Highlander Research and Education Center Records, 1917-2005

 
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Appendix: Additional Recordings at Tennessee State Library and Archives

Note

In addition to about one-third of the tapes described in Part 1 (Audio 515A), the Tennessee State Library and Archives possesses copies of several tapes not at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin (SHSW). Below is a summary list of these tapes; more details are available in Tennessee's published register of the collection available in the SHSW Library.


1956 August 22 Discussion from integration workshop
1959 May 18 Discussion of civil rights situation in Washington, D.C.
1961 January 15-16 Two tapes from a beauticians' workshop on civil rights
1961 April 8-9 Three tapes from a college workshop
1961 August 8 Discussion from a citizenship school session
undated Dr. Lewis Jones gives background of the NAACP, discusses desegregation of the TVA, and comments on nonsegregated means to gain nonsegregated ends
undated Interview with an Alcoa employee: employee asked about job opportunities for African-Americans in the plant; comments on role of the union at the plant
undated Report on progress at Oakland Community Club(Jefferson County, Tennessee), building of community house and plans for future work
undated Student discussion of sit-ins, planned demonstrations in Atlanta, policy making organizations