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Series III: Interviews (continued)
Gardner C. Taylor oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2004-04-09
AFC 2004/007: 109
Gardner Taylor was a Baptist minister and professor.
The interview includes Gardner Taylor's memories of growing up in Louisiana, the influence of his father, a minister, and his decision to become a minister after surviving a car accident. He recalls preaching at the Concord Baptist Church in Brooklyn, New York, his connections with other ministers during the civil rights movement and founding the Progressive National Baptist Convention. He also discusses AIDS in the African American community, sexism, and his relationship with his wife.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655553
BOX-FOLDER 12/131 Manuscripts
1 transcript (41 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 30/430 Graphic Images
36 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
3 videocassettes of 3 (Betacam SP) (90 min.) sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 109.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 109.MV.002
AFC 2004/007: 109.MV.003
Clark Terry oral history interview conducted by Camille O. Cosby, 2005-11-09
AFC 2004/007: 110
Clark Terry was a jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist.
The interview includes Clark Terry's memories of growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, learning to play the trumpet and serving in the Navy. He recalls playing jazz with many famous musicians, including Count Basie and Duke Ellington and leading his own band. He discusses learning to read music, performing around the world for the State Department and teaching jazz at William Paterson University.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655155
BOX-FOLDER 12/132 Manuscripts
1 transcript (110 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 30/431 Graphic Images
18 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
2 videocassettes of 2 (DVC) (128 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 110.MV.001
C. DeLores Tucker oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2004-03-04
AFC 2004/007: 111
C. DeLores Tucker was a political activist and the Secretary of State of Pennsylvania.
The interview includes C. DeLores Tucker's memories of growing up in Pennsylvania, attending Temple University and meeting her husband. She recalls joining the Kennedy campaign, her civil rights activism and supporting Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp, who appointed her Secretary of State. She also discusses creating the College for Teens program and her efforts against misogyny in rap music.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655497
BOX-FOLDER 12/133 Manuscripts
1 transcript (95 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 30/432 Graphic Images
36 photographs : color ; 4 x 6 in.
3 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
7 videocassettes of 7 (Betacam SP) (210 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 111.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 111.MV.002
AFC 2004/007: 111.MV.003
AFC 2004/007: 111.MV.004
AFC 2004/007: 111.MV.005
AFC 2004/007: 111.MV.006
AFC 2004/007: 111.MV.007
C. T. Vivian oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2004-03-24
AFC 2004/007: 112
C.T. Vivian was a minister and civil rights activist who worked with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).
The interview includes C. T. Vivian's memories of growing up in Missouri and Illinois and attending American Baptist Theological Seminary. He discusses his involvement in several civil rights organizations in Nashville, Tennessee, including the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). He also recalls organizing the Freedom Rides in 1961 and being arrested in Selma, Alabama.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655476
BOX-FOLDER 12/134 Manuscripts
1 transcript (100 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 30/433 Graphic Images
25 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
8 videocassettes of 8 (Betacam SP) (240 min.) sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 112.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 112.MV.002
AFC 2004/007: 112.MV.003
AFC 2004/007: 112.MV.004
AFC 2004/007: 112.MV.005
AFC 2004/007: 112.MV.006
AFC 2004/007: 112.MV.007
AFC 2004/007: 112.MV.008
William Waddell oral history interview conducted by Nicole McGee, 2003-05-02
AFC 2004/007: 113
William Waddell was a veterinarian, teacher and the first African American member of the American Veterinary Medicine Association.
The interview includes William Waddell's memories of growing up in Virginia, attending an industrial school in Manassas and working at the Homestead Hotel. He recalls running in track meets, attending Lincoln University and the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School. He discusses founding the veterinary school at Tuskegee Institute, serving in the Army in North Africa during World War II, and opening a veterinary practice in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655554
BOX-FOLDER 13/135 Manuscripts
1 transcript (55 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 30/434 Graphic Images
4 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
6 videocassettes of 6 (Betacam) (180 min.) sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 113.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 113.MV.002
AFC 2004/007: 113.MV.003
AFC 2004/007: 113.MV.004
AFC 2004/007: 113.MV.005
AFC 2004/007: 113.MV.006
Wyatt T. Walker oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2005-08-30
AFC 2004/007: 114
Wyatt T. Walker was a minister and civil rights activist who helped found the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).
The interview includes Wyatt T. Walkers's memories of growing up in New Jersey and attending Virginia Union University. He discusses ministering his first church in Petersburg, Virginia, and becoming involved in the civil rights movement. He recalls meeting Martin Luther King, Jr., who asked him to be on the board of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and being arrested with him in Birmingham, Alabama. He also discusses his work with the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655477
BOX-FOLDER 13/136 Manuscripts
1 transcript (49 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 30/435 Graphic Images
1 photograph : digital, tiff files, color
82 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
5 videocassettes of 5 (Betacam SP) (150 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
1 videocassette of 1 (DVCAM) (186 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in. edited master
AFC 2004/007: 114.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 114.MV.002
AFC 2004/007: 114.MV.003
AFC 2004/007: 114.MV.004
AFC 2004/007: 114.MV.005
AFC 2004/007: 114.MV.006
James "Bud" Ward oral history interview conducted by Renee Pousssaint, 2005-11-14
AFC 2004/007: 115
James "Bud" Ward was an entrepreneur and Senior Vice President at Marriott Corporation.
The interview includes Bud Ward's memories of growing up in Worcester, Massachusetts, serving in the Navy during World War II and attending the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. He recalls managing African American-owned hotels in Florida and starting his own company and consulting for diversity issues. He discusses his career as a vice president at Marriott, changing hiring and promotion practices and starting his own software company after retirement.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655158
BOX-FOLDER 13/136 Manuscripts
1 transcript (143 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 30/436 Graphic Images
14 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
4 videocassettes of 4 (DVC) (256 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 115.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 115.MV.002
AFC 2004/007: 115.MV.003
AFC 2004/007: 115.MV.004
Walter Washington oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2003-08-14
AFC 2004/007: 116
Walter Washington was a lawyer and the first elected mayor of Washington, D.C.
The interview includes Walter Washington's memories of growing up in Jamestown, New York and attending Howard University. He recalls segregation in Washington, D.C. and picketing drug stores that refused to serve African Americans. He discusses his appointment as Mayor-Commissioner by President Lyndon Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson's beautification programs and the 1968 riots in Washington, D.C.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655498
BOX-FOLDER 13/138 Manuscripts
1 transcript (27 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 30/437 Graphic Images
17 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
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