The Civil Rights History Project: Survey of Collections and Repositories

All our working lives oral history project

Repository: Southeast Missouri State University. Special Collections and Archives

Collection Description (Extant): This oral history project was produced by two Historic Preservation classes, in order to demonstrate the meaning of "work ethic" in the Central Mississippi River Valley area.

Access Copy Note: Researchers are advised to call ahead to confirm archive hours and consult with an archivist.

Date(s): 1994-1999

Existing IDs: 1998.008

Extent: 1 linear foot (audiotapes, videotapes, transcripts, collateral materials)

Language: English

Related Archival Items: A number of oral history projects are archived in this repository; some of them, including the recent Veterans Oral History Project, may have relevant interviews. Descriptions of oral history holdings are available at http://library.semo.edu/archives/collections/Subject%20Guide%20PDFs/Oral%20History%20Subject%20Guide.pdf

Other primary sources related to African American history at this repository are described at http://library.semo.edu/archives/collections/Subject%20Guide%20PDFs/African-American%20Materials%20Subject%20Guide.pdf

Rights (CRHP): Contact the repository which holds the collection for information on rights

Subjects:

African Americans--Employment
African Americans--Missouri
Discrimination in employment

Genres:

Interviews
Sound recordings
Transcripts
Videorecordings