Allen and Cynthia Mondell Oral History
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Allen and Cynthia Mondell Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with Allen and Cynthia Mondell. Award-winning documentarians, the Mondells wrote, produced and directed the films seen at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza since its opening in 1989. Allen Mondell was a Peace Corps volunteer in Sierra Leone at the time of the assassination. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on June 13, 2002 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and fifty-eight minutes long.
Allen and Cynthia Mondell Oral History
06/13/2002
Documentary
Oral histories
Mondell, Allen
Adams, Lindalyn
Hunt, Conover
Jurow, Martin
Cronkite, Walter
Mondell, Cynthia
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Dallas County Historical Foundation
Texas School Book Depository
Media Projects
Peace Corps
Peace Corps (OHC)
Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)
History of 411 Elm Street and The Sixth Floor Museum (OHC)
Hi-8 videotape
Duration: 118 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2002.001.0021
As of spring 2024, four of the five films produced by the Mondells in 1988 for The Sixth Floor exhibit remain on view. The fifth film, "The Legacy," hosted by Walter Cronkite, was replaced by a new film exploring the Kennedy legacy, also produced by Allen and Cynthia Mondell, in time for the 50th anniversary of the assassination in 2013. In addition, Waging Peace: The Peace Corps Experience, a film by Allen Mondell, was shown on the Museum's seventh floor as part of a rotating series of documentaries during the special exhibit, Call to Action (2006), which explored social activism in the 1960s. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
In addition to this 2002 oral history, Allen Mondell has participated in several public programs over the years, including a panel discussion commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps in 2011 (50 Years of Service: Peace Corps Volunteers, 1961-2010 (youtube.com)) and a Living History program (Living History with Allen Mondell (youtube.com)). - Stephen Fagin, Curator
Allen and Cynthia Mondell Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with Allen and Cynthia Mondell. Award-winning documentarians, the Mondells wrote, produced and directed the films seen at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza since its opening in 1989. Allen Mondell was a Peace Corps volunteer in Sierra Leone at the time of the assassination. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on June 13, 2002 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and fifty-eight minutes long.
Allen and Cynthia Mondell Oral History
06/13/2002
Documentary
Oral histories
Mondell, Allen
Adams, Lindalyn
Hunt, Conover
Jurow, Martin
Cronkite, Walter
Mondell, Cynthia
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Dallas County Historical Foundation
Texas School Book Depository
Media Projects
Peace Corps
Peace Corps (OHC)
Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)
History of 411 Elm Street and The Sixth Floor Museum (OHC)
Hi-8 videotape
Duration: 118 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2002.001.0021
As of spring 2024, four of the five films produced by the Mondells in 1988 for The Sixth Floor exhibit remain on view. The fifth film, "The Legacy," hosted by Walter Cronkite, was replaced by a new film exploring the Kennedy legacy, also produced by Allen and Cynthia Mondell, in time for the 50th anniversary of the assassination in 2013. In addition, Waging Peace: The Peace Corps Experience, a film by Allen Mondell, was shown on the Museum's seventh floor as part of a rotating series of documentaries during the special exhibit, Call to Action (2006), which explored social activism in the 1960s. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
In addition to this 2002 oral history, Allen Mondell has participated in several public programs over the years, including a panel discussion commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps in 2011 (50 Years of Service: Peace Corps Volunteers, 1961-2010 (youtube.com)) and a Living History program (Living History with Allen Mondell (youtube.com)). - Stephen Fagin, Curator
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