vihart00340A Guide to the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Immigrant Oral Histories, 2007 SdArch 0030Emily RapaviJames Madison University Libraries Special Collections

2019

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-10-17 07:02:01 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard2021-05-11Edited to reflect addition of transcript for 30-3 James Madison University Libraries Special Collections Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church immigrant oral histories Zarrugh, Laura H. SdArch 0030 /repositories/4/resources/580 0.01 cubic feet 13 cds 2007 Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Immigrant Oral Histories, 2007, is comprised of sound recordings of interviews of parishioners of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Harrisonburg, Virginia, regarding experiences of immigrating to the Central Shenandoah Valley. The interviews were conducted by James Madison University students in Dr. Laura Zarrugh's course, SOC395: Immigrants in American Society. English Conditions Governing Access

Access to the Oral Histories is governed by agreements with the narrators. Pseudonyms (a single initial) are used at the request of the narrators. At the discretion of the repository, select audio has been restricted and select interviews have been assigned pseudonyms. Two interviews are restricted, due to incomplete documentation.

 Acquisition Information

The collection was donated by Dr. Laura Zarrugh on June 6, 2007.

 Appraisal

After reviewing the material in 2020 for transcription and processing for access, audio recordings of interviews 30-4 and 30-21 were found to be inaudible, and were deaccessioned. Audio recordings of Interviews 30-8, 30-15, and 30-20 were not present at the time of processing.

 Arrangement

Interviews are listed alphabetically by interviewee last name.

 Bio/Historical Note

In the spring of 2007, the students in Dr. Laura Zarrugh's course, SOC395: Immigrants in American Society at James Madison University, conducted twenty-two interviews with parishioners at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in downtown Harrisonburg, VA. The recordings were made available to Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church for use in conjunction with the church's centennial anniversary celebration. The majority of the interviews were conducted at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Harrisonburg, but several interviews were conducted in the office of William (Chris) Blake at James Madison University, and one interview was conducted in the interviewees' home.

 Preferred Citation

[identification of interview], [box #, folder #] Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Immigrant Oral Histories, 2007, SdArch 0030, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.

 Processing Information

The collection is comprised of 22 audio recordings, 20 of which are on cassettes, and 2 on microcassettes. The original media was not found at the time of processing. The cassettes were transferred to CDs by JMU's Libraries and Education Technologies Media Resources in August 2007; recorded on MAMA-R 100 MB gold cd using Tascam cc-222mkll; mp3s created using iTunesv7. Mp3s and wav file were uploaded to the M:Drive in September and October of 2007.

Select recordings had transcripts at the time of donation, while others were created in 2019 by a vendor, AZUR CART and Captioning services. One interview, 30-3, was transcribed by Special Collections staff in January of 2021. One interview, 30-11, does not have a transcript and is unavaible pending further processing.

 Scope and Content

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Immigrant Oral Histories, 2007, is comprised of sound recordings of interviews of parishioners of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Student interviewers asked the interviewees to talk about their own and their family's experiences as immigrants to the Central Shenandoah Valley. The interviews were conducted by James Madison University students in Dr. Laura Zarrugh's course, SOC395: Immigrants in American Society.

 Use Restrictions

Copyright interests have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).

 Zarrugh, Laura H. L., interviewed by Aaron Rossi30-1/repositories/4/archival_objects/17986March 18, 2007SA0030-SET-001Conditions Governing Access

Audio is restricted. Full access to transcript with pseudonym, per repository.

Transcript/repositories/4/archival_objects/2468731Preservation master CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/17987March 18, 2007SA030-OP-001Use copy CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/17988March 18, 2007SA030-OP-012Y., interviewed by Sarah Midkiff and Lynsey Steele30-2/repositories/4/archival_objects/17989March 18, 2007SA0030-SET-001Conditions Governing Access

Audio is restricted. Full access to transcript with pseudonym, per repository.

Transcript/repositories/4/archival_objects/2468832Preservation master CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/17990March 18, 2007SA030-OP-001Use copy CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/17991March 18, 2007SA030-OP-012A. and O., interviewed by Aaron Rossi30-3/repositories/4/archival_objects/17992March 25, 2007Conditions Governing Access

Audio is restricted. No transcript, pending processing.

Transcript/repositories/4/archival_objects/2549333Preservation master CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/17993March 25, 2007SA030-OP-002Use copy CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/17994March 25, 2007SA030-OP-012A., interviewed by Aaron Rossi30-5/repositories/4/archival_objects/17998March 25, 2007SA0030-SET-001Conditions Governing Access

Audio is restricted. Full access to transcript with pseudonym, per narrator's request.

Transcript/repositories/4/archival_objects/2468934Preservation master CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/17999March 25, 2007SA030-OP-003Conditions Governing Access

Restricted

Use copy CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18000March 25, 2007SA030-OP-012Conditions Governing Access

Restricted

F., interviewed by Lynn Brosmer30-6/repositories/4/archival_objects/18001March 21, 2007SA0030-SET-001Conditions Governing Access

Audio is restricted. Full access to transcript with pseudonym, per repository.

Transcript/repositories/4/archival_objects/2469635Preservation master CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18002March 21, 2007SA030-OP-003Use copy CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18003March 21, 2007SA030-OP-012M., interviewed by Courtney Robinson30-7/repositories/4/archival_objects/18004March 25, 2007Conditions Governing Access

Audio is restricted. Full access to transcript with pseudonym, per narrator's request.

Transcript/repositories/4/archival_objects/2469736Preservation master CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18005March 25, 2007SA030-OP-003Conditions Governing Access

Restricted

Use copy CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18006March 25, 2007SA030-OP-012Conditions Governing Access

Restricted

G., interviewed by Ryan Tamborini30-9/repositories/4/archival_objects/18008March 21, 2007SA0030-SET-001Conditions Governing Access

Audio is restricted. Full access to transcript with pseudonym, per repository.

Transcript/repositories/4/archival_objects/2469037Preservation master CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18009March 21, 2007SA030-OP-004Use copy CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18010March 21, 2007SA030-OP-012K., interviewed by Rachel Repko30-10/repositories/4/archival_objects/18011March 25, 2007SA0030-SET-001Conditions Governing Access

Audio is restricted. Full access to transcript with pseudonym, per narrator.

Transcript/repositories/4/archival_objects/2469138Preservation master CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18012March 25, 2007SA030-OP-003Conditions Governing Access

Restricted

Use copy CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18013March 25, 2007SA030-OP-012Conditions Governing Access

Restricted

O., interviewed by Brooke Boyer30-11/repositories/4/archival_objects/18014March 18, 2007Access Restrictions

Audio is restricted. No transcript available, pending transcription and processing.

Preservation master CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18015March 18, 2007SA030-OP-005Use copy CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18016March 18, 2007SA030-OP-013B., interviewed by Christine Kahlke30-12/repositories/4/archival_objects/18017March 21, 2007SA0030-SET-001Conditions Governing Access

Audio is restricted. Full access to transcript with pseudonym, per narrator's request.

Transcript/repositories/4/archival_objects/2469839Preservation master CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18018March 21, 2007SA030-OP-006Use copy CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18019March 21, 2007SA030-OP-013R., interviewed by Emily Poly30-13/repositories/4/archival_objects/18020March 14, 2007Conditions Governing Access

Audio and transcript restricted due to incomplete documentation.

Preservation master CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18021March 14, 2007SA030-OP-007Conditions Governing Access

Restricted; No documentation

Use copy CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18022March 14, 2007SA030-OP-013Conditions Governing Access

Restricted; No documentation

H. and M., interviewed by Allison Brooks30-14/repositories/4/archival_objects/18023March 18, 2007SA0030-SET-001Conditions Governing Access

Audio restricted. Full access to transcript with pseudonym, per repository.

Transcript/repositories/4/archival_objects/24692310Preservation master CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18024March 18, 2007SA030-OP-008Use copy CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18025March 18, 2007SA030-OP-013G., interviewed by Lynn Brosmer30-16/repositories/4/archival_objects/18027March 18, 2007SA0030-SET-001Conditions Governing Access

Audio restricted. Full access to transcript with pseudonym, per repository.

Transcript/repositories/4/archival_objects/24699311Preservation master CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18028March 18, 2007SA030-OP-008Use copy CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18029March 18, 2007SA030-OP-013Salvador Romero Jr., interviewed by Susan Washburn30-17/repositories/4/archival_objects/18030March 25, 2007SA0030-SET-001Conditions Governing Access

Full access to audio and transcript.

Transcript/repositories/4/archival_objects/24693312Preservation master CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18031March 25, 2007SA030-OP-011Use copy CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18032March 25, 2007SA030-OP-009A., interviewed by Christine Gerardi30-18/repositories/4/archival_objects/18033March 25, 2007SA0030-SET-001Conditions Governing Access

Audio is restricted. Full access to transcript with pseudonym, per repository.

Transcript/repositories/4/archival_objects/24694313Preservation master CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18034March 25, 2007SA030-OP-009Use copy CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18035March 25, 2007SA030-OP-013E., interviewed by Christine Khalke30-19/repositories/4/archival_objects/18036March 25, 2007SA0030-SET-001Conditions Governing Access

Audio is restricted. Full access to transcript with pseudonym, per repository.

Transcript/repositories/4/archival_objects/24695314Preservation master CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18037March 25, 2007SA030-OP-010Use copy CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/18038March 25, 2007SA030-OP-013G. and N., interviewed by Sarah Midkff and Sarah Steele 30-22/repositories/4/archival_objects/24700Conditions Governing Access

Audio and transcript restricted due incomplete documentation.

Preservation master CD-R /repositories/4/archival_objects/24701March 31, 2007SA030-OP-003Use copy CD-R/repositories/4/archival_objects/24702SA030-OP-013