Living Atlanta oral history collection
Scope and Content Note
A collection of audiocassette tapes which are actually a documentary series produced by WRFG Radio (89.3 FM) in 1977.
Dates
- 1977-1985
Extent
21.0 Cubic feet
Language
English
Overview
Taped interviews, radio programs, transcripts of some of the interviews, material relating to funding, and background research, of the oral history project Living Atlanta: an Oral History of the City Between the World Wars, produced by Radio Free Georgia Broadcasting Foundation between 1977 and 1978. Topics include Atlanta Crackers baseball team, blues, business, economic conditions, education, Jews, Ku Klux Klan, police, politics and government, race relations, and social life. Persons represented include William B. Hartsfield and James Key. Interviews mainly conducted by Harlon Joye, Clifford M. Kuhn, and E. Bernard West.
- African Americans--Georgia.
- Atlanta (Ga.)--Business, industries, and trades.
- Atlanta (Ga.)--Cultural affairs--Music.
- Atlanta (Ga.)--Economic conditions.
- Atlanta (Ga.)--Education.
- Atlanta (Ga.)--History.
- Atlanta (Ga.)--Politics and government.
- Atlanta (Ga.)--Population elements--African Americans.
- Atlanta (Ga.)--Population elements--Jews.
- Atlanta (Ga.)--Race relations.
- Atlanta (Ga.)--Radio and television broadcasting.
- Atlanta (Ga.)--Social life and customs.
- Atlanta (Ga.)--Societies, etc.--Nativism.
- Audiotapes
- Baseball--Georgia--Atlanta.
- Baseball--Georgia.
- Blues (Music)--Georgia.
- Education--Georgia
- Georgia--Business, industries, and trades.
- Georgia--Cultural affairs--Music.
- Georgia--Economic conditions.
- Georgia--History, Local.
- Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950.
- Georgia--Population elements--African Americans.
- Georgia--Population elements--Jews.
- Georgia--Race relations.
- Georgia--Radio and television broadcasting.
- Georgia--Social life and customs.
- Georgia--Societies, etc.--Nativism.
- Hill, Jesse, 1927-
- Interviews
- Jews--Georgia.
- Minor league baseball--Georgia.
- Nativism.
- Oral histories (literary works)
- Pennington, T. Maurice, 1923-
- Police--Georgia.
- Race relations.
- Racism--Georgia.
- Radio broadcasting--Georgia.
- Secret societies--Georgia.
- White supremacy movements -- Georgia
- Title
- Inventory of the Living Atlanta Oral History Collection aarllivingatlanta aarllivingatlanta
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
- Date
- 2004 September 15
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History Repository