The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Muriel W. Foster

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Muriel W. Foster

12/14/2004; 1/9/2005

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2004.261

Dance instructor Muriel W. Foster (1931 - ) is the director of the Sammy Dyer School of Theatre and a former member of the 1950s dance group, The Dyerettes. Foster was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 12/14/2004 and 1/9/2005, in Chicago, Illinois. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 2; Total Tapes: 7; Total Run Time: 02h 58m 51s

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