Resistance, Community Control, and Higher Education in South Phoenix, 1977‒1981 Learn more about the origins of South Mountain Community College and the South Phoenix Oral History

A student-led initiative to capture and preserve the history of South Phoenix, Arizona
Resistance, Community Control, and Higher Education in South Phoenix, 1977‒1981 Learn more about the origins of South Mountain Community College and the South Phoenix Oral History
Join us for this four-day intensive summer camp. Open to incoming high school juniors and seniors. Learn about your community’s heritage. Document and preserve our
JOIN US ON JULY 11 FOR A FREE VIRTUAL PROGRAM! Recent Journal of Arizona History author Summer Cherland will discuss higher education in South Phoenix,
The holidays are a great time to collect family tales. They’re also a good time for sharing and discussing generational and historical stories. This year,
Complete our survey on the boundaries and landmarks of South Phoenix
From SMCC’s Media Release: South Mountain Community College has been selected as a top-ten finalist in two of the three available categories for a prestigious
Summer reflects on an a-ha moment with narrator Garry Walters.
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The South Phoenix Oral History Project and the Storytelling Institute at South Mountain Community College invite you to relive your memories of “cruising down,” working
Date correction: July 19-23rd. Join us for this interactive, intensive multi-day workshop for oral historians. Participants will learn to analyze and index completed oral histories
Southphoenixoralhistory.com is getting a new look! Please forgive any confusion or visual clutter as we revamp our website this summer!
Have you enjoyed learning more about South Phoenix and local history? Are you interested in giving back to the community? The South Phoenix Oral History
Hear from the faculty founders:
From Website to Archive: Designing Metadata for the South Phoenix Oral History Project In this piece, oral historian Eleonora Anedda will explore SPOH’s approach to
It’s Time for Us: The South Phoenix Oral History Project
is student-led, student-researched, student-published, student-sustaining.
Sandra Siegel is an interior designer. She was born on March 27, 1970 in El Paso, Texas and moved to Mesa, Arizona in 1977. Currently,