Oral history interview with Rebecca Humphrey Jones, 2006 March 23.

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Oral history interview with Rebecca Humphrey Jones, 2006 March 23.

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Interview with Rebecca Humphrey Jones, an African-American alumna of North Texas State College, concerning her memories of childhood and early adulthood in Dallas, Texas; experience of attending all-black schools, including Lincoln and Madison High Schools; decision to enroll at North Texas State College in 1957; adjustments required for attending school in integrated setting; experience of boarding with African-American families in the "Shack Town" neighborhood of Denton; meeting with school president J. C. Matthews, which resulted in her being permitted to live in a campus dormitory during her senior year; career with Dallas Independent School District.

21 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas. Oral History Collection.

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University of North Texas History Oral History Project.

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Jones, Rebecca H., 1939-

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Rose, Deanna, 1971-

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Matthews, James Carl, 1901-1996

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North Texas State College

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University of North Texas.

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