The family in the fifties oral history project records 1993.

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The family in the fifties oral history project records 1993.

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The collection consists of: twenty-nine audio cassettes containing interviews with twenty-four Rhode Island residents who related their experiences during the 1950s; subject indexes for each interview; original transcripts of taped interviews; information forms and release forms completed by interview subjects; research copies of transcripts and forms; essays written by the student interviewers about their subjects. A copy of the resulting publication, The Family in the Fifties: hope, fear & rock 'n' roll, is included in Series IV.

6.5 linear ft. (7 boxes)

University of Rhode Island Library, Kingston, University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7572886

University of Rhode Island Library, Kingston, University Library

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Rhode Island Historical Society

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Obadiah Brown I (1712-1762) was born in Providence. His father was Elder James Brown (1666-1716), a pastor on the First Baptist Church; his mother was Mary (Harris) Brown. Upon reaching adulthood, Obadiah joined his older brother James Brown II (1698-1739) in the mercantile trade, which included traffic in cocoa, rum, molasses and slaves. His initial role was as master of his brother's vessels in the West Indies trade. In 1736, he shipped out to the African coast as the...

Scott, Judi.

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Wood, Linda, 1941-

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South Kingstown High School (South Kingstown, R.I. : Town)

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Oral history project conducted in 1993 by the tenth grade English class of South Kingstown (R.I.) High School, directed by school librarian Linda Wood and English teacher Judi Scott. The project was co-sponsored by the School and the Rhode Island Historical Society and funded with a grant from the Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities. In addition to oral history tapes and accompanying transcripts a sixty page illustrated publication, The Family in the Fifties: Hope, Fear & Rock 'n Roll,...

Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities

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