Oral History Interview with Mr. Earl and Mrs. Mabel Coates

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Coates, Earl; Coates, Mabel
Title: Oral History Interview with Mr. Earl and Mrs. Mabel Coates
Dates: circa 1979 (inclusive)
19791979
Quantity: 1 sound cassette.
Collection Number: SPC 980-0107 (collection)
Summary: This collection contains an interview with Mr. Earl and Mrs. Mabel Coates who discuss their experiences as African Americans living in Spokane.
Repository: Eastern Washington University
Archives & Special Collections
Eastern Washington University Libraries
320 Media Lane - 100 LIB
Cheney, WA
99004-2453
Telephone: 5093592475
archives@ewu.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public.
Languages: English

Biographical Note

Earl Coates was born in Tennessee in 1892, and first came to Spokane in 1909. He studied music theory at Western University in Kansas City and served in the Army during World War I. Coates was later president of the Spokane Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Earl married Mabel McDade, a domestic worker from Dermott, Arkansas, on October 28, 1955 in Spokane, Washington.

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Content Description

This collection contains an interview with Mr. Earl and Mrs. Mabel Coates. In the interview, the Coates discuss their experiences as African Americans living in Spokane.

This collection is part of the Inland Northwest Black History Collection. See "Related Materials" note for related collections.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Use of this collection is subject to the rules concerning access to archival and manuscript collections at Eastern Washington University. For more information, see: http://www.ewu.edu/Library/Services/Archives.xml

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions may apply. For more information or permission to publish, contact Eastern Washington University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections at (509) 359-2475, or archives@ewu.edu.

Preferred Citation

Oral History Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Coates; SPC 980-0107; box number; folder number; Archives & Special Collections, Eastern Washington University.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Dr. Joseph Franklin; 1980

Related Materials

The Oral History Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Coates is part of the Inland Northwest Black History Collection, which also contains the following collections:

Geraldine Gardner Interview and Photograph (SPC 979-0071)

Oral History Interview with Mrs. Joseph W. Strong(SPC 980-0106)

Oral History Interview with Donald Rose (SPC 980-0108)

Sybil Stafford Interview (SPC 980-0111)

Carl Maxey Interview (SPC 980-0112)

Joseph Franklin Papers (SPC 984-0226)