Interview with Alexandria Robison
IntervieweeInterview with
Alexandria Robison
InterviewerInterviewed by
Abbie Cowan
Date2022 July 20
Mediumborn digital audio file
DimensionsDuration: 49 Minutes, 32 Seconds
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineCommunity History Project Collection
Object number2022.20.26a-b
Description(a) Interview with Alexandria Robison. Interviewed by Abbie Cowan on July 20, 2022 at New Haven Free Public Library Ives Branch, 133 Elm Street, New Haven. (b) Photograph of Alexandria Robison taken at her interview. She was interviewed as part of the Connecticut Historical Society's Community History Project discussing her experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
At the time of the interview, Alexandria was 27 years old living in New Haven, Connecticut working as a library technical assistant. Alexandria discussed both the challenges and advantages of working from home during the pandemic. Alexandria’s transition from in-person to at-home was easier than most; she worked from home previously and was accustomed to it. During the pandemic, Alexandria enrolled in graduate school to become a librarian.
Alexandria noted how different social institutions operated in times of communal need and was appreciative of the cautious approach that the City of New Haven took regarding public health and safety. She voiced her support of masks and vaccines and described her frustration over people not following the rules. She expressed fear of being close to unvaccinated people, not for her own safety, but for theirs.
Alexandria is a member of St. Thomas’s Episcopal Church in New Haven and described both her personal support, as well as the church’s support, of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Alexandria’s personal relationships were impacted by the pandemic; her parents went through a divorce and her sister moved closer to family. When asked what she lost during the pandemic, Alexandria recalled the death of her two grandparents and the difficulty of not being able to hold her grandmother’s funeral. When asked what she found during the pandemic, Alexandra responded that she came out as gay. She also described the peace she found in nature and how it provided her with a temporary escape from the stress of the present.
At the time of the interview, Alexandria was 27 years old living in New Haven, Connecticut working as a library technical assistant. Alexandria discussed both the challenges and advantages of working from home during the pandemic. Alexandria’s transition from in-person to at-home was easier than most; she worked from home previously and was accustomed to it. During the pandemic, Alexandria enrolled in graduate school to become a librarian.
Alexandria noted how different social institutions operated in times of communal need and was appreciative of the cautious approach that the City of New Haven took regarding public health and safety. She voiced her support of masks and vaccines and described her frustration over people not following the rules. She expressed fear of being close to unvaccinated people, not for her own safety, but for theirs.
Alexandria is a member of St. Thomas’s Episcopal Church in New Haven and described both her personal support, as well as the church’s support, of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Alexandria’s personal relationships were impacted by the pandemic; her parents went through a divorce and her sister moved closer to family. When asked what she lost during the pandemic, Alexandria recalled the death of her two grandparents and the difficulty of not being able to hold her grandmother’s funeral. When asked what she found during the pandemic, Alexandra responded that she came out as gay. She also described the peace she found in nature and how it provided her with a temporary escape from the stress of the present.
Label TextListen to interview at http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:19646601
NotesSubject Note: The Connecticut Historical Society’s Community History Project (CHP) is a public-facing initiative, focused on contemporary collecting, gathering items of the recent past as well as from events happening today. This program developed community historians to identify, document, and preserve their experiences as residents of Connecticut, and to share these experiences during a series of community presentations. The project focused on the impact of Covid-19 on Connecticans, particularly on Black and Brown communities, funeral homes, and on nursing home and elder care populations.Cataloging Note: This cataloging project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-249472-OMS-21.
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