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Series III: Interviews (continued)
Benjamin Hooks oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2003-08-22
AFC 2004/007: 055
Benjamin Hooks was a minister and judge in Tennessee. He was also the first African American FCC Commissioner and executive director of the NAACP, 1977-1992.
The interview includes Benjamin Hooks' memories of growing up in Memphis, Tennessee, and attending LeMoyne College and DePaul University Law School. He discusses serving in the segregated army during World War II, starting his law practice and becoming a judge. He recalls his work as executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He also discusses his opinions on segregation and events of the civil rights movement.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655466
BOX-FOLDER 8/73 Manuscripts
1 transcript (62 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 27/375 Graphic Images
2 photographs : color ; 4 x 6 in.
1 photograph : digital, tiff file, color.
Moving Images
5 videocassettes of 5 (Betacam SP) (150 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 055.MV.001
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AFC 2004/007: 055.MV.004
AFC 2004/007: 055.MV.005
Cissy Houston oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2006-12-14
AFC 2004/007: 056
Cissy Houston was a gospel singer performing with the Drinkard Singers and the Sweet Inspirations.
The interview includes Cissy Houston's memories of growing up in Newark, New Jersey and singing with her sisters and at church. She recalls working at an RCA factory, forming the Drinkard Singers and becoming a background singer with her cousin Dionne Warwick. She discusses her two marriages, her children and singing with the Sweet Inspirations. She also discusses performing with her daughter, Whitney Houston.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655538
BOX-FOLDER 8/74 Manuscripts
1 transcript (39 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 27/376 Graphic Images
44 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
2 videocassettes of 2 (DVCAM) (128 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 056.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 056.MV.002
K. Leroy Irvis oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2005-09-27
AFC 2004/007: 057
K. Leroy Irvis was the Speaker of the House for the Pennsylvania State Legislature.
The interview includes K. Leroy Irvis' memories of growing up in Albany, New York, working for the Urban League and teaching in Baltimore, Maryland, where he experienced segregation for the first time. He recalls his relationship with a white girlfriend and joining the army to train women working in airplane factories. He discusses working in a steel mill in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, attending law school and his election to the Pennsylvania State Legislature.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655526
BOX-FOLDER 8/75 Manuscripts
1 transcript (59 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 27/377 Graphic Images
1 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
4 videocassettes of 4 (DVCAM) (256 min.) sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 057.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 057.MV.002
AFC 2004/007: 057.MV.003
AFC 2004/007: 057.MV.004
Ella Jenkins oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2006-11-03
AFC 2004/007: 058
Ella Jenkins was a folk singer who performed children's songs.
The interview includes Ella Jenkins' memories of growing up in Chicago, Illinois, visiting relatives in the South and learning to play music from different cultures. She recalls attending San Francisco State College, working as a program director for the YWCA and performing music for children. She discusses the discrimination in hotels and restaurants while on tour, making her first record and receiving many awards and honors for her music.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655259
BOX-FOLDER 8/76 Manuscripts
1 transcript (69 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 27/378 Graphic Images
13 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
5 videocassettes of 5 (Betacam SP) (150 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 058.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 058.MV.002
AFC 2004/007: 058.MV.003
AFC 2004/007: 058.MV.004
AFC 2004/007: 058.MV.005
John H. Johnson oral history interview conducted by Camille O. Cosby, 2002-09-18
AFC 2004/007: 059
John H. Johnson was the founder of Negro Digest, Ebony, and Jet and the first African American to be on the Forbes 400 list.
The interview includes John H. Johnson's memories of growing up in Arkansas and Chicago, Illinois, attending the University of Chicago and his early career in life insurance. He recalls starting the Negro Digest, convincing Eleanor Roosevelt to contribute an article and recruiting African American journalists. He discusses founding Ebony Magazine to showcase African American photography, the Ebony Fashion Fair and Fashion Fair Cosmetics.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655491
BOX-FOLDER 8/77-78 Manuscripts
1 transcript (63 pages)
1 bound transcript (104 pages) with CD insert
BOX-FOLDER 27/379 Graphic Images
1 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
20 photographs : color ; 4 x 6 in.
Moving Images
4 videocassettes of 4 (Betacam SP) (120 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
1 videocassette of 1 (DVCAM) (184 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in. edited master
AFC 2004/007: 059.MV.001
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AFC 2004/007: 059.MV.003
AFC 2004/007: 059.MV.004
AFC 2004/007: 059.MV.005
Katherine Johnson oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2006-06-20
AFC 2004/007: 060
Katherine Goble Johnson was a mathematician at NASA.
The interview includes Katherine Goble Johnson's memories of growing up in West Virginia and attending West Virginia State University where she majored in mathematics. She recalls teaching elementary school, marrying and raising her children, and her career as a mathematician at the Langley Research Center for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). She discusses the racism and sexism in her field and working on several space missions at NASA.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655261
BOX-FOLDER 8/79 Manuscripts
1 transcript (156 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 28/380 Graphic Images
12 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
4 videocassettes of 4 (DVC) (256 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 060.MV.001
AFC 2004/007: 060.MV.002
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AFC 2004/007: 060.MV.004
Hazel Johnson-Brown oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2003-03-07
AFC 2004/007: 061
Hazel Johnson-Brown was a nurse, professor and the first African American woman general in the army.
The interview includes Hazel Johnson-Brown's memories of growing up in Pennsylvania and the discrimination she faced from a local nursing school. She recalls moving to Harlem to attend nursing school, working at an emergency room and at a Veterans Administration hospital. She discusses joining the army, serving in Korea in the 1970s and her appointment as Brigadier General and Chief of the Army Nursing Corps. She also discusses earning her Ph.D. and teaching nursing in Washington, D.C.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655545
BOX-FOLDER 8/80 Manuscripts
1 transcript (88 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 28/381 Graphic Images
6 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color
Moving Images
5 videocassettes of 5 (Betacam SP) (150 min.) sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 061.MV.001
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Quincy Jones oral history interview conducted by Camille O. Cosby, 2003-09-23
AFC 2004/007: 062
Quincy Jones was a musician, music and film producer and entertainment executive.
The interview includes Quincy Jones' memories of growing up in Chicago, Illinois and Seattle, Washington and learning to play the piano and trumpet. He recalls playing music with Ray Charles as a teenager, arranging songs for Count Basie and other bandleaders, and producing his first hit song, "It's My Party." He discusses working with Michael Jackson, scoring music for television and movies, and producing his first film, "The Color Purple."
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2011655201
BOX-FOLDER 8/81 Manuscripts
1 transcript (50 pages)
BOX-FOLDER 28/382 Graphic Images
22 photographs : color ; 4 x 6 in.
Moving Images
6 videocassettes of 6 (Betacam SP) (180 min.) sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master
AFC 2004/007: 062.MV.001
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AFC 2004/007: 062.MV.003
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