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Interviews with African Americans in Utah audiovisual collection, 1982-1988

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Utah. Oral History Institute; Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-
Title
Interviews with African Americans in Utah audiovisual collection
Dates
1982-1988 (inclusive)
Quantity
141 audiocassette
Collection Number
A0079
Summary
Interviews with African Americans in Utah consist of oral history audio recordings detailing events recalled by the interviewees spanning the time period from 1889 to 1988. Topics include family life, work, religion, discrimination, civil rights experiences, and relations with the white, and in particular the Latter Day Saints establishment in Utah. Most interviews were conducted by Leslie G. Kelen of the Oral History Institute. This collection is currently being digitized.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Audio-visual materials can be fragile and require specialized equipment to play back. For this reason, access to audio-visual materials is provided through digital copies, and it might take longer to provide access to items that are not yet digitized. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The Utah Endowment for the Humanities funded the Oral History Institute of Salt Lake City to conduct oral history interviews documenting the experiences of Utah's ethnic and racial minority communities. Interviewees were selected from African American, Greek, Jewish, Japanese, Mexican, Hispanic, Chinese, Ute, and Italian communities, most of whom were fifty-five years of age or older. The project sought to examine how these communities experienced and were influenced by the broader culture of Utah. The African American interview series was conducted between 1982 and 1988, although the events described by participants span from 1889 to 1988. The project served as a follow-up to an earlier oral history effort conducted in the early 1970s but addressed different topics and perspectives. Interview transcripts from 1982–1988 form the core of the collection, with some corresponding cassette tapes and photographs preserved in the Special Collections Multimedia Division at the J. Willard Marriott Library. Materials from the project were transferred to the library from the Oral History Institute in 1985 and 1988. Common themes in the interviews include family life, employment, religion, discrimination, civil rights experiences, and relations with the White population and the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah.

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Content Description

This collection consists primarily of audiocassette recordings of oral history interviews conducted between 1982 and 1988 with African American residents of Utah as part of a broader oral history project funded by the Utah Endowment for the Humanities and carried out by the Oral History Institute of Salt Lake City. The project documented the experiences of members of Utah's ethnic and racial minority communities, focusing on how their cultures and lives were shaped by the broader social environment of the state. Although interviews were conducted during the 1980s, the recollections of participants span nearly a century, from 1889 to 1988. The collection includes audio recordings of interviews, some of which correspond to transcripts housed in the related manuscript collection MS 0453 Interviews with African Americans in Utah. The materials were transferred to Special Collections at the J. Willard Marriott Library in 1985 and 1988. In some cases, multiple interview sessions were recorded on the same audiocassette, sometimes on different dates. Interviews document a wide range of topics related to African American life in Utah, including family histories, migration to the state, employment, religious life, education, community formation, discrimination, civil rights activism, and relationships with the White population and the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Interviews with African Americans in Utah audiovisual collection, A0079, Item Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically according to the original organizational scheme established during initial processing. The materials were received and processed in two separate donations and were originally described as two distinct collections. This collection now incorporates materials formerly housed in A0326 Black American Oral History Project, which no longer exists as a separate collection. The current arrangement preserves the earlier alphabetical structure and aligns with the organizational scheme used in the associated transcript collection, MS 0453 Interviews with African Americans in Utah. Audiocassettes in the collection were sometimes used to record multiple interview sessions, and in some cases later interviews were recorded on the same cassette as earlier sessions on different dates. When known, these multiple recording dates and sessions are noted at the item level in the finding aid.

Acquisition Information

Donated by the University of Utah Oral History Institute in 1985 and 1988.

Processing Note

Processed by Duston Mazzella

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Related Materials

Interviews with African Americans in Utah (MS 0453), African American Oral History Project audiovisual collection (A0038), and the African American Oral History Project (ACCN 2840)

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Interviews with Annie Adams (1903-1983)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

    Note: See also Collection A0038, Item 29 for an additional interview with Annie Adams.

  • Interviews with Lucile Bankhead (1902-1994)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

  • Interview with Lucile (1902-1994) and Thomas "Tim" Bankhead (1925-1991)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-

  • Interviews with Bernice Benns (1932-1991)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

    Note: Benns transcripts were processed out of chronological order.

  • Interviews with Clarence Beridon (1905-1983)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

  • Interviews with Howard Browne (1911-1990)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

  • Interviews with Pastor France Davis (b. 1950)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

    Note: The first two Davis interviews are absent from the audiovisual collection. Transcripts are available in Collection MS 0453, Folders 18 and 19.

    Also see Collection ACCN 3233, Reverend France A. Davis Papers for additional material.

  • Interview with Ella DeBies (1889-1985)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

    Note: Interview is closed, and pulled for review.

  • Interviews with Albert Elkins (1913-2002)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

  • Interviews with Reverend Theodore P. Fields (b. 1940)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

  • Interviews with Albert Fritz (1905-1989)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

    Note: Please record the audiocassette numbers carefully. Later recordings were originally part of A0326 Black American Oral History Project, a collection that no longer exists as a separate entity. Although these recordings retained their original processing numbers, they are consolidated within the same series in this finding aid.

    • Description: Interview 1

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 2, Folder 6

      Dates: 03 February 1983
      Container: Cassette 30
      Location: Interviews with Albert Fritz (1905-1989)
    • Description: Interview 2

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 2, Folder 7

      Dates: 17 February 1983
      Container: Cassette 31
      Location: Interviews with Albert Fritz (1905-1989)
    • Description: Interview 3, part 1

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 2, Folder 8

      Dates: 24 February 1983
      Container: Cassette 32
      Location: Interviews with Albert Fritz (1905-1989)
    • Description: Interview 3, part 2

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 2, Folder 8

      Dates: 24 February 1983
      Container: Cassette 33
      Location: Interviews with Albert Fritz (1905-1989)
    • Description: Interview 4, part 1

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 4, Folder 6

      Dates: 05 May 1983
      Container: Cassette 65
      Location: Interviews with Albert Fritz (1905-1989)
    • Description: Interview 4, part 2

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 4, Folder 6

      Dates: 05 May 1983
      Container: Cassette 66
      Location: Interviews with Albert Fritz (1905-1989)
    • Description: Interviews 5 and 6

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 4, Folder 6

      Note: Side 1 is dated May 21, 1983; however, the transcript and Side 2 list the recording date as May 25, 1983.

      Dates: 21 May 1983; 25 May 1983
      Container: Cassette 67
      Location: Interviews with Albert Fritz (1905-1989)
    • Description: Interview 7

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 4, Folder 6

      Dates: 15 March 1984
      Container: Cassette 68
      Location: Interviews with Albert Fritz (1905-1989)

  • Interview with Ruby Nathaniel (1907-1989)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

    Notes: First name spelling differs in sources. Also see Collection A0038, Item 24, for an additional interview with Ruby Nathaniel.

  • Interviews with Velma Oliver (1908-1991)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

  • Interviews with William Price (1929-2017)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

    Note: Please record the audiocassette numbers carefully. Later recordings were originally part of A0326 Black American Oral History Project, a collection that no longer exists as a separate entity. Although these recordings retained their original processing numbers, they are consolidated within the same series in this finding aid.

  • Interview with Mary Louise Robertson (1932-1998)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

  • Interview with Mary Smith (1906-1998)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

  • Interviews with Edward Steward (1908-1985)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

  • Interviews with Nelson Styles (1921-2001)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)
    • Description: Interview 1, part 1

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcripts: Collection MS 0453, Box 3, Folder 5

      Dates: 23 November 1982
      Container: Cassette 50
      Location: Interviews with Nelson Styles (1921-2001)
    • Description: Interview 1, part 2 and Interview 2, part 1

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 3, Folders 5 and 6

      Notes: Side 1 contains the conclusion of interview 1 and the beginning of interview 2. The transcript for interview 1 is located in Folder 5, and the transcript for interview 2 is located in Folder 6.

      Dates: 23 November 1982; 30 November 1982
      Container: Cassette 51
      Location: Interviews with Nelson Styles (1921-2001)
    • Description: Interview 2, part 2

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 3, Folders 6

      Dates: 30 November 1982
      Container: Cassette 52
      Location: Interviews with Nelson Styles (1921-2001)

  • Interviews with Nathaniel "Woody" Wright (1916-1995)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

  • Interview with Wilfred Bocage (1941-2016)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

  • Interview with Margurite Browne (1912-1989)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

    Note: See Collection A0038, Item 28, for an additional interview with Margurite Browne.

  • Interview with Danny Burnett (b. 1928)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

  • Interview with Mary Campbell (b. 1942)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

  • Interviews with George M. Dorsey (1897-1987)

    Harding, Consuella  ( ivr)

  • Interview with Doris Steward Frye (1906-2002)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

    Note: The spelling of Frye's last name differs between the transcript and the label information; however, the interview sheet bearing the signature lists the interviewee's name as "Frye."

  • Interview with James Gillespie (1921-2009)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

  • Interviews with Victor Gordon (1939-2011)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)
    • Description: Interview 1

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 4, Folder 9

      Note: Audio under review. The audiocassette label lists a date as 13 February 1985 on side 1; however, the transcript contains no indication that an interview took place on that date on this tape.

      Dates: 27 March 1984
      Container: Cassette 72
      Location: Interviews with Victor Gordon (1939-2011)
    • Description: Interview 2

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 4, Folder 9

      Dates: 05 April 1984
      Container: Cassette 73
      Location: Interviews with Victor Gordon (1939-2011)
    • Description: Interview 3

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 4, Folder 9

      Dates: 03 May 1984
      Container: Cassette 74
      Location: Interviews with Victor Gordon (1939-2011)
    • Description: Interview 4, part 1

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 4, Folder 10

      Dates: 15 June 1984
      Container: Cassette 75
      Location: Interviews with Victor Gordon (1939-2011)
    • Description: Interview 4, part 2 and Interview 6, part 2

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 4, Folder 10

      Note: The audio is currently under review for audio mapping verification. Side 1 contains Interview 4, part 2 and Side 2 contains Interview 6, part 2.

      Dates: 15 June 1984; 12 July 1985
      Container: Cassette 76
      Location: Interviews with Victor Gordon (1939-2011)
    • Description: Interview 5

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 4, Folder 10

      Dates: 13 February 1985
      Container: Cassette 77
      Location: Interviews with Victor Gordon (1939-2011)
    • Description: Interview 6, part 1

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 4, Folder 10

      Dates: 12 July 1985
      Container: Cassette 78
      Location: Interviews with Victor Gordon (1939-2011)

  • Interviews with Jake Green (b. 1936)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

    Notes: First Green interview, dated 23 April 1984, is absent from the audiovisual collection. Transcript is available in Collection MS 0453. Also see Collection A0038, Item 4, for an additional interview with Jake Green.

    • Description: Interview 2, part 1

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 4, Folder 11

      Dates: 14 May 1984
      Container: Cassette 79
      Location: Interviews with Jake Green (b. 1936)
    • Description: Interview 2, part 2

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 4, Folder 11

      Dates: 14 May 1984
      Container: Cassette 80
      Location: Interviews with Jake Green (b. 1936)
    • Description: Interview 3

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 4, Folder 12

      Dates: 16 July 1984
      Container: Cassette 81
      Location: Interviews with Jake Green (b. 1936)
    • Description: Interview 4

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 4, Folder 12

      Dates: 23 July 1984
      Container: Cassette 82
      Location: Interviews with Jake Green (b. 1936)

  • Interviews with Alberta Henry (1920-2005)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

    Notes: See Collection A0038, Items 5 and 9, for additional interviews with Alberta Henry. Also see Collections ACCN 2069 and P1158 for additional materials related to Alberta Henry.

  • Interview with Ira Horton (1924-1998)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

  • Interviews with Fantley Jones (1904-1995)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

  • Interviews with Marcella Kelly (1933-1995)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

    Note: Library barcodes appear on the audiocassettes; however, they do not correspond to records in the ALMA system.

    • Description: Interview 1

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 5, Folder 5

      Dates: 06 March 1984
      Container: Cassette 94
      Location: Interviews with Marcella Kelly (1933-1995)
    • Description: Interview 2 and Interview 3, part 1

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcripts: Collection MS 0453, Box 5, Folder 5

      Notes: Side 1 contains interview 2, side 2 contains interview 3, part 1.

      Dates: 15 March 1984; 22 March 1984
      Container: Cassette 95
      Location: Interviews with Marcella Kelly (1933-1995)
    • Description: Interview 3, part 2, Interview 4, and Interview 5, part 1

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcripts: Collection MS 0453, Box 5, Folder 5

      Notes: Side 1 contains interview 3, part 2 and interview 4, part 1. Side 2 contains interview 4, part 2 and interview 5, part 1.

      Dates: 22 March 1984; 06 April 1984; 13 April 1984
      Container: Cassette 96
      Location: Interviews with Marcella Kelly (1933-1995)
    • Description: Interview 5, part 2

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 5, Folder 5

      Dates: 13 April 1984
      Container: Cassette 97
      Location: Interviews with Marcella Kelly (1933-1995)
    • Description: Interview 6, part 1

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 5, Folder 6

      Dates: 18 April 1984
      Container: Cassette 98
      Location: Interviews with Marcella Kelly (1933-1995)
    • Description: Interview 6, part 2

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 5, Folder 6

      Dates: 18 April 1984
      Container: Cassette 99
      Location: Interviews with Marcella Kelly (1933-1995)
    • Description: Interview 7, part 1

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 5, Folder 6

      Dates: 26 April 1984
      Container: Cassette 100
      Location: Interviews with Marcella Kelly (1933-1995)
    • Description: Interview 7, part 2 and Interview 8

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 5, Folder 6

      Note: Side 1 contains Interview 7, part 2 and Interview 8, part 1. Side 2 contains Interview 8, part 2.

      Dates: 26 April 1984; 03 May 1984
      Container: Cassette 101
      Location: Interviews with Marcella Kelly (1933-1995)

  • Interviews with Florence Lawrence (1922-2022)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)
    • Description: Interview 1

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 5, Folder 7

      Dates: 15 July 1983
      Container: Cassette 102
      Location: Interviews with Florence Lawrence (1922-2022)
    • Description: Interview 2, and Interview 3, part 1

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcripts: Collection MS 0453, Box 5, Folder 7 and Folder 8

      Note: Recording under review. The unnumbered side contains interview 2; the side numbered 1 contains interview 3, part 1. The transcript for interview 2 is not separately dated and therefore cannot be clearly distinguished from interview 1, which is dated in the transcript.

      Dates: 29 July 1983; 05 August 1983
      Container: Cassette 103
      Location: Interviews with Florence Lawrence (1922-2022)
    • Description: Interview 3, part 2

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 5, Folder 8

      Dates: 05 August 1983
      Container: Cassette 104
      Location: Interviews with Florence Lawrence (1922-2022)
    • Description: Interview 4

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 5, Folder 8

      Note: Recording under review. The transcript for interview 4 is not separately dated and therefore cannot be clearly distinguished from interview 3, which is dated in the transcript.

      Dates: 19 August 1983
      Container: Cassette 105
      Location: Interviews with Florence Lawrence (1922-2022)

  • Interview with James Lee (b. 1947)

    Fuller, Sandra T., 1945-  ( ivr)
    • Description: Interview

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 5, Folder 9

      Dates: 05 May 1986
      Container: Cassette 106
      Location: Interview with James Lee (b. 1947)

  • Interviews with Edna Martin

    Note: Recordings restricted, under review.

    • Description: Interview 1

      audiocassette
      sound

      Note: No transcript is Available

      Dates: 23 October 1982
      Container: Cassette 107
      Location: Interviews with Edna Martin
    • Description: Interview 2

      audiocassette
      sound

      Note: No transcript is Available

      Dates: 11 November 1982
      Container: Cassette 108
      Location: Interviews with Edna Martin

  • Interviews with AnnaBelle Mattson (1922-2008)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

  • Interview with Joe McQueen (1919-2019)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

  • Interview with Joan Nabors (1936-2025)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

  • Interviews with Ernest Nixon (1922-2003)

    Cano, Anita  ( ivr)

  • Interviews with Sammie Perkins (1919-1998)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

    Note: The accompanying transcript identifies the interviewee as "Sammy Perkins" and uses incorrect gendered language when referring to her.

    • Description: Interviews 1 and 2

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcripts: Collection MS 0453, Box 6, Folder 6

      Note: Side 1 contains Interview 1, and Side 2 contains Interview 2.

      Dates: 21 August 1983; 05 October 1983
      Container: Cassette 120
      Location: Interviews with Sammie Perkins (1919-1998)

  • Interview with Henry Sexton (1925-2004)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

  • Interviews with Henry (1925-2004) and Eva Sexton (1921-2016)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

    Note: Henry and Eva Sexton interviews in the transcript collection are not in chronological order.

  • Interviews with Oscar Singleton (b. 1913)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)
    • Description: Interview 1, part 1

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 6, Folder 11

      Dates: 14 July 1983
      Container: Cassette 127
      Location: Interviews with Oscar Singleton (b. 1913)
    • Description: Interview 1, part 2 and Interview 2

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 6, Folder 11

      Note: Audio under review for audio mapping.

      Dates: 14 July 1983; 18 July 1983
      Container: Cassette 128
      Location: Interviews with Oscar Singleton (b. 1913)
    • Description: Interview 3

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 6, Folder 11

      Dates: 29 August 1983
      Container: Cassette 129
      Location: Interviews with Oscar Singleton (b. 1913)

  • Interviews with Alberta West (1902-1991)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)
    • Description: Interview 1, Interview 2, and Interview 3, part 1

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcripts: Collection MS 0453, Box 7, Folder 1

      Note: Side 1 contains Interview 1 and Interview 2, part 1. Side 2 contains Interview 2, part 2 and Interview 3, part 1.

      Dates: 15 May 1984; 22 May 1984; 29 May 1984
      Container: Cassette 130
      Location: Interviews with Alberta West (1902-1991)
    • Description: Interview 3, part 2

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 7, Folder 1

      Dates: 29 May 1984
      Container: Cassette 131
      Location: Interviews with Alberta West (1902-1991)

  • Interviews with John Williams (1944-2008)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)
    • Description: Interview 1

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 7, Folder 2

      Dates: 14 February 1986
      Container: Cassette 132
      Location: Interviews with John Williams (1944-2008)
    • Description: Interview 2

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 7, Folder 2

      Dates: 21 February 1986
      Container: Cassette 133
      Location: Interviews with John Williams (1944-2008)
    • Description: Interview 3

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 7, Folder 2

      Dates: 28 February 1986
      Container: Cassette 134
      Location: Interviews with John Williams (1944-2008)
    • Description: Interview 4

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 7, Folder 3

      Dates: 06 March 1986
      Container: Cassette 135
      Location: Interviews with John Williams (1944-2008)
    • Description: Interview 5

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 7, Folder 3

      Note: Audio under review. The corresponding transcript references a "Side 3" of the interview, however no corresponding "Side 3" is present in the audiovisual collection.

      Dates: 14 March 1986
      Container: Cassette 136
      Location: Interviews with John Williams (1944-2008)
    • Description: Interview 6, part 1

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 7, Folder 4

      Dates: 21 March 1986
      Container: Cassette 137
      Location: Interviews with John Williams (1944-2008)
    • Description: Interview 6, part 2 and Interview 7

      audiocassette
      sound

      Transcript: Collection MS 0453, Box 7, Folder 4

      Note: Side 1 contains Interview 6, part 2 and Interview 7, part 1. Side 2 contains Interview 7, part 2.

      Dates: 21 March 1986; 28 March 1986
      Container: Cassette 138
      Location: Interviews with John Williams (1944-2008)

  • Interview with Terry Williams (b. 1950)

    Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-  ( ivr)

  • Interview with James "Jim" Dooley (1933-1998)

    Note: Also see Collection A0038, Item 8 for an additional interview with James "Jim" Dooley.

Names and Subjects

Subject Terms

  • African American Latter Day Saints--Utah--Interviews
  • African American churches--Utah--Sources
  • African American coal miners--Utah--Interviews
  • African American pioneers--Utah--Interviews
  • African American women--Utah--History--Sources
  • African Americans--Civil Rights--Utah--Interviews
  • African Americans--Employment--Interviews
  • African Americans--Race identity--Utah--Interviews
  • African Americans--Religious life--Utah--Interviews
  • African Americans--Utah--Attitudes--Sources
  • African Americans--Utah--Interviews
  • Civil rights movements--United States
  • Discrimination in employment--Utah--Sources
  • Latter Day Saint pioneers--Utah
  • Lynching--Utah--Sources
  • Multiracial people--Race identity--Utah
  • Pioneers, Black--Utah
  • Police shootings--Utah--20th century
  • Police, Black--Utah--Interviews
  • Race discrimination--Religious aspects--Latter-day Saint churches
  • Race discrimination--United States--Sources
  • Race discrimination--Utah--Sources
  • Race relations--Religious aspects--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
  • Segregation--Utah--Sources
  • Watts Riot, Los Angeles, Calif., 1965

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