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| Series III: Interviews (continued) | |||||||||||||
| Constance Baker Motley oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2002-01-21 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 084 | |||||||||||||
| Constance Baker Motley was a civil rights lawyer with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, a New York State Senator, and the first African American female federal judge. | |||||||||||||
| The interview includes Constance Baker Motley's memories of growing up in Connecticut, her family history in Nevis, and attending New York University and Columbia Law School. She discusses her start at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund clerking for Thurgood Marshall, and her later work with the organization on civil rights cases related to school desegregation. She also discusses attending the March on Washington in 1963. | |||||||||||||
| Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655471 | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 10/104-105 | Manuscripts | ||||||||||||
| 1 transcript (45 pages) | |||||||||||||
| 1 bound transcript (91 pages) with CD insert | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 28/404 | Graphic Images | ||||||||||||
| 18 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color | |||||||||||||
| Moving Images | |||||||||||||
| 6 videocassettes of 6 (Betacam SP) (180 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master | |||||||||||||
| 1 videocassette of 1 (DVCAM) (184 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. edited master | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 084.MV.001 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 084.MV.002 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 084.MV.003 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 084.MV.004 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 084.MV.005 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 084.MV.006 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 084.MV.007 | |||||||||||||
| Fayard Nicholas oral history interview conducted by Camille O. Cosby, 2003-08-07 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 085 | |||||||||||||
| Fayard Nicholas was a tap dancer, actor and choreographer who performed with his brother Harold as the Nicholas Brothers. | |||||||||||||
| The interview includes Fayard Nicholas' memories of growing up in Philadelphia and watching his parents perform as musicians at the Stanton Theater. He recalls learning to tap dance, developing a show with his brother Harold and performing at New York City nightclubs. He discusses their career as the Nicholas Brothers and working with many famous actors and musicians in Hollywood musicals and Broadway shows. | |||||||||||||
| Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655492 | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 10/106 | Manuscripts | ||||||||||||
| 1 transcript (54 pages) | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 28/405 | Graphic Images | ||||||||||||
| 36 photographs : color ; 4 x 6 in. | |||||||||||||
| Moving Images | |||||||||||||
| 5 videocassettes of 5 (Betacam SP) (150 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: 085.MV.001 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 085.MV.002 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 085.MV.003 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 085.MV.004 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 085.MV.005 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 085.MV.006 | |||||||||||||
| Gil Noble oral history interview conducted by Camille O. Cosby, 2004-08-09 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 086 | |||||||||||||
| Gil Noble was a television reporter and documentary filmmaker. | |||||||||||||
| The interview includes Gil Noble's memories of growing up in Harlem, New York, his participation in the civil rights movement, and his first jobs as a reporter on radio and television. He recalls covering the civil rights movement and urban riots, and starting his television program "Like It Is." He discusses African Americans in the media, reporting on issues in Africa and ethics in journalism. | |||||||||||||
| Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655289 | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 10/107 | Manuscripts | ||||||||||||
| 1 transcript (62 pages) | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 29/406 | Graphic Images | ||||||||||||
| 28 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color | |||||||||||||
| Moving Images | |||||||||||||
| 4 videocassettes of 4 (Betacam SP) (120 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 086.MV.001 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 086.MV.002 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 086.MV.003 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 086.MV.004 | |||||||||||||
| Buck O'Neil oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2003-08-11 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 087 | |||||||||||||
| Buck O'Neil was a baseball player for the Kansas City Monarchs and the first African American coach in the major leagues. | |||||||||||||
| The interview includes Buck O'Neil's memories of growing up in Florida and attending Edward Waters College. He recalls playing baseball for barnstorming teams and facing discrimination in hotels and restaurants. He discusses meeting his wife, serving in the navy during World War II and his career in the Negro Leagues with the Kansas City Monarchs. He also discusses his friendships with Jackie Robinson and Satchel Paige and starting the RBI program for inner-city youth. | |||||||||||||
| Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655493 | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 10/108 | Manuscripts | ||||||||||||
| 1 transcript (46 pages) | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 29/407 | Graphic Images | ||||||||||||
| 35 photographs : color ; 4 x 6 in. | |||||||||||||
| 4 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color | |||||||||||||
| Moving Images | |||||||||||||
| 6 videocassettes of 6 (Betacam SP) (180 min.) sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 087.MV.001 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 087.MV.002 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 087.MV.003 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 087.MV.004 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 087.MV.005 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 087.MV.006 | |||||||||||||
| Odetta oral history interview conducted by Camille O. Cosby, 2003-05-26 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 088 | |||||||||||||
| Odetta was a folk singer and civil rights activist. | |||||||||||||
| The interview includes Odetta's memories of growing up in Birmingham, Alabama and Los Angeles, California, where she started to take voice lessons. She recalls performing in San Francisco, meeting other folk singers and dropping her last name. She discusses several albums and performances, and the importance of music to the civil rights movement. | |||||||||||||
| Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655511 | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 10/109 | Manuscripts | ||||||||||||
| 1 transcript (29 pages) | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 29/408 | Graphic Images | ||||||||||||
| 5 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color | |||||||||||||
| Moving Images | |||||||||||||
| 3 videocassettes of 3 (Betacam SP) (90 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. camera master | |||||||||||||
| 1 videocassette of 1 (DV) (186 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in. edited master | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 088.MV.001 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 088.MV.002 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 088.MV.003 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 088.MV.004 | |||||||||||||
| Gordon Parks oral history interview conducted by Camille O. Cosby, 2001-11-05 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 089 | |||||||||||||
| Gordon Parks was a photographer, writer and filmmaker. | |||||||||||||
| The interview includes Gordon Parks' memories of growing up in Fort Scott, Kansas, which was the basis for his novel and film The Learning Tree. He discusses moving to St. Paul, Minnesota where he met his wife and worked as a waiter. He recalls buying a camera, getting his first photography job at a department store and working as a documentary photographer for the Farm Security Administration. He also discusses his work in fashion photography, Life Magazine and documenting poverty in Brazil. | |||||||||||||
| Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655494 | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 11/110-111 | Manuscripts | ||||||||||||
| 1 transcript (60 pages) | |||||||||||||
| 1 bound transcript (107 pages) with CD insert | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 29/409 | Graphic Images | ||||||||||||
| 16 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) (184 min.) sound, color ; 1/4 in. edited master | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 089.MV.001 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 089.MV.002 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 089.MV.003 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 089.MV.004 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 089.MV.005 | |||||||||||||
| Frank Petersen oral history interview conducted by Renee Poussaint, 2005-05-16 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 090 | |||||||||||||
| Frank Petersen was the first African American aviator and general in the Marine Corps. | |||||||||||||
| The interview includes Frank Petersen's memories of growing up in Topeka, Kansas and serving in the Navy during the Korean War. He recalls the Naval Aviation Cadet Program, discrimination in the military, and joining the Marine Corps as a career officer. He discusses serving in the Vietnam War, recruiting minorities for the marines and becoming the first African American general in the Marine Corps. | |||||||||||||
| Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655293 | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 11/112 | Manuscripts | ||||||||||||
| 1 transcript (95 pages) | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 29/410 | Graphic Images | ||||||||||||
| 2 photographs : digital, jpeg files, color | |||||||||||||
| Moving Images | |||||||||||||
| 1 videocassette of 1 (DVC) (184 min.) : sound, color ; 1/4 in. camera master | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 090.MV.001 | |||||||||||||
| Sidney Poitier oral history interview conducted by Camille O. Cosby, 2004-10-27 | |||||||||||||
| AFC 2004/007: 091 | |||||||||||||
| Sidney Poitier was an actor, director, producer and writer. | |||||||||||||
| The interview includes Sidney Poitier's memories of growing up in the Bahamas, dropping out of school as a child to work and moving to New York on his own. He recalls working as a dishwasher, serving in the army and his first unsuccessful auditions at the American Negro Theater. He discusses his success on Broadway, traveling to South Africa, and his more famous roles that broke down barriers in Hollywood for African Americans. | |||||||||||||
| Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2010655294 | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 11/113 | Manuscripts | ||||||||||||
| 1 transcript (58 pages) | |||||||||||||
| BOX-FOLDER 29/411 | Graphic Images | ||||||||||||
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