Atkinson, Mary Jourdan
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Title |
Atkinson, Mary Jourdan |
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Abstract |
Born in Austin in 1898, Mary Jourdan Atkinson was home schooled. At the age of 21, she enrolled in the University of Texas, where she received her Bachelor of Science and MB degree in Education. Atkinson taught at the Texas Southern University as a Cultural Anthropologist. In her interview, Atkinson speaks of the integration of African-Americans in her neighborhood, and how it affected her and her neighbors. |
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Collection Name |
HMRC Oral History Collection |
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Date of Interview |
October 1, 1974 |
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Subject Terms |
Atkinson, Mary Jourdan--Interviews ;
African-Americans--Texas--Houston ;
Educators--Houston Texas--Oral histories |
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Interviewee |
Atkinson, Mary Jourdan |
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Interviewers |
Henson, Margaret |
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Original Format |
Audio tape |
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Oral History Number |
OH003 |
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Language |
English |
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Ownership Notice |
The Houston Public Library retains the literary and publishing rights of its oral histories. No part of the interviews or transcripts may be published without the written permission of the Houston Oral History Project. |
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Geographic Subject Terms |
Houston (Tex.) |
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Related Resource |
MSS0391 Atkinson Family Collection ;
A Guide to the Mary Jourdan Atkinson Papers, 1922, 1930-1931 - Briscoe Center for American History, UT Austin; <http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00805/cah-00805.html> |
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Length of Interview |
33 minutes, 12 seconds |
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Sound ; Text |
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Format |
Compound resource consisting of audio recording and transcript. |
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Technical Specifications |
Flash Video (FLV) |
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Funding provided by |
TexTreasures Grant |
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