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The Borough Project collection documents the Ansonborough Homes, a public housing community, commonly called "The Borough" by its residents, located on the East Side of Charleston. The collection is arranged in four series and brings together newspaper clippings, correspondence, reports, oral histories, non-commercial video recordings, photographs, and ephemera.

Series I: Historical Information, 1956-2002: includes photocopies of newspaper clippings, correspondence and reports from the Charleston Housing Authority about the discovery of contaminated soil, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports, photographs of the demolition, photocopies of historical maps of the area, and related materials about the history of Ansonborough Homes and the Calhoun Park Superfund Site.

Series II: The Borough Reunion, 2002: contains programs as well as blank and completed survey cards from the Borough Reunion held as part the 2002 Spoleto Festival 2002.

Series III: Audiovisual Materials, 2000-2002: contains 25 oral history interviews with former Borough residents about their experiences living in the community, the importance of the project, and what they'd like see done with the land now. It also includes non-commercial video recordings such as a documentary with edited clips from the oral histories and a recording of the ceremony held as part of the Spoleto festival.

Series IV: Digital Materials, 1937-2002: contains photographs, newspaper clippings, and Borough Reunion materials stored on CDs.