Associated Files
Title
Oral history interview transcript with Maicharia Weir Lytle
Creator
Weir Lytle, Maicharia
Mecagni, Giordana
Rose, Danielle
Mecagni, Giordana
Rose, Danielle
Abstract
An interview with Maicharia Weir Lytle, who has worked in various leadership roles to develop several non-profit organizations in and around Boston since the early 2000s. As of 2015, she has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the United South End Settlements (USES), and in this interview, describes how the organization and its programs have changed since she took the post. Weir Lytle also discusses managing USES during a time of financial hardship, especially post-pandemic and the decision to sell the organization's headquarters, the Harriet Tubman House.
Title
Oral history interview audio with Maicharia Weir Lytle : March 2, 2021
Creator
Weir Lytle, Maicharia (Interviewee)
Contributor
Mecagni, Giordana (Interviewer)
Rose, Danielle (Contributor)
Rose, Danielle (Contributor)
Language
English
Date created
March 02, 2021
Type of resource
Sound recording-nonmusical
Genre
Master copies
Format
Sound Recording
Digital origin
born digital
Abstract/Description
An interview with Maicharia Weir Lytle, who has worked in various leadership roles to develop several non-profit organizations in and around Boston since the early 2000s. As of 2015, she has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the United South End Settlements (USES), and in this interview, describes how the organization and its programs have changed since she took the post. Weir Lytle also discusses managing USES during a time of financial hardship, especially post-pandemic and the decision to sell the organization's headquarters, the Harriet Tubman House.
Project description
This item was collected and digitized as part of the Harriet Tubman House Memory Project, a Boston Research Center effort from 2020 to 2022 to preserve the history of the Harriet Tubman House, which stood at 566 Columbus Avenue in Boston's South End neighborhood from 1975 to 2020. The building was the base of operations for United South End Settlements (USES), as well as a community center, gathering space, art gallery, and main office for several
nonprofit organizations. Harriet Tubman House services continue at USES' historic Rutland Street campus. The Harriet Tubman House Memory Project was designed with current staff of the USES and community members affiliated with the activist group I Am Harriet (IAH). These interviews largely took place via remote recording technology during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, and were conducted by staff and volunteers at the Northeastern University Library and the Boston Public
Library. These interviews represent the stories of past and present staff, artists, and community members involved with the Harriet Tubman House since the building's development in the 1970s.
Related item
Boston Research Center. Harriet Tubman House Memory Project
Subjects and keywords
Weir Lytle, Maicharia
Community organization -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Harriet Tubman House (Boston, Mass.)
Harriet Tubman House (Boston, Mass.) -- Buildings
United South End Settlements (Boston, Mass.)
Community organization -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Harriet Tubman House (Boston, Mass.)
Harriet Tubman House (Boston, Mass.) -- Buildings
United South End Settlements (Boston, Mass.)
Permanent URL
Location
Northeastern University Library
Boston Research Center (BRC)
Boston Research Center (BRC)
Use and reproduction
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