Santa Barbara Afro-American oral history project collection, 1982-1989
Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- This collection consists of 27 recorded interviews of prominent Santa Barbara African Americans done by interviewee Ranford Hopkins. The interviews were later transcribed into audio tapes.
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet 2 document boxes and 11 cassette tapes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Santa Barbara Afro-American oral history project collection, CEMA 42, Department of Special Collections, University Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Taped interviews and transcriptions contains 27 tapes of interviews with prominent members of the Santa Barbara African American community, including L.S. Spencer, Dorothy Wright, Eugenia Thomas and Horace James McMillan (Horace James McMillan Papers, CEMA 7) whose papers are housed here.
Series I Transcriptions Series I lists the transcriptions from the audio interviews ranging from dates 1982-1989. Included are Spencer Transcriptions, Wright and Thomas Transcriptions, and McMillan Transcriptions. They are organized in two document boxes.
Series II Audio-Recordings This series lists the audio-recordings from the Santa Barbara Afro-American oral history project. The interviews were done by Ranford Hopkins under the date range 1982-1989.
- Biographical / historical:
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This collection, the Santa Barbara African American oral history project, consisted of Ranford Hopkins' recorded interviews for his dissertations research. These tapes were later transcribed. The interviewees were prominent African Americans in Santa Barbara, spanning 1982-1989. There were nine sessions with Horace McMillan; of which seven are included here (sessions 6 and 8 were never received). In addition, there are three sessions with L.S. Spencer, one session with Dorothy Wright, and one session with Eugenia Thomas (the Dorothy Wright and Eugenia Thomas tapes are not available).
- Processing information:
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Processing Information: Processed by Michelle Wilder, Alexander Hauschild October 8, 2007, Callie Bowdish 2008, Mari Khasmanyan 2011.
- Physical location:
- Del Norte.
- Physical description:
- 2 document boxes and 11 cassette tapes.
- Rules or conventions:
- Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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none
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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Santa Barbara Afro-American oral history project collection, CEMA 42, Department of Special Collections, University Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062