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Series III: Interviews (continued)
Anyim Palmer oral history interview conducted by Naomi Young, 2003
AFC 2004/007: 204
Anyim Palmer was a teacher, principal and the founder of the Marcus Garvey School.
The interview includes Anyim Palmer's memories of growing up in Texas, serving in the army during World War II and working at the shipyards in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He recalls moving to Los Angeles, California, attending Los Angeles City College and his conversion to Islam. He discusses founding the Marcus Garvey School and his opinions on educating African American children.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655291
BOX-FOLDER 18/225 Manuscripts
1 transcript (32 pages)
Moving Images
2 videocassettes of 2 (MiniDV) (120 min.) sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 204.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 204.MV.002
Essie Kathryn Payne oral history interview conducted by Reniesha Williams, 2004
AFC 2004/007: 205
Essie Kathryn Payne was a writer and professor of English at Central State University.
Essie Kathryn Payne was interviewed in 2004 for the National Visionary Leadership Project by Reniesha Williams, a National Visionary Heritage Fellow, Central State University, in Ohio.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2011655243
Moving Images
1 videocassette of 1 (MiniDV) (60 min.) sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 205.MV.001
Margaret Peters oral history interview conducted by Dominique Squires, 2006
AFC 2004/007: 206
Margaret Peters was a teacher, historian and civic leader.
The interview includes Margaret Peters' memories of growing up in Dayton, Ohio, attending the University of Dayton and becoming a teacher. She recalls her efforts to include black history in the Dayton school district's social studies curriculum, her work at the Aviation Heritage Foundation and writing books on African American history. She discusses Dayton's African American history, her volunteer work and her love of poetry.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655292
BOX-FOLDER 18/227 Manuscripts
1 transcript (54 pages)
Moving Images
2 videocassettes of 2 (MiniDV) (120 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 206.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 206.MV.002
Frances Pratt oral history interview conducted by Schoquilla Coleman, 2005
AFC 2004/007: 207
Frances Pratt was a nurse and civil rights activist.
The interview includes Frances Pratt's memories of growing up in South Carolina, attending Barber-Scotia College and becoming a Seventh Day Adventist. She recalls moving to Nyack, New York, attending nursing school and working at the Nyack Hospital for 46 years. She discusses joining the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), becoming president of its Nyack branch and volunteering at her church.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655295
BOX-FOLDER 18/228 Manuscripts
1 transcript (38 pages)
Moving Images
2 videocassettes of 2 (MiniDV) (120 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 207.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 207.MV.002
Bernard Proctor oral history interview conducted by Samira Harris, 2003
AFC 2004/007: 208
Bernard Proctor was a Tuskegee Airman, professor and Vice President of Cheyney University.
The interview includes Bernard Proctor's memories of growing up in Pennsylvania and attending Wilberforce University where he played baseball and football. He recalls serving in the army air force during World War II and flying missions in North Africa and Italy. He discusses returning to Wilberforce to coach, attending Ohio State University for graduate school and teaching industrial arts at several historically black colleges and universities.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655297
BOX-FOLDER 18/229 Manuscripts
1 transcript (36 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 31/476 Graphic Images
1 photograph : digital, tiff files, color
Moving Images
3 videocassettes of 3 (MiniDV) (180 min.) sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 208.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 208.MV.002
AFC 2004/007: 208.MV.003
Norman Rates oral history interview conducted by Shayla Griffin, 2002
AFC 2004/007: 209
Norman Rates was a minister and professor of religion at Spelman College.
The interview includes Norman Rates' memories of growing up in Kentucky, his participation in church and attending Kentucky State College. He recalls attending seminary at Lincoln University and Oberlin Divinity School and becoming the minister of Sisters Chapel at Spelman College. He recalls the changes at Spelman College in the 1960s, teaching classes on women and the Bible, and visiting Africa.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655298
BOX-FOLDER 18/230 Manuscripts
1 transcript (25 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 31/477 Graphic Images
1 photograph : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
2 videocassettes of 2 (MiniDV) (120 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 209.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 209.MV.002
Robert Rivers oral history interview conducted by Jessica Dalton, 2006
AFC 2004/007: 210
Robert Rivers was a police officer and detective in New York City.
The interview includes Robert Rivers' memories of growing up in Harlem, New York, serving in the air force and attending Fordham University. He recalls supporting the Schomburg Library, working many odd jobs and meeting his wife. He discusses his career as a police officer in New York, becoming a detective in the street crime unit and his faith.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655299
BOX-FOLDER 18/231 Manuscripts
1 transcript (25 pages)
Moving Images
1 videocassette of 1 (MiniDV) (60 min.) sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 210.MV.001
Willieboyd Saddler oral history interview conducted by Jeffrey McLeod, 2006-10-17
AFC 2004/007: 211
Willieboyd Saddler was an accountant for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).
The interview includes Willieboyd Saddler's memories of growing up in Georgia and attending Fort Valley State College. She discusses her early career in finance and insurance and meeting her husband. She recalls meeting Martin Luther King, Jr., her work as an accountant for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and several events of the civil rights movement.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655474
BOX-FOLDER 18/232 Manuscripts
1 transcript (51 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 31/478 Graphic Images
11 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
3 videocassettes of 3 (MiniDV) (180 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 211.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 211.MV.002
AFC 2004/007: 211.MV.003
Blanche Scott oral history interview conducted by Mark Hanna, 2003-10-19
AFC 2004/007: 212
Blanche Scott was a nursing assistant and Jamaican immigrant.
The interview includes Blanche Scott's memories of growing up in Jamaica, moving to England and New York and becoming a nursing assistant. She recalls the death of her husband, raising her children and her work serving the homeless. She discusses her faith and offers advice to young African Americans.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655151
BOX-FOLDER 18/233 Manuscripts
1 transcript (25 pages)
Moving Images
2 videocassettes of 2 (MiniDV) (120 min.) sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 212.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 212.MV.002
Jessie Carney Smith oral history interview conducted by Karly Campbell, 2005-10-11
AFC 2004/007: 213
Jessie Carney Smith was a professor, historian and the University Librarian at Fisk University.
The interview includes Jessie Carney Smith's memories of growing up in North Carolina and attending North Carolina A & T University. She recalls moving to Nashville, Tennessee, working at Fisk University and earning her master's and Ph.D. in library science. She discusses her career as a librarian and professor, writing books on African American history, literature and genealogy and her involvement with United Methodist Women.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655152
BOX-FOLDER 18/234 Manuscripts
1 transcript (27 pages)
Moving Images
1 videocassette of 1 (MiniDV) (60 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 213.MV.001
Charles Snyder oral history interview conducted by Elizabeth Craig, 2005
AFC 2004/007: 214
Charles Snyder was an employee of the Albion Housing Commission, president of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, and county commissioner in Albion, Michigan.
Charles Snyder was interviewed for the National Visionary Leadership Project, by Elizabeth Craig, a National Visionary Heritage Fellow, Central State University.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2011655245
BOX-FOLDER 18/235 Manuscripts
1 transcript (4 pages)
Moving Images
1 videocassette of 1 (MiniDV) (60 min.) sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 214.MV.001
Barbara Peek Sternick oral history interview conducted by Qrescent Mali Mason, 2004
AFC 2004/007: 215
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