Matthews, Fred C., b. 1906,
Fred C. Matthews, Jr. moved to Baton Rouge with his father in 1920. He worked for Exxon for more than thirty years and was a Trustee of Magnolia Hope Baptist Church. Melvin Sambo, Sr. moved with his mother to Baton Rouge in 1935. He worked at the Baton Rouge Rice Mill, Exxon, the University of California Hospital in San Francisco, and in the construction business in Baton Rouge. He was a Deacon of Magnolia Hope Baptist Church.
From the description of Fred C. Matthews, Jr. and Melvin Sambo, Sr. oral history interview, 1997. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 71782896
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| creatorOf | Matthews, Fred C., b. 1906,. Fred C. Matthews, Jr. and Melvin Sambo, Sr. oral history interview, 1997. | Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository |
|---|
Filters:
| Relation | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| associatedWith | Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Clark, Felton Grandison, 1903- | person |
| associatedWith | Exxon Corporation | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Louisiana. Legislature. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Magnolia Hope Baptist Church (Baton Rouge, La.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sambo, Melvin, 1914-1999 | person |
| associatedWith | Taylor, LaVada U., | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | |||
| Louisiana--Baton Rouge | |||
| Hope Estate Plantation (La.) |
| Subject |
|---|
| African American Baptists |
| African American churches |
| African American criminals |
| African American youth |
| Cemeteries |
| Public works |
| Occupation |
|---|
| African American clergy |
| Activity |
|---|
Person
Birth 1906
Related Descriptions
Search Elsewhere
Information
