African Americans in Transportation Oral History Project
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Not requestable
Scope and Contents of the Project
The African Americans in Transportation Oral History Project consists of 7 oral history interviews, 11 photographs, and a scrapbook. Interviewees include a Military aviator, air traffic controllers, FAA officials, and an Amtrak human resources officer.
Dates
- Creation: 2015-2017
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research use.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Copyrights to the items in this collection are held by various owners. Rights information is specified in the item’s description.
Historical Note
This small oral history project was conducted by former Southern Labor Archivist Traci Drummond. It includes interviews with African-Americans who have worked in various capacities in the transportation industry,
Extent
19 item(s) (7 oral history interviews, digitized scrapbook, 11 digitized photographs)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The African Americans in Transportation Oral History Project consists of 7 oral history interviews, 11 photographs, and a scrapbook.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials created and aquired by Traci Drummond between 2015-2017.
Digital Access
All the materials in this collection have been digitized and are available online at Georgia State University Library Digital Collections.
Processing Information
Born digital interviews processed by Kathryn Michaelis and Digital Library Services. The interviews were indexed and put on line, but not transcribed. Digital Library Services scanned the scrapbook and added the material to GSU Digital Collections. The original was returned to the donor. The photographs arrived in digital form only, and DLS added them to GSU Digital Collections.
- Title
- African Americans in Transportation Project:
- Subtitle
- A Guide to the Oral History Interviews at Georgia State University Library
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Hal Hansen
- Date
- October 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
100 Decatur St., S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-413-2880
404-413-2881 (Fax)
archives@gsu.edu