Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2023
Keywords
Portland (Me.) -- History, African Americans -- Maine -- Portland, University of Southern Maine, Center for the Study of Lives, Jill Cournoyer (1957-), Gerald E. Talbot (1931-) -- Oral History, Eugene B. Jackson (1923-2015) -- Oral History, Leola Marshall -- Oral History, Margaret D. Lawson (1929-2017) -- Oral History, Dana Cylar Richardson (-2000) -- Oral History, Eugene Cummings, Ronald S. Lynch
Abstract
Description
The Center for the Study of Lives was established in 1988 by Robert Atkinson, professor emeritus of human development, multicultural studies, and religious studies at University of Southern Maine. Collection includes recordings and documents related to oral histories conducted by Jill Cournoyer and other students of Joseph Conforti. Interviewees are Eugene Cummings, Rev. Margaret Lawson, Ronald S. Lynch, Leola Marshall, Dana Richardson, and Gerald E. Talbot. Also includes a speech by Eugene Jackson. Interviewees speak about their lives and histories as African Americans in the United States, particularly in Portland, Maine.
Date Range:
1985-1996
Size of Collection:
0.25 Linear Feet (1 Box)
Recommended Citation
AA-MS0029, African American Oral History Collection, African American Collection, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, Special Collections, University of Southern Maine.
Included in
African American Studies Commons, American Studies Commons, Cultural History Commons, Social History Commons, United States History Commons
Comments
Conditions Governing Access:
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use:
Materials in this collection are the physical property of the University of Southern Maine Libraries. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the creator, or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult Special Collections staff.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Center for the Study of Lives, Gift, 2011