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Osowski, Edward J.
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Title
Osowski
,
Edward
J
.
Abstract
Edward
J
.
Osowski
was a
Project
Director
at the
Houston
Public
Library
beginning
in
1976
. He
discusses
how he
first
managed
a
National
Endowment
for the
Humanities
(NEH)
grant
working
with
academic
libraries
in
compiling
bibliographies
and
reading
lists
for
library
patrons
.
Following
this
project
, he
helped
secure
additional
NEH
grants
that
established
an
endowment
for
purchasing
humanities
materials
as
well
as
another
grant
that
created
broader
programming
focused
on
Houston’s
minority
populations
. He
worked
to
include
children’s
activities
and
lecture
series
that were
focused
on the
history
of
Houston
.
Osowski
discusses
the
challenges
he
faced
in
choosing
appropriate
programming
for
Houston’s
diverse
communities
and
attracting
audiences
for those
programs
during
the
late
1970s
.
Title-Alternative
HMRC
Oral
History
Collection
Date of Interview
Unknown
Subjects
Osowski
,
Edward
J.--Interviews
;
Librarians--Texas--Houston--Interviews
;
Oral
histories
Interviewee
Edward
J
.
Osowski
Interviewers
Louis
Marchiafava
Original Format
Audio tape
Oral History Number
OH483
Language
English
Ownership Notice
The Houston Public Library retains the literary and publishing rights of its oral histories. No part of the interviews or transcripts may be downloaded or published without the written permission of the Houston Oral History Project.
Coverage-Spatial
Houston
(Tex.)
Length of Interview
00:01:28
Type
Sound; Text
Format
Compound resource consisting of audio recording and transcript.
Format-Medium
Flash Video (FLV); Text
Relation-Is Part Of
HMRC
Oral
History
Collection
Funding provided by
TexTreasures
Grant
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