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Patternity
Subseries · 1986-2001, bulk 1991-1992
Part of Sara Diamond fonds

Materials in this subseries relate to Diamond's video installation "Patternity" (1992). Video description from V Tape: “Patternity is a 3-channel installation with furniture and photography curtains. Patternity makes use of the landscapes of New York, memories recalled in a five day intensive studio shoot, gestures and text. It places these in juxtaposition in a humorous, touching and critical inquiry about fathers and daughters, the passing on of language and narrative, and the problem of nostalgia. The history of an individual, Jerome D. Diamond, stands against the collective struggles of radical union, Jewish and other groups.“

These materials includes editing logs; original photographs of the production; transcripts of interviews with family members; promotional material; correspondence with curators; and technical installation notes. Includes material on the installation of "Patternity" at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 1991, inclusion in the National Gallery of Canada in 1992, and the Biennial of Sydney in 1993.

Sara Diamond
Oral History Project
Subseries · 1979 - 1988
Part of Sara Diamond fonds

Materials in this subseries relates to the oral history project undertaken by Diamond to document B.C. women’s experiences in the workforce, unions, and as housewives. The initial audio interviews were conducted in 1979; further audio and video interviews were conducted in the mid 1980s. Many but not all of these later interviews are with the same women who appear in the audio oral histories from 1979.

The bulk of the records in this subseries are transcripts of the audio interviews. There are often multiple versions of transcripts of the same interview. Some of the transcripts have been edited to draw out the themes present in them, and some of the interviews have accompanying indexes. Other materials in this subseries include: releases from participants; notes on the interviews; correspondence; and notes on the transcription process.

Audio, video, and transcriptions of the oral history interviews have been digitized and are available on the CDMLA website.

Sara Diamond