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Haiti Memory Oral History Project

Project Summary

The Haiti Memory Project is an oral history project created by historian Claire Antone Payton to document the January 12, 2010, earthquake and post-earthquake life. The earthquake is a point-zero in the lives of individual Haitians and in Haitian history; it is a moment that divided time into "before" and "after." The project attempts to document that change. The result is a collection of over one hundred audio-recorded interviews with Haitians in Port-au-Prince in the summer and fall of 2010.The interviews offer Haitians the opportunity to represent themselves and present their own narrative about what has happened to their country. While nearly all of these interviews include stories from the earthquake, most of them tend to focus on post-earthquake life, particularly life in the homeless camps. The interviews invite the listener to engage with the intimate and unexpected details of life in Port-au-Prince and to explore Haiti in an entirely new way.

Project Code

hmp

Project Keyword

Earthquake   Haiti   Religion and culture

Project LC Subject

Disaster relief--Haiti.   Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, 2010.   Haiti--Economic conditions--21st century.   Haiti--Social conditions--21st century.


Interviews in this Project (118 Total):

Interview Accession Number: 2011oh140_hmp088
Interviewer: Claire Payton
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh154_hmp102
Interviewer: Claire Payton
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh153_hmp101
Interviewer: Claire Payton
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh143_hmp091
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh145_hmp093
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh144_hmp092
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh149_hmp097
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh146_hmp094
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh082_hmp030
Interviewer: Claire Payton
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh092_hmp040
Interviewer: Claire Payton
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh152_hmp100
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh088_hmp036
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh124_hmp072
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh151_hmp099
Interviewer: Claire Payton
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh137_hmp085
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh118_hmp066
Interviewer: Claire Payton
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh157_hmp105
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh121_hmp069
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh102_hmp050
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh081_hmp029
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh093_hmp041
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh117_hmp065
Interviewer: Claire Payton
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh053_hmp001
Interviewer: Claire Payton
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh054_hmp002
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh055_hmp003
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh056_hmp004
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh057_hmp005
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh058_hmp006
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh059_hmp007
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh060_hmp008
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh061_hmp009
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh062_hmp010
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh063_hmp011
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh064_hmp012
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh065_hmp013
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh066_hmp014
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh067_hmp015
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh068_hmp016
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh069_hmp017
Interviewer: Claire Payton
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh070_hmp018
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh071_hmp019
Interviewer: Claire Payton
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh072_hmp020
Interviewer: Claire Payton
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh073_hmp021
Interviewer: Claire Payton
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh074_hmp022
Interviewer: Claire Payton
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh075_hmp023
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh076_hmp024
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh077_hmp025
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh078_hmp026
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh079_hmp027
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh080_hmp028
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh083_hmp031
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh084_hmp032
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh085_hmp033
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh086_hmp034
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh087_hmp035
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh089_hmp037
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh090_hmp038
Interviewer: Claire Payton
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh091_hmp039
Interviewer: Claire Payton
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh094_hmp042
Interviewer: Claire Payton
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh095_hmp043
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh096_hmp044
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh097_hmp045
Interviewer: Claire Payton
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh098_hmp046
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh099_hmp047
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh100_hmp048
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh101_hmp049
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh103_hmp051
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh104_hmp052
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh105_hmp053
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh106_hmp054
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh107_hmp055
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh108_hmp056
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh109_hmp057
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh110_hmp058
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh111_hmp059
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh112_hmp060
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh113_hmp061
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh114_hmp062
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh115_hmp063
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh116_hmp064
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh119_hmp067
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh120_hmp068
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh122_hmp070
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh123_hmp071
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh125_hmp073
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh126_hmp074
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh127_hmp075
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh128_hmp076
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh129_hmp077
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh130_hmp078
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh131_hmp079
Interviewer: Claire Payton
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh132_hmp080
Interviewer: Claire Payton
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh133_hmp081
Interviewer: Claire Payton
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh134_hmp082
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh135_hmp083
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh136_hmp084
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh139_hmp087
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh138_hmp086
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh141_hmp089
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh142_hmp090
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh147_hmp095
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh148_hmp096
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh150_hmp098
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh155_hmp103
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh156_hmp104
Interviewer: Claire Payton
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh158_hmp106
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh159_hmp107
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh160_hmp108
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh161_hmp109
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh162_hmp110
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh163_hmp111
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh164_hmp112
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh165_hmp113
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2011oh166_hmp114
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Interview Accession Number: 2016oh638_hmp115
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2016oh639_hmp116
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2016oh640_hmp117
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 2016oh641_hmp118
Interviewer: Claire Payton
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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