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  • Woods, Mr. and Mrs. John. August 5 , 1972
  • Woods, Mr. and Mrs. John; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Washington (state)--Yakima
  • SIDE A; 0 - 2: Family backgrounds. Their family was from Missouri. 2 - 5: Attended a white church until 1906 when a black church was established. The Missionary Society. Black social clubs she is involved with. He talks about black fraternal...
  • Black Oral History Collection
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  • Gayton, Carver. August 7, 1973
  • Gayton, Carver; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Washington (state)--Seattle; African Americans--Employment--Washington (state); African Americans--Social conditions--20th century
  • SIDE A 0 - 3 minutes Family background. Father born in Seattle, mother from Nashville. Talks about growing up in Seattle. Parents worked for the post office. Other jobs. 3 - 7 minutes Black churches. YMCA and YWCA. Other social activities. Famous...
  • Black Oral History Collection
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  • Walker, Thomas and Ophelia. April 4, 1974
  • Walker, Thomas; Walker, Ophelia; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Montana
  • SIDE A; 0 - 3: He came from Texas when he was 13. She's been in Montana since 1923. Family backgrounds. 3 - 6: Black churches in town. Black social clubs. Blacks lived all over town. Schooling. 6 - 9: Well-known blacks from the area. Contact with...
  • Black Oral History Collection
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  • Thompson, Bertie Neoma. June 8, 1973
  • Thompson, Bertie Neoma; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Idaho--Pocatello; African Americans--Social conditions--20th century
  • SIDE A; 0 - 4: Came to Pocatello in 1919. Originally from Missouri. Travelled around with her husband, a rodeo rider. Courtship and marriage. 4 - 5: More about her husbad's love to ride horses. Killed in Bozeman in 1939 while riding. 5 - 10: Black...
  • Black Oral History Collection
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  • Henry, Ray. December 8, 1972
  • Henry, Ray; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Washington (state)--Pasco; African Americans--Social conditions--20th century
  • SIDE A; 0 - 5 minutes: He came to Pasco in 1943 from Kansas. Growth of Pasco. Other black families in town when he arrived. Black churches. 5 - 8 minutes: The East SIDE of town was set aside for Negroes. Most bought their own land. Trailer camps....
  • Black Oral History Collection
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  • Terrell, Mr. & Mrs. Warner. June 5, 1973
  • Terrell, Mr. & Mrs. Warner; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Idaho--Boise; African American religion
  • SIDE A; 0 - 5: She has been in Boise since 1932. He was born in Boise in 1909, Family background. Her family travelled with Brigham Young to Utah. 5 - 9: Black churches in Boise. She grew up in the Mormon religion, but later became Methodist. Black...
  • Black Oral History Collection
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  • Duncan, Mrs. Armeta. April 4, 1974
  • Duncan, Armeta; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Montana-- Butte; African Americans--Social conditions--20th century; African Americans--Employment--Montana
  • SIDE A; 1 - 4 minutes: Born in Virginia near where Lee surrendered. Story of her aunt being visited by Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant. Family background. 4 - 7 minutes: She traveled from Philadelphia with a couple as a servant in 1905. She...
  • Black Oral History Collection
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  • Moss, Sandy. December 2, 1972
  • Moss, Sandy; Oral history--United States; African Americans--Washington (state)--Seattle; African Americans--Social conditions--20th century
  • SIDE A: 0-4 His father was a stonemason who came to Seattle from Kansas. They were originally from North Carolina. Black churches. 4-7 Holiday celebrations shared by whites and blacks in the early 1900's. Blacks more or less lived alongside whites....
  • Black Oral History Collection

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