Observed arrival · 2026-10-18
Aviva Silverman, Archivist
A portfolio of Aviva Silverman’s oral-history, preservation, teaching, and curation work.
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- The NYC project’s methods materials are bilingual in English and Spanish; Silverman also helped build its website and podcast distribution.
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The NYC Trans Oral History Project is described as documenting trans histories across New York City, including experiences connected to race, poverty, disability, housing, policing, and the AIDS crisis. Silverman’s listed work also includes organizing public events, training volunteer interviewers, and developing the project’s website and podcast distribution. Separate entries describe artist interviews for Franklin Furnace and an effort to record Socrates Sculpture Park’s history.
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