositution project
Track 15: Late political involvement, disillusioned
Track 16: Appreciation of Judson
Track 17: Brainstorming youth programs, early
Mary Meyer Oral History Part One, Interviewed by Breanne Scanlon, 10/26/2008, 2008
Mary Meyer Oral History Part Two, Interviewed by Breanne Scanlon, 10/26/2008, 2008
Howard Moody Oral History Part One, Disc One, Interviewed by Stacey Satchell, 10/15/2008, 2008
General Note
Howard Moody Oral History (Part 1)
October 15, 2008
Interviewed by Stacey Satchell
Disc 1 of 2(77:37 minutes)
Judson Memorial Church Oral History Project
Track 1: Childhood, early life
Track 2: Santa Barbara (post-WWII)
Track 3: Parents, family background
Track 4: Seminary (Colgate Rochester/Yale)
Track 5: Pacifism, early Judson experience
Track 6: Ohio State years
Track 7: Importance of urban culture/experience
Track 8: Coming to Judson
Track 9: Early experience at Judson, VID
Track 10: Early Judson arts efforts, youth efforts
Track 11: Exodus
Track 12: Village Aid Service Center, drugs
Howard Moody Oral History Part One, Disc Two, Interviewed by Stacey Satchell, 10/15/2008, 2008
General Note
Howard Moody Oral History (Part 1)
October 15, 2008
Interviewed by Stacey Satchell
Disc 2 of 2 (50:46 minutes)
Judson Memorial Church Oral History Project
Track 1: Theory on drug rehab
Track 2: Al Carmine, Judson Players' Theatre
Track 3: Dance, Poets Theatre
Track 4: Publicity and growth
Track 5: Clashes with the NYC and NYU
Track 6: Runaway shelter, mobile clinic
Howard Moody Oral History Part Two, Disc One, Interviewed by Stacey Satchell, 11/18/2008, 2008
General Note
Howard Moody Oral History (Part 2)
November 18, 2008
Interviewed by Stacey Satchell
Disc 1 of 3 (176:47 minutes total)
Judson Memorial Church Oral History Project
Track 1: Late 1960s, runaway projects
Track 2: Runaway youth arts program
Track 3: Politics and social change (1968)
Track 4: Abortion Clinic
Track 5: Clergy Consultation Service
Track 6: Prostitution Project
Howard Moody Oral History Part Two, Disc Two, Interviewed by Stacey Satchell, 11/18/2008, 2008
General Note
Howard Moody Oral History (Part 2)
November 18, 2008
Interviewed by Stacey Satchell
Disc 2 of 3 (176:47 minutes total)
Judson Memorial Church Oral History Project
Track 7: Prostitution Project/AIDS Task force
Track 8: 1990, financial crisis
Track 9: Welcoming Church, growth of Judson
Track 10: Looking back from now, treatise
Track 11: Civil Rights movement, involvement
Track 12: Current (2008) gay issues, Prop 8
Howard Moody Oral History Part Two, Disc Three, Interviewed by Stacey Satchell, 11/18/2008, 2008
General Note
Howard Moody Oral History (Part 2)
November 18, 2008
Interviewed by Stacey Satchell
Disc 3 of 3 (176:47 minutes total)
Judson Memorial Church Oral History Project
Track 13: 1968 Democratic Convention experience
Track 14: Vietnam War -- protest movement
Track 15: Physical Space of Judson
Track 16: American exceptionalism
Track 17: Worship service at Judson, changes
Track 18: Censorship
Track 19: Let things go...
Track 20: Representative of Congregation
Maxine Phillips Oral History Part One, Interviewed by Laura Zeccardi, 10/21/2008, 2008
General Note
Judson Church Oral History Project: Maxine Phillips
October 21, 2008
Interviewed by Laura Zeccardi
Disc 1 of 2 (1:53:47)
Judson Church Oral History Project
Track 1: Childhood in Pennsylvania
Track 2: Parent's Background and History
Track 3: Religious Background
Track 4: Sense of Being the 'Other'
Track 5: Academic Background
Track 6: Study Abroad in France
Track 7: Graduate School at Syracuse
Track 8: Religious Involvement in College
Track 9: Children's Religious Upbringing
Track 10: Introduction to Judson Church
Track 11: Runaway House at Judson
Track 12: Organizing Welfare Rights at Judson
Track 13: Communal Living in Brooklyn
Track 14: Child Welfare League
Track 15: Life Planning Project at Judson
Track 16: Courtship and Wedding to Tom Roderick
Track 17: 1980s - Motherhood and Career at Dissent
Track 18: Reflections on Judson Church - Why Judson?
Maxine Phillips Oral History Part Two, Interviewed by Laura Zeccardi, 10/21/2008, 2008
General Note
Judson Church Oral History Project: Maxine Phillips
October 21, 2008
Interviewed by Laura Zeccardi
Disc 2 of 2 (1:53:47)
Judson Church Oral History Project
Track 1: Childhood in Pennsylvania
Track 2: Parent's Background and History
Track 3: Religious Background
Track 4: Sense of Being the 'Other'
Track 5: Academic Background
Track 6: Study Abroad in France
Track 7: Graduate School at Syracuse
Track 8: Religious Involvement in College
Track 9: Children's Religious Upbringing
Track 10: Introduction to Judson Church
Track 11: Runaway House at Judson
Track 12: Organizing Welfare Rights at Judson
Track 13: Communal Living in Brooklyn
Track 14: Child Welfare League
Track 15: Life Planning Project at Judson
Track 16: Courtship and Wedding to Tom Roderick
Track 17: 1980s - Motherhood and Career at Dissent
Track 18: Reflections on Judson Church - Why Judson?
Anna Lou Pickett Oral History Part One, Interviewed by Breanne Scanlon, 10/19/2008, 2008
Anna Lou Pickett Oral History Part Two, Interviewed by Breanne Scanlon, 10/19/2008, 2008
Tom Roderick Oral History Part One, Interviewed by Adina Langer, 10/24/2008, 2008
General Note
Tom Roderick
Part 1 of 3
Interviewed by Adina Langer
10/24/08
wav file
37:53
Judson Church Oral History Project
Tom Roderick Oral History Part Two, Interviewed by Adina Langer, 10/24/2008, 2008
General Note
Tom Roderick Part 2 of 3 Interviewed by Adina Langer 10/24/08 wav file 42:09 Judson Church Oral History Project
Tom Roderick Oral History Part Three, Interviewed by Adina Langer, 10/24/2008, 2008
General Note
Tom Roderick Part 3 of 3 Interviewed by Adina Langer 10/24/08 wav file 42:14 Judson Church Oral History Project
Tamara Rowe Oral History, Interviewed by Keara Duggan, 11/02/2008, 2008
General Note
Tamara Oral History
November 2, 2008
Interviewed by Keara Duggan
Disc 1 of 1 (56 min 50 sec)
Judson Memorial Church Oral History Project
For NYU Oral History Course - Fall 2008
Track 1: Introduction by Keara Duggan
Track 2: Brooklyn Neighborhoods
Track 3: Joining the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
Track 4: Childhood in Bedford Stuyvesant and Food
Track 5: Living in Fort Greene
Track 6: Career as a Teacher
Track 7: Teaching and Higher Education
Carolee Schneemann Oral History, Interviewed by Joanna Steinberg, 11/25/2008, 2008
General Note
Carolee Schneeman Oral History
11/25/2008
Interviewed by Joanna Steinberg
Judson Church Project
Disc 1 (45 minutes)
Track 1: Introduction to Judson Church; early uses of the body in art; "protofeminist" and "transgressive" movement in Judson Dance Theater; coherence and dissention in choreographic styles within the Judson group; emergence of art scene at Judson Church in 1960s
Track 2: Continued emergence of art scene at Judson; meaning of church as a space for performance; relationship between artists and members of Judson Church; Schneemann's artistic process
Track 3: Audience members and their responses; Newspaper Event; Meet Joy; Freedom of Expression at Judson Church; political implications of Judson aesthetic; relevant political issues and involvement (anti-Vietnam movement and feminism)
Track 4: "Interior Scroll"; inclusion of women in art criticism; teaching positions and practices; overall impressions and reflections on experiences at Judson Church
Steve Studnicka Oral History, Interviewed by Brigid Harmon, 12/02/2008 [No Readable Access Copy Available], 2008
Rachel Tenney and Bethene Trexel Oral History Part One, Interviewed by Laura Zeccardi, 11/19/2008, 2008
General Note
Judson Oral History Project:
Rachel Tenney and Bethnene Trexel
November 19, 2008
Interviewed by Laura Zeccardi
Disc 1 of 2 (1:27:5)
Judson Church Oral History Project
Track 1: Childhood at Judson
Track 2: Teenage Years at Judson
Track 3: Youth Activities/Teaching Judson Beliefs
Track 4: Past and Present Activism at Judson
Track 5: Acceptance and Activism
Track 6: Teaching Sunday School at Judson
Track 7: Leaving Judson, Macalester College
Track 8: Personal Growth/Changes at Judson
Track 9: Bethnene's Description of Rachel's Childhood at Judson
Track 10: Growth of Congregation
Track 11: Rachel's Baptism at Judson
Track 12: Bethnene's Reaction to Rachel's Rededication
Track 13: Bethnene's Childhood/Religious Background
Track 14: Bethnene's experience in NYC/Judson Church
Track 15: Bethnene's Activism work during Rachel's Childhood
Rachel Tenney and Bethene Trexel Oral History Part Two, Interviewed by Laura Zeccardi, 11/19/2008, 2008
General Note
Judson Oral History Project:
Rachel Tenney and Bethnene Trexel
November 19, 2008
Interviewed by Laura Zeccardi
Disc 2 of 2 (1:27:5)
Judson Church Oral History Project
Track 1: Childhood at Judson
Track 2: Teenage Years at Judson
Track 3: Youth Activities/Teaching Judson Beliefs
Track 4: Past and Present Activism at Judson
Track 5: Acceptance and Activism
Track 6: Teaching Sunday School at Judson
Track 7: Leaving Judson, Macalester College
Track 8: Personal Growth/Changes at Judson
Track 9: Bethnene's Description of Rachel's Childhood at Judson
Track 10: Growth of Congregation
Track 11: Rachel's Baptism at Judson
Track 12: Bethnene's Reaction to Rachel's Rededication
Track 13: Bethnene's Childhood/Religious Background
Track 14: Bethnene's experience in NYC/Judson Church
Track 15: Bethnene's Activism work during Rachel's Childhood
