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Evergreen Prison Education Collection, 1997-2023
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Evergreen Prison Education Collection
- Dates
- 1997-2023 (bulk)19972023
- Quantity
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4083.118 megabytes
.166 cubic feet - Collection Number
- USWAOE.A.000001
- Summary
- The Evergreen Prison Education Collection includes both physical materials from the Gateways for Incarcerated Youth program over the years as well as the Gateways Oral History Collection.
- Repository
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The Evergreen State College, Malcolm Stilson Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Daniel J. Evans Library
L2309
The Evergreen State College
2700 Evergreen Parkway NW
Olympia, WA
98505
Telephone: 3608676126
Fax: 3608676790
archives@evergreen.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection open for access.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Gateways for Incarcerated Youth is an Inside-Out program that brings together both incarcerated and non-incarcerated students through Popular Education and cooperative learning. Gateways is in its 26th year (as of the creation of this collection, 2023) and continues to develop its program and curriculum from the ground up through collaboration, networking, and prolific community building. Founded in 1996 by Evergreen alum and faculty emerita Dr. Carol Minugh and Green Hill staff member Suzanne Cravey, Gateways is Evergreen's longest-running prison education program and one of many alternatives to punitive models of incarceration.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Evergreen Prison Education Collection includes both physical materials from the Gateways for Incarcerated Youth program over the years as well as the Gateways Oral History Collection.
The Gateways Oral History collection consists of interviews conducted by the Evergreen Archives with former faculty and students of the Gateways for Incarcerated Youth program over the last (at this time) 26 years since its founding. Faculty and former students were initially interviewed over the 2023 Winter quarter as a part of a student's capstone project to document the history of the Gateways for Incarcerated Youth program, one of the oldest Inside-Out programs in the country. Participants were asked to reflect on their experience in the Gateways program through a series of questions, with interviews lasting around 2 hours. The collection consists of digital audio recordings and transcripts, as well as narrative selections put together by the curator.
The Gateways for Incarcerated Youth Materials consist of 47 items overall, including one folder containing 29 film photographs, amongst an array of event posters, ephemera, syllabi, handbooks, and other records and program materials spanning from 1997 to 2023.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Oral History CollectionReturn to Top
| Description | Dates |
|---|---|
James Jackson (former Gateways Olympia student; 2018-2019) interviewed by Sadie Aymond James Jackson, or JJ as he is known by his community, is a former Gateways student who participated in the program during the 2018-2019 academic year, under the facilitation of Eirik Steinhoff, PhD. JJ was a nontraditional student, legally liberated scholar, and is now Evergreen alumni as well as staff. JJ describes his path into academia, which began while he himself was incarcerated. He recounts his experience at Highline College in Seattle and his journey to The Evergreen State College, including his involvement with student groups and leadership and how they changed the trajectory of his life. JJ is a part of the Evergreen Prison Education Project and works full time as the Liberation Scholar's Student Success Reentry Navigator for The Evergreen State College and details the impact Gateways had on him both personally and professionally. This interview covers student experiences, administration and faculty coordination, and other contexts.
AVAILABLE BY REQUEST
|
2023 March 3 |
Eirik Steinhoff, PhD (former Gateways faculty; 2018-2019) interviewed by Sadie Aymond
Eirik Steinhoff, PhD, faculty at The Evergreen State College, recounts his experiences working with and teaching in the Gateways for Incarcerated Youth program over the last decade. Dr. Steinhoff facilitated the Gateways program during the 2018-2019 academic year and walks us through some of his most memorable moments, including challenges, and describes how he has seen the program continue to grow over the years. Dr. Steinhoff is a member of the Evergreen Prison Education Project, an organization which Gateways is a part of that also houses several other longstanding prison education programs originating here at The Evergreen State College. This interview covers student experiences, administration and faculty coordination, and other contexts.
AVAILABLE BY REQUEST
|
2023 Jan 30 |
Terrance Turner (former Gateways Chehalis student; 1996-1997) interviewed by Sadie Aymond
Terrance Turner is Evergreen Alumni and an artist, organizer, and advocate in his community, as well as a formerly incarcerated student who participated in the Gateways program in his youth. Terrance discusses his experience in the program throughout its humble beginnings in the late 1990s, including significant people and relationships that came out of his time with the program. Terrance describes his lifelong friendship with Gateways' founder and Evergreen faculty emerita, Carol Minugh, as well as other staff and faculty that made an impact on him, and reflects on his hopes for the Gateways program in the future. This interview covers student experiences, administration and faculty coordination, and other contexts.
AVAILABLE BY REQUEST
|
2023 March 9 |
Talib Williams (Gateways Director; 2013-2023) interviewed by Sadie Aymond Talib Williams is the current director of the Gateways for Incarcerated Youth program. In this interview he recounts his experiences with the program since his arrival over ten years ago. Talib describes his path to The Evergreen State College and how he got involved with Gateways, including details about the inception of his position as director. Talib illustrates the ebbs and flows of liberation work and the need for balance to avoid burnout. He also speaks to his own feelings on mass incarceration and the "Prison Industrial Complex,", as well as how he reckons with systems of oppression in our society and where his work comes into that. This interview covers student experiences, administration and faculty coordination, and other contexts.
AVAILABLE BY REQUEST
|
2023 March 2 |
Anthony Zaragoza, PhD (former Gateways faculty; 2004-2010) interviewed by Sadie Aymond Anthony Zaragoza, PhD, is a professor at The Evergreen State College and is former faculty of the Gateways for Incarcerated Youth program. Dr. Zaragoza both taught and acted as director to the program before there were two distinct positions appointed. Dr. Zaragoza was originally active in the program from the 2004-2005 academic year to 2009-2010 and recounts his experiences working with students, including highlights as well as challenges. Dr. Zaragoza also recounts his path to The Evergreen State College and what led to his involvement in the Gateways program. Dr. Zaragoza is a member of the Evergreen Prison Education Project and continues to teach in the Gateways program as well as the Master's In Teaching program here at Evergreen. This interview covers student experiences, administration and faculty coordination, and other contexts.
AVAILABLE BY REQUEST
|
2023 Feb 24 |
Gateways for Incarcerated Youth MaterialsReturn to Top
| Description |
|---|
"Creativity Can't Be Incarcerated" poster w/ drawing |
"Creativity Can't Be Incarcerated" event poster
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Gateways display board w/ photos |
Gateways photos on poster board |
The 3rd Annual Kickball Tournament poster |
Sheet metal cut-out - "Gateways" / "The tree of oppression" |
Gateways tee-shirts (x2) |
Framed article about Green Hill/prison ed |
Gateways "name" tags (x2) |
Gateways: "Bridging the Gap Between Incarceration and Education" pamphlet + booklet (2 items) |
Gateways Student Handbook |
"Juvenile Incarceration" by Terrance Turner |
"Gateways for Incarcerated Youth Strategic Plan" 2004-2006 |
"Creativity Can't Be Incarcerated" - student & volunteer handbook & policies
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Gateways - Acknowledging the Past, Creating New Narratives |
Justice Impacted Student Group (JISG) - meeting agenda; March 7th, 2020 |
MLK Day - End Mass Incarceration event flyer - Prison Voice Washington |
Training Material Folder |
Gateways - Admin Chart |
Gateways - statistics flyer |
Gateways - syllabus - winter 2017 |
Gateways Slam poster - 11.19.09 - flyer |
A Benefit for Gateways - 11.20.09 - flyer
|
Dance into the Future - flyer - 4.30.11 |
Gateways to Space Prom flyer |
Gateways 2nd Annual Fundraiser flyer |
Gateways - Celebrating 15 year flyer |
Gateways "I am a son…" - poster |
Gateways "I am a creative soul…" - poster |
"Iva Basta!" Abolish ICE poster |
"Creativity Can't Be Incarcerated" poster w/ drawing (#2) |
Art - "He was never around…" - marker on paper (anon.) |
Art - psychedelic mass - marker on paper (anon.) |
Art - "Yaaarrg" w/ peacock - crayon on paper (anon.) |
Art - monster face - pencil color on paper (anon.) |
Art - Indigenous art - bird silhouette w/ sun & feathers - marker on paper/laminated (anon.) |
Art - Rose - oil pastel on paper (anon.) |
Art - profile portrait - crayon on paper (anon.) |
Art - phalanges - marker on paper (anon.) - back: snake creature |
Art - person in wheelchair - oil pastel on paper (anon.) |
Art - figure riding bike in red - oil pastel on paper (anon.) |
Art - "Native Pride" - pencil on paper (anon.) laminated |
Art - anatomical heart over writing - oil pastel/multimedia on paper (anon.) |
Art - "Honorable Mention" - digital photo of pencil color portraits w/ award (anon.) |
Diversity Calendar 2010 |
Photographs folder |
1 - large group photo (color - film) |
1 - "Gateways Green Hill" zine |
14 - Black & White photographs (film) |
1 - Black & White photo of Indigenous elders (film) |
12 - Color photographs (film) |
"Green Hill Times" - a collaboration between Gateways students and faculty Eirik Steinhoff in 2018 (5 issues) |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Sadie Aymond
2023
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