The Rutgers Oral History Archives (ROHA) Podcast

In this ROHA Podcast, Isabella Kolic, Rutgers Class of '21, examines the concept of "the enemy" during the Cold War. This documentary podcast draws from interviews in the Rutgers Oral History Archives of American veterans and highlights some of the varied perspectives of those who served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, focusing on service members who fought the Cold War on the ground and met the enemy head on. Who or what was the enemy for military personnel, and how did that differ from the enemy espoused in the dominant anti-Communist narrative? This podcast will explore those questions. To read the oral history interviews in ROHA's collection, visit the ROHA website at https://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/

This episode is a ROHA Spotlight of Harvey Grimsley, World War II veteran, Rutgers Athletic Hall of Famer, and leading scorer during his football career in the late 1940s at Rutgers. In this podcast, Sofia Ruiz, Rutgers Class of 2021, traces the life and times of Grimsley, from his birth in Haleburg, Alabama to his family's migration to New Jersey, from his service in a segregated unit in Europe during the Second World War to his attending Rutgers on the GI Bill. To read the full transcript of ROHA Director Shaun Illingworth's oral history interview with Harvey Grimsley, visit https://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/interviewees/2207-grimsley-harvey

In this podcast interview, Pamela Walker discusses the oral history interviews she conducted of Black women in the Mississippi Delta as a part of her research into the Box Project and race, gender and political participation in 1960s-era social movements. Walker is a doctoral candidate in the Department of History in the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University and the 2018 recipient of the John W. Chambers Oral History Graduate Fellowship.

This episode is a ROHA Spotlight of Richard D. Heffner, the renowned broadcaster, educator and historian.

In this episode, Kathryn Tracy Rizzi of the Rutgers Oral History Archives interviews Caitlin Wiesner about the oral history interviews she conducted while researching the role of African American women in the feminist movement against sexual violence from 1974 to 1994. Wiesner, the John W. Chambers Oral History Graduate Fellow, is a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of History, Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences.

The ROHA Podcast launches its first episode with a Veterans Day special! Edwin Kolodziej (1924-2018), born in Sayreville, NJ, served in the Regimental Combat Scouts of the 379th Regiment, 95th Infantry Division, US Army, in Europe during World War II. This podcast draws on many excerpts from Ed's oral histories to reveal, in his own words, what life was like for a combat infantryman in the Second World War. --- Co-Produced by Shaun Illingworth, Kathryn Rizzi and Zachary Batista Written by Zachary Batista Sound Engineer: Donald Koger Special Thanks to the family of Ed Kolodziej. Recorded in the Rutgers College Class of 1948 Sound Booth. A Rutgers Oral History Archives Production. All Rights Reserved. The Rutgers Oral History Archives is a center in the History Department, School of Arts and Sciences, at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Rutgers Oral History Archives Department of History 1 Spring Street, Room 417 New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Roha25years@gmail.com http://oralhistory.rutgers.edu

The Rutgers Oral History Archives Podcast premieres Nov. 10th with a Veterans Day oral history. Listen to Episode 0 for more info on ROHA and the podcast!