{"id":18298,"date":"2026-08-19T14:30:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T18:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?page_id=18298"},"modified":"2026-08-19T14:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T18:30:59","slug":"the-hampshire-tapes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/the-hampshire-tapes","title":{"rendered":"The Hampshire Tapes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In spring of 2026, Hampshire College announced it would close down after the fall 2026 semester<\/a>. I attended Hampshire from 1990 to 1993, and decided to conduct conversations with people connected to the college \u2014 students, faculty, staff, and others \u2014 to preserve our memories of that strange and special place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re part of the Hampshire community and would like to be part of The Hampshire Tapes, drop me a line<\/a> and we’ll try to set up a remote recording session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8\/3\/26 – Halstead York<\/a> (student, F88)
8\/19\/26 – Ida Kao<\/a> (student, F18)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In spring of 2026, Hampshire College announced it would close down after the fall 2026 semester. I attended Hampshire from 1990 to 1993, and decided to conduct conversations with people connected to the college \u2014 students, faculty, staff, and others \u2014 to preserve our memories of that strange and special place. If you’re part of … <\/p>\n

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