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Oral History: Graham, Patricia, 2015

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Title: Oral History: Graham, Patricia, 2015
Interviewee: Graham, Patricia
Birth Year: 1949
Birth Place: South Carolina - Saluda
Rutgers Graduating Class: 1972
Interviewer: Graham, Molly
Location of Interview: Pennsylvania - Bushkill
Date Created: 27 April 2015
Description: Patricia Graham was born in Saluda, South Carolina, on March 9, 1949. She grew up in Philadelphia and then moved to New Jersey during high school. Dr. Graham graduated from West Side High School in Newark in 1966. She attended Essex County Community College and then Rutgers-Newark, before transferring to Livingston College at Rutgers-New Brunswick. During college, Dr. Graham participated in the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program. Majoring in urban studies and secondary education, Dr. Graham graduated from Livingston College in 1972. She went on to earn her Master's degree in education at Antioch College and Ed.D. at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. From 1977 to 2013, Dr. Graham served in various positions at East Stroudsburg University, where she is now a professor emeritus.
Transcript: https://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/interviewees/1957-graham-patricia
Subject: Livingston College; Rutgers University-New Brunswick; Rutgers Alumni; Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA); Professors; Great Migration
Collection: Rutgers Oral History Archives
Repository: Rutgers Oral History Archives (ROHA) at Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Rights: Permission to quote from this transcript must be obtained from the Rutgers Oral History Archives.
Identifier: ROHA-Graham