Audio Recording "I went into the barbering business with my niece's husband."

"I went into the barbering business with my niece's husband."

1994-08-30

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Title
"I went into the barbering business with my niece's husband."
Contributor Names
McDowell, Rev. Louis (Narrator)
Levitas, Susan, 1961- (Interviewer)
Created / Published
1994-08-30
Subject Headings
-  African Americans
-  Oral history
-  Interviews
-  Sound recordings
-  Hours of labor
-  Family-run businesses
-  Barbershops
-  McDowell's Barber Shop (Paterson, N.J.)
-  Ethnography
-  United States -- New Jersey -- Paterson
Genre
Ethnography
Interviews
Notes
-  Interview with Reverend Louis McDowell, owner, McDowell's Barber Shop.
-  Summary of audio segment: "In 1958, I saw the need for more money. I went into the barbering business with my niece's husband and stayed with him for a year-and-a-half before I went for my Master's. Every day after work, I went to his shop and worked, and after I got my Master's I stayed with him another four years. One day a lady told my about this shop on River Street; so I came and opened my own shop. I ran it part-time from 1963 to 1983; when I got someone to work for me, he kept it open and I'd come after work at 4:30. When I retired I had something to do; have been full-time here since 1983. (First customer?) March 31, 1963, don't know his name, but put two $2 bills up. Still have them, but had to take it down so it wouldn't be stolen."
Medium
Digital Audio Tape
Call Number/Physical Location
AFC 1995/028: WIP-SL-A022
Source Collection
Working in Paterson Project Collection (AFC 1995/028)
Repository
American Folklife Center
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afcwip.sla02208
Online Format
audio

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Credit line

Working in Paterson Project collection, 1993-2002 (AFC 1995/028), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Mcdowell, Rev. Louis, and Susan Levitas. "I went into the barbering business with my niece's husband.". -08-30, 1994. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/afcwip002839/.

APA citation style:

McDowell, R. L. & Levitas, S. (1994) "I went into the barbering business with my niece's husband.". -08-30. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afcwip002839/.

MLA citation style:

Mcdowell, Rev. Louis, and Susan Levitas. "I went into the barbering business with my niece's husband.". -08-30, 1994. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afcwip002839/>.