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Series III: Interviews (continued)
Clarence Faulcon oral history interview conducted by Matthew Frazier, 2007-10-17
AFC 2004/007: 262
Clarence Faulcon was a pianist, conductor and professor of music.
The interview includes Clarence Faulcon's memories of growing up in Philadelphia, learning to play piano, and attending Lincoln University and the University of Pennsylvania. He recalls teaching music to junior high students, earning his Ph.D. in music and conducting the Philadelphia Concert Orchestra. He discusses teaching at Cazenovia College, performing with his wife, Jacqueline, and starting a program to showcase the works of African American composers.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655185
BOX-FOLDER 21/281 Manuscripts
1 transcript (69 pages)
Moving Images
3 videocassettes of 3 (MiniDV) (180 min.) sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 262.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 262.MV.002
AFC 2004/007: 262.MV.003
Jacqueline Faulcon oral history interview conducted by Matthew Frazier, 2007-10-20
AFC 2004/007: 263
Jacqueline Faulcon was a pianist, singer and music teacher.
The interview includes Jacqueline Faulcon's memories of growing up in Kingston, New York, her career as a music teacher and raising her son. She discusses her work with the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia, teaching in public schools and colleges, and performing with her husband Clarence.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655186
BOX-FOLDER 21/282 Manuscripts
1 transcript (30 pages)
Moving Images
2 videocassettes of 2 (MiniDV) (120 min.) sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 263.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 263.MV.002
Anna and Fred Franklin oral history interview conducted by Shaneka Roberts, 2007-10-17
AFC 2004/007: 264
Fred Franklin was an air force officer and corporate manager. Anna Franklin was a school secretary and homemaker.
The interview includes Fred Franklin's memories of growing up in Alexandria, Virginia, attending West Virginia State College and serving in the air force. Anna Franklin recalls growing up in North Carolina, moving to Alexandria, Virginia and working as a school secretary. Fred Franklin discusses his career as an air force officer, working as a manager at Control Data Corporation and owning a McDonald's franchise.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655187
BOX-FOLDER 22/283 Manuscripts
1 transcript (92 pages)
Moving Images
2 videocassettes of 2 (MiniDV) (120 min.) sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 264.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 264.MV.002
Mary Lee Bendolph oral history interview conducted by Johnnetta Cole, 2008-07-31
AFC 2004/007: 265
Mary Lee Bendolph was a member of the Gee's Bend Quilters Collective.
The interview includes Mary Lee Bendolph's memories of growing up in Gee's Bend, Alabama, becoming a teenage mother and learning to make quilts from her mother. She recalls meeting art dealer Bill Arnett, learning more about the artistic quality of quilts and the first showing of the quilts in Houston, Texas. She discusses registering to vote during the civil rights movement, her involvement at church and raising her family.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2011655231
BOX-FOLDER 22/824 Manuscripts
1 transcript (57 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 32/504 Graphic Images
10 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
2 videocassettes of 2 (DVCam) (128 min.) sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 265.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 265.MV.002
Gee's Bend Quiltmakers Mary Lee Bendolph, Lucy Mingo, Nettie Young, Essie Pettway, and China Pettway interview conducted by Johnnetta Cole, 2008-07-31
AFC 2004/007: 266
The interview includes footage of an intergenerational group of women working on a quilt together.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2011655240
BOX-FOLDER 32/505 Graphic Images
4 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
1 videocassette of 1 (DVCam) (64 min.) sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 266.MV.001
Nettie Young oral history interview conducted by Johnnetta Cole, 2008-07-31
AFC 2004/007: 267
Nettie Young was a sharecropper and member of the Gee's Bend Quilters Collective.
The interview includes Nettie Young's memories of growing up in Rehoboth, Alabama, working as a sharecropper and moving to Gee's Bend. She recalls her religious conversion, making her first quilt, and joining the Freedom Quilting Bee. She discusses her involvement in the civil rights movement, meeting art dealer Bill Arnett and displaying her quilts in museums.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2011655232
BOX-FOLDER 22/285 Manuscripts
1 transcript (57 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 32/506 Graphic Images
14 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
1 videocassette of 1 (DVCam) (64 min.) sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 267.MV.001
Lucy Mingo oral history interview conducted by Johnnetta Cole, 2008-07-31
AFC 2004/007: 268
Lucy Mingo was a cook and member of the Gee's Bend Quilters Collective.
The interview includes Lucy Mingo's memories of growing up in Rehoboth, Alabama, raising ten children and her involvement at church. She recalls learning to sew, making her first quilt and joining the Freedom Quilting Bee. She discusses her participation in the civil rights movement, working as a school cook, meeting art dealer Bill Arnett and selling her quilts.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2011655301
BOX-FOLDER 22/286 Manuscripts
1 transcript (60 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 32/507 Graphic Images
11 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
1 videocassette of 1 (DVCam) (64 min.) sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 268.MV.001
Sam Gilliam oral history interview conducted by Maxine Baker, 2008-10-10
AFC 2004/007: 269
Sam Gilliam was an abstract artist and member of the Washington Color School.
The interview includes Sam Gilliam's memories of growing up in Tupelo, Mississippi and Louisville, Kentucky and attending the University of Louisville where he majored in art. He recalls serving in the army, teaching art in public schools and moving to Washington, D.C. He discusses the Washington Color School, his success in New York and his methods for creating art.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655188
BOX-FOLDER 22/287 Manuscripts
1 transcript (122 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 32/508 Graphic Images
13 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
3 videocassettes of 3 (DVCam) (192 min.) sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 269.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 269.MV.002
AFC 2004/007: 269.MV.003
Ulysses S. Griggs oral history interview conducted by Jessica E. Kellog, 2007-10-17
AFC 2004/007: 270
Ulysses S. Griggs was a social worker and civic leader.
The interview includes Ulysses S. Griggs' memories of growing up in California, attending the University of California, Los Angeles and serving in the army. He recalls his career as a disability advocate with Community Rehabilitation Services, volunteering at Children's Hospital and donating blood. He discusses raising his daughters and his service with Kappa Alpha Psi.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655189
BOX-FOLDER 22/288 Manuscripts
1 transcript (46 pages)
Moving Images
2 videocassettes of 2 (MiniDV) (120 min.) sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 270.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 270.MV.002
Grace Hampton oral history interview conducted by Wanda Timms, 2007-10-22
AFC 2004/007: 271
Grace Hampton was an artist, professor and assistant director of the National Endowment for the Arts.
The interview includes Grace Hampton's memories of growing up in Alabama and Chicago, Illinois, taking art classes and attending the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She recalls teaching at elementary schools and the Southside Community Art Center and developing her specialty in African art. She discusses earning her Ph.D. at Arizona State University, teaching at several universities and her position at the National Endowment for the Arts.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655190
BOX-FOLDER 22/289 Manuscripts
1 transcript (78 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 32/509 Graphic Images
5 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
2 videocassettes of 2 (MiniDV) (120 min.) sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 271.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 271.MV.002
Gertrude Jeannette oral history interview conducted by Patrick Senat, 2007-10-16
AFC 2004/007: 272
Gertrude Jeannette was an actress, director and the founder of the H.A.D.L.E.Y. Players.
The interview includes Gertrude Jeannette's memories of growing up in Arkansas, meeting her husband, boxer Joe Jeannette, and moving to New York. She recalls becoming the first female cab driver in New York, acting with the American Negro Theater and on Broadway, and writing plays. She discusses founding the H.A.D.L.E.Y. Players, the Harlem theater community and arts funding.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655191
BOX-FOLDER 22/290 Manuscripts
1 transcript (51 pages)
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