Walker, Thomas and Ophelia. April 4, 1974
Walker, Thomas and Ophelia. April 4, 1974
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Title
Walker , Thomas and Ophelia . April 4 , 1974
Birthdate/Interviewee
Thomas -- 1904 ; Ophelia -- 1903
Occupation/Interviewee
Thomas - Janitor
Interview Date
1974-04-04
Length of Interview
34 minutes
Subject
Walker, Thomas Walker, Ophelia Oral history--United States African Americans--Montana
Type
Sound
Genre
Interviews
Interview Location
United States--Montana--Anaconda
Interviewer
Taylor , Quintard
Abstractor
Knight , Margot H .
Abstract
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 relatives outside of Montana . Other black families . 9 - 12 : Black baseball team . Other entertainment . Picnics . Local band . 12 - 14 : His work as a janitor for 42 years . Jobs blacks had. 14 - 21 : Blacks in politics . Blacks in city and county jobs . Black- population . Many blacks-moved to Seattle . 21 - 26 : Blacks in surrounding towns . No contact with other minorities . 26 - 30 : Their feelings about living in the Northwest .
Abstract Date
1979-06-19
Identifier
ct02t48walker
Collection
Is found in CT 2 , Black Oral History Interviews , 1972-1974 https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/ct2.htm at Washington State University Libraries ' Manuscripts , Archives , and Special Collections (MASC) https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc
Language
English
Digitization
Interview cassette tapes were digitized in 2002 as mp3 files , and uploaded in CONTENTdm .
Rights Notes
In copyright. As no permission forms were signed, rights for this interview remain both with the interviewees and Washington State University (as the interviewer conducted them as part of their WSU employment).
Publisher
Manuscripts , Archives , and Special Collections , Washington State University Libraries : https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc
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