Oakland Oral History Project : oral history transcripts, 1997-1999.

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University-Oakland Metropolitan Forum. Oakland Oral History Project : oral history transcripts, 1997-1999.

Oakland Oral History Project : oral history transcripts, 1997-1999.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/227485685

The Oakland Oral History Project aimed to collect the valuable oral histories of senior Oakland residents of different ethnic backgrounds for the present Oakland community. The project focused on race relations in Oakland with special emphasis on the areas of housing, labor, education, and cultural institutions; inquiring into the forces that shaped Oakland's current racial, ethnic and cultural mosaic. 16 transcripts are included in the collection. Mary Adams, Walter Bachemin, Elsie and Albini Giani, Walter Green, Edith Hill, Al Kidder, Elmer McConnelly, Shirley Smith, Hadwick Thompson, and Earl Watkins.

Transcripts : 1 box, 1 cd rom (.4 linear feet)Original interviews : 26 sound cassettes.

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