Code,913001
Subject,Ann Sindelar
Date,8/12/11
Interviewer,Nina Gibans
Abstract,"Ann Sindelar, is the Reference Superviser at the Western Reserve Historical Society and explains what the special collections library at WRHS can offer patrons. She emphasizes the amount of material WRHS has on the University Circle area, the Wade family and Wade Park. She expresses her love of history and the joy in connecting researchers to the WRHS collections. WRHS partners with many cultural institutions and schools in University Circle and has recently been helping with the Circle Walk Project. "
Tags,"Western Reserve Historical Society, Wade family history, Wade Park, University Circle, Circle Walk Project"
Special Notes,The sound quality is excellent. At minute 9 there are sirens in the background. 
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0,Ann Sindelar introduces herself as the Reference Superviser of the Western Reserve Historical Society. Nina Gibans describes why the Western Reserve Historical Society is important. 
1,"WRHS is Cleveland's premier research center. The collections at WRHS focus on families, institutions, labor organizations and different ethnic groups' histories. Sindelar provides an example of how many linear feet WHRS has on the Wade Family. "
2,"WRHS was founded in 1867. In the 1970s WRHS turned its attention to the lack of ethnic diversity in the collections. The staff at WRHS went into the community and solicited collcetions from African American, Jewish and ethnic communities. "
3,Sindelar has been at WRHS for 25 years. She loves connecting people to the collections and learning from the researchers' discoveries. She is a native Clevelander and has always been interested in history. 
4,She expresses how important the University Circle area has been to her family's life. Her mother went to the Cleveland Art Museum for art lessons. Her family also frequented Severance Hall to see the Cleveland Orchestra. 
5,Her parents exposed her to the cultural institutions of University Circle because of their former great experiences. Working in University Circle is an honor. Sindelar mentions how publically accessible the collections are at WRHS. 
6,She believes that WRHS is one of the best family history libraries in the nation. She mentions how integral the first families were in founding the cultural institutions located at University Circle. Gibans describes traveling to Wooster to view her family history. 
7,"Sindelar explains why archives, collections and history are important. 80 collections at WRHS reference the University area, the Wade family and Wade Park. "
8,"She further notes what types of materials are found in the University Circle area, Wade family and Wade Park collections. WRHS is in collaboration with the institutions of the University Circle Area. The schools located in University Circle also have a relationship with WRHS. "
9,WRHS works with school children to teach them the history of their community. She mentions WRHS has been working on the Circle Walk Project. 
10,The Circle Walk Project has utilized 400-500 photographs from the collections. Gibans dicusses her involvement in the research for the Circle Walk Project. 
11,Thanks are exchanged. The recorder is left on and side conversations that do not pertain to the interview are picked up. 
12,The side conversations continue before the recorder is finally shut off. 
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