Teale, Charles, 2019

The collection comprises five oral history interview videos recorded in 2019. All interviews are conducted by Dr. Fiona Vernal of the University of Connecticut. The subjects of the interviews are either natives of Hartford, Connecticut, or have lived in the city for the majority of their lives. Dr. Vernal speaks with Dr. Benjamin Foster, a local educator; Steve Harris, retired Captain of the Hartford Fire Department; Patricia Kelly, founder of the Ebony Horsewomen; Willie Mann, retired Hartford Public Schools educator; and Charles Teale, Sr., retired Chief of the Hartford Fire Department. Interviews range in length from 46 minutes to one hour and 49 minutes.