Shelbey Holmes-Reyes interview, 2006

Shelbey Holmes-Reyes describes her childhood family life, including a period in the foster care system and living with the challenges of poverty and family mental health issues. Holmes-Reyes also relates her experiences as Dike College (Meyers College).

Participants: Holmes-Reyes, Shelbey (interviewee) / McDermott, Peter (interviewer)
Collection: History 304: Urban History
Institutional Repository: Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection

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History 304: Urban History

History 304: Urban History

These course-based oral histories arose from the CSU Department of History collaboration with Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Cleveland Public Art, and WCPN/WVIZ (ideastream). Interviews in this collection were conducted by students in U.S. Urban History (HIS 304) at Cleveland State University Department of History, supervised by professors Mark Tebeau and Mark Souther. Originally intended to inform the creation of public art along the RTA’s Healthline BRT route, these interviews…