Joseph B. Sullivan Oral History
Item — Box: Individual Oral Histories Box 4: Sm-T, Folder: 5
Identifier: UOH002313
Scope and Content
Collection consists of the interview recordings and transcript, conducted in two parts in June and August of 1991, with Sullivan on the election and administration of Detroit mayor Jerome P. Cavanagh. The earlier interview spans two tapes.
Dates
- 1991-06-18
- 1991-08-14
Creator
- Boryczka, Raymond (Interviewer, Person)
Language of Materials
Material entirely in English.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Use
Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library
Rules for Use of Archival Materials.RESTRICTIONS: Due to the personal nature of oral history, the Library prohibits use of the material in any way that infringes on individual right to privacy, or results in libelous statements or slander, in accordance with U.S. law. Permission to publish or quote must be obtained from the interviewee or interviewee heirs or assigns.
History
Judge Joseph B. Sullivan was a longtime Wayne County legal and civic leader, notable for his role as a founding member of Focus: HOPE. Early in his career he was executive secretary for Detroit mayor Jerome Cavanagh, with whom he became a close friend. He was interviewed by Reuther archivist Raymond Boryczka in 1991.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet : (1 printed transcript and 3 audiocassettes)
16.6 Megabytes ((2 files). ) : Consists of a PDF and an MS Word document.
Abstract
Judge Joseph B. Sullivan was a longtime Wayne County legal and civic leader, notable for his role as a founding member of Focus: HOPE. Early in his career he was executive secretary for Detroit mayor Jerome Cavanagh, with whom he became a close friend. He was interviewed by Reuther archivist Raymond Boryczka in 1991. Collection consists of the interview recordings and transcript, conducted in two parts in June and August of 1991, with Sullivan on the election and administration of Detroit mayor Jerome P. Cavanagh.
Arrangement
Transcript arranged alphabetically by surname with other individual oral history transcripts at the Walter P. Reuther Library.
Custodial History
Changed collection name from "Joseph Sullivan Oral History" to "Joseph B. Sullivan Oral History" to disambiguate (there is also a Jospeh A. Sullivan, also a judge, who did not work with and for Cavanagh).
Acquisition
Donated by Raymond Boryczka, Walter P. Reuther Library, circa 1991.
Copies
Transcript was digitized and is available as a PDF file.
Processing History
Processed by Walter P. Reuther Library. Finding aid written by Rebecca Bizonet on April 24, 2016.
Creator
- Boryczka, Raymond (Interviewer, Person)
- Sullivan, Joseph B. (Interviewee, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Joseph B. Sullivan Oral History
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Walter P. Reuther Library. Finding aid written by Rebecca Bizonet.
- Date
- 2016-04-24
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Description made possible by funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Repository Details
Part of the Walter P. Reuther Library Repository
Contact:
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Detroit MI 48202 USA
5401 Cass Avenue
Detroit MI 48202 USA