About This Item

  • Call NumberOSOS_OH_0124
  • TitleOral history interview with Joseph Grannum conducted on May 23, 2020
  • Summary(02:00) Sourcing food for food pantry -- (06:00) Requested protection for his pantry volunteers in February, anticipating problems ahead -- (10:44) Drawing on the experience of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- (14:00) Adaptations at the food pantry -- (22:00) Changes in the community. Anticipates issues for immigrant community moving forward -- (34:20) Asks that new volunteers enter community with respect, not condescension.
  • Date2020-05-23
  • Formatsound recording-nonmusical
  • Physical Description1 sound file (39 min) : digital, MP3
  • Genreinterviews
  • NoteAudio interview conducted on May 23, 2020, by Maria Luisa Gambale. Collected for the Covid-19 Oral History Project through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection.
  • CreatorGrannum, Joseph
  • SubjectQuarantine ; COVID-19 (Disease) ; Epidemics; Coronaviruses ; Fraternal organizations ; Food security -- United States
  • CollectionBrooklyn Covid-19 Stories
  • PlaceEast Flatbush (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsOur Streets, Our Stories collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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