Detroit, and especially the Cass Corridor (what is now commonly referred to as Midtown) was once home to a thriving visual and literary arts scene, with many independent presses in operation from the 1960s through the early 2000s. Documentary filmmaker and visual artist Monika Berenyi donated to our archives a series of video interviews she conducted from 2009-2010 with many writers and poets who were a part of this literary community. They have recently been made available through our digital collections website after Daniel Cichowlas (MLIS '24) and I transcribed and edited these interviews in order to better preserve and provide public access to them.[*]-Precursory transcription work was done by SIS students in the 2012 & 2013 Digital Libraries courses led by Dr. Joan Beaudoin, but the final transcription work was completely redone by Claire Cirocco with assistance by Daniel Cichowlas.
-Cass Corridor Documentation Project transcripts completed by Oral History SIS students led by Dr. Joe Turini.
-Initial interviews were arranged and conducted/recorded by Diane Sybeldon and artist in residency Monika Berenyi.