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Interviewees discuss the Black community of Bloomington, Indiana. They also talk about the West Side Community Center as an important gathering place for the community.
| Interviewee: | Buka, Flora |
| Call number: | 85-070 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | March 30, 1985 |
| Physical Description: | not transcribed; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 21 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Zeff, Robbin Lee |
Flora Buka, born August 14, 1910, discusses the West Side Community Center and the Black community in Bloomington.
Black community
| Interviewee: | Butler, Ernest |
| Call number: | 85-069 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | February 13, 1985 |
| Physical Description: | not transcribed; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 39 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Zeff, Robbin Lee |
Ernest Butler, born October 11, 1913, discusses Bloomington Indiana's black community. He also discusses the West Side Community Center.
Black community
| Interviewee: | Gilliam, Frances |
| Call number: | 85-066 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | January 23, 1985 |
| Physical Description: | not transcribed: 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 44 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Zeff, Robbin Lee |
Frances Gilliam, born April 15, 1919, talks about Bloomington's Black community. She also discusses her unpublished book about the local African American community.
Black community
| Interviewee: | Hopkins, Matilda |
| Call number: | 85-068 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | January 25, 1985 |
| Physical Description: | not transcribed; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 23 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Zeff, Robbin Lee |
Matilda Hopkins, born February 14, 1916, discusses Bloomington's Black community and the West Side Community Center.
Black community
| Interviewee: | Miller, Wilbert E. |
| Call number: | 85-067 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | January 23, 1985 |
| Physical Description: | not transcribed; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 60 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Zeff, Robbin Lee |
Wilbert E. Miller, born September 15, 1911, describes the West Side Community Center. He also discusses Bloomington's Black community.
Black community