Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The oral history interviews of Pioneers in Housing: An Oral History Project were given to the Library of Congress by Morton J. Schussheim in 2002 and 2013.
Processing History
The oral history interviews of Pioneers in Housing: An Oral History Project were processed in 2010. A small addition and digital files were processed in 2014.
Digital files were received as part of the Pioneers in Housing papers on a variety of storage media, each of which was assigned a unique digital ID number. Use the digital ID number to request access copies of the files associated with each media. A description of the standard processes taken on all born digital records can be found in the Processing History Note: Born Digital Collection Material at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.digital.
In instances when files would not render in the original format, they were converted to Microsoft Word by Manuscript Division Staff.
Transfers
Sound recordings of interviews have been transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division where they are identified as part of these records.
Technical Requirements
The digital files in the collection are primarily Word Perfect for Windows 5.0 and 5.1. The majority of files can be accessed with a standard file viewer. In instances when files would not render in the original format, they were converted to Microsoft Word by Manuscript Division Staff.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or digital ID number, Pioneers in Housing: An Oral History Project oral history interviews, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.