Personal
Collections

Stories, memories, recollections, letters, and family materials preserved through personal experience and community knowledge.

Voices in the archive

Memory / 1982

The bus ride home

A recollection of the first journey home after release, told through weather, route numbers, and a borrowed coat.

Letter / 1978

Dear sister, I found a book

One letter from a family archive describes how reading became a way to stay connected across distance.

Recollection / 2004

What the hallway sounded like

An oral history about work, friendship, and the small acts of care that shaped daily life.

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